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Place about ½ to 1 cup of rock salt into a plastic bag. |
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Add several drops of food coloring or poster paint. Poster paint makes ultra-bright colored salt but the salt loses some of its crystalline appearance. Food coloring retains the salt's crystalline appeal but the colors are not as brilliant. |
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Seal the plastic bag. Shake and rub the bag until the salt is completely and evenly colored. |
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Spread the salt on paper to dry. |
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Repeat the process to make other colors. Allow a few hours for the colored salt to dry completely. |
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Find a suitable background for your mosaic. Use a sturdy material such as Styrofoam board, sand paper or illustration board. Draw a picture on your background. |
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Squeeze some clear liquid glue or white glue on one portion of the image. |
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Spoon in or sprinkle with colored rock salt until the glue is completely covered. |
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Work on an area at a time until you've completed your rock salt mosaic. Let your mosaic dry completely. |
