[Josy]

Anyone have any idea what I could use as an alternative to florist foam, like this..



I need A LOT of it and it's pretty expensive really just for chunks of foam, I thought about polystyrene but nah that's not 'heavy' enough..

So any suggestions?

Edit: Forgot to add I wont actually be using it for flowers so the water thing doesn't matter...

[Kate!]

Have you looked on Amazon?

Currently doing 20 bricks for 14 quid instead of 22?

Also save-on-crafts.com seems reasonable, depends how cheap you need it to be?

[Josy]

Looked on both amazon and ebay, I wouldn't be fussed about that price if I didn't need 100+ blocks.

Thanks though Kate I will have a look on save-on-crafts.com.


At this rate I think I'm going to have to make do with polystyrene.

[Niamh.]

What on Earth are you making Josy?

[T*]

There's loads at home bargains for really cheap.

[King Gizzard]

you can't just not say what you're doing you horrible woman

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

What on Earth are you making Josy?

Originally Posted by Nathan

you can't just not say what you're doing you horrible woman

I'm building a foam house.


Not really it's for making table centre pieces for a friend

Originally Posted by Cuda

There's loads at home bargains for really cheap.

Really Cuda? the same as in the op?

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Josy

Looked on both amazon and ebay, I wouldn't be fussed about that price if I didn't need 100+ blocks.

Thanks though Kate I will have a look on save-on-crafts.com.


At this rate I think I'm going to have to make do with polystyrene.

Can you use plasticine or playdough or that kind of substance Josy? right scrub that.loo I see you are building a foam house,what about large seat sponges,you can cut them up.

[fingers]

The "wet" one is slightly cheaper, but not much.

> http://www.homebargains.co.uk/catego...ts-crafts.aspx

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Can you use plasticine or playdough or that kind of substance Josy? right scrub that.loo I see you are building a foam house,what about large seat sponges,you can cut them up.

Kazanne I was joking about building a foam house, it's for making candy bouquet centre pieces, I had thought about play dough but then I thought that might make the skewers all dirty/sticky.

So I'm just going to buy the floral foam and cut them in half length ways to save some money.

Thanks Cuda I saw the boxes of it on Home Bargains website.

[Josy]

Originally Posted by fingers

The "wet" one is slightly cheaper, but not much.

> http://www.homebargains.co.uk/catego...ts-crafts.aspx

That's the ones i'm going to use, don't think there is much difference between them for what I'm using it for anyway.

[fingers]

Think this is cheaper

> http://www.floralsundries.com/store/...l-foam-blocks/

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Josy

Kazanne I was joking about building a foam house, it's for making candy bouquet centre pieces, I had thought about play dough but then I thought that might make the skewers all dirty/sticky.

So I'm just going to buy the floral foam and cut them in half length ways to save some money.

Thanks Cuda I saw the boxes of it on Home Bargains website.

that foam house was looking promising too Josy

[Josy]

Originally Posted by fingers

Think this is cheaper

> http://www.floralsundries.com/store/...l-foam-blocks/

By the time they add on VAT and Ł6.50 delivery though I'm best just getting it from home bargains.

Originally Posted by Kazanne

that foam house was looking promising too Josy

[Drew.]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Can you use plasticine or playdough or that kind of substance Josy? right scrub that.loo I see you are building a foam house,what about large seat sponges,you can cut them up.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Drew.

Stop it how was I supposed to know I'm so gullible sometimes.

[Drew.]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Stop it how was I supposed to know I'm so gullible sometimes.

it happens to the best of us

[King Gizzard]

what the hell is a candy bouquet centre piece and why does he need foam

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Nathan

what the hell is a candy bouquet centre piece and why does he need foam

Similar to this.



And you need the foam to stick the skewers into

[King Gizzard]

what about playdough

[King Gizzard]

or a potato

[Josy]

Nah

Playdough would make the skewers all sticky and a potato? just no Nathan.

[Ammi]

..could you not use polystyrene Josy...I think that's used for the same things anyway..the garden centres sell it for different displays...

[King Gizzard]

what is a skewer

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..could you not use polystyrene Josy...I think that's used for the same things anyway..the garden centres sell it for different displays...

I was thinking about it Ammi but it's not really sturdy enough for holding all the skewers.

Originally Posted by Nathan

what is a skewer

FS