I'm still liking the PTB Straw mod, but has anyone tried floral water beads as a filler? I was thinking that a really thick gel would be an interesting concept and came across these non-toxic gel beads. They expland and hold water for floral arragements, yet release the water for the flowers. Hmmm...
YouTube - Water Balls
Also was thinking about the problem of the atty pushing the foam back and thought about a foam-tipped straw or plastic and thought of eye shadow applicators and found these foam-tipped swabs:
I believe the straw goes into the swab a bit, which would support it against the atty? The tips come in all different sizes and shapes.
I also thought of a stiffer foam that holds water, like floral foam (which led me to the beads, as well) but regular floral foam isn't non-toxic. They do make a non-toxic floral foam, but I could only find references to it in England.
Just some ideas I'm throwing out there!
YouTube - Water Balls
Also was thinking about the problem of the atty pushing the foam back and thought about a foam-tipped straw or plastic and thought of eye shadow applicators and found these foam-tipped swabs:
I believe the straw goes into the swab a bit, which would support it against the atty? The tips come in all different sizes and shapes.
I also thought of a stiffer foam that holds water, like floral foam (which led me to the beads, as well) but regular floral foam isn't non-toxic. They do make a non-toxic floral foam, but I could only find references to it in England.
Just some ideas I'm throwing out there!
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