Make Your Own MOON SAND - cheap and quick!


	Make Your Own MOON SAND - cheap and quick!

DarrenTooCool

1-3-2008 4:57 PM

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diy, howto, cheap, bargain, free, moon, sand, moonsand

DarrenTooCool says:

A nice twist on the home-made pla-dough, using the current hot trend "Moon Sand" as the model. I clipped some comments on the site too, which have some tips on improving the recipe.

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1-4-2008 11:10 AM

gzuckier

i hate that moon sand stuff. it's too sticky and gets all over everything.

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