can be indicated by using styrofoam and not coating it with the paper
mache mix. A finer textured snow is made by spraying the Christmas
spray-can “snow” over the modelled paper mache base, and adding sparkle
by glueing specks of salt in place. The spray-can snow is a good
material to use in putting snow on tree branches.
One last minute tip ... when you use a brush with the Tri-Tix rubber
cement, soap the bristles thoroughly before using. Get the brush wet,
then scrub up a good lather with Ivory or similar bar soap; squeeze most
of the lather out of the brush, but do not wash it out. Then, in its
lathered state, use the brush with the Tri-Tix. Wash it out immediately
after use. The soap remaining in the brush during the glueing process
will make the brush easy to clean.
A final word....
Remember always, that it is not necessary for a person to have trained
artistic ability to produce interesting exhibits. Imagination and the
ability to try something new are the only requirements. Materials can be
found, sometimes, in most unlikely spots ... aquarium supply stores,
novelty shops. Once one has become conscious of the possibilities,
miniature things leap into view from the store shelves, and whole
forests of trees can be seen in a weed.