{"id":31648,"date":"2015-11-19T22:23:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T06:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/?p=31648"},"modified":"2015-11-19T22:23:56","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T06:23:56","slug":"most-dangerous-games-dip-a-flower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/?p=31648","title":{"rendered":"Most Dangerous Games: Dip-a-Flower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Look at the image on the box! SO beautiful! The super Mod\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/midlifecrisishawaii.com\/memories\/do-you-remember-dip-a-flower\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Dip-a-Flower<\/span><\/a><\/strong> kits were like a dream of mod craftiness, making magnificent groovy-colored, glasslike, transparent floral bouquets.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-31754\" href=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=31754\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31754 alignleft\" title=\"Dip-A-Flower\" src=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Dip-A-Flower-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Dip-A-Flower-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Dip-A-Flower.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The first problem was Dip-a-Flower was a messy proposition, the second was that the sharp wire tended to poke out of the ends of the stems. I used to see Dip-a-Flower kits at the hobby shopand thought that they were so cool. I seems as if breathing the polyester resin fumes was very toxic. I must admit I liked the smell, but it did make us all a little dizzy.<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-31649\" href=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=31649\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31649\" title=\"DipaFlowers\" src=\"http:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DipaFlowers1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DipaFlowers1.jpg 530w, https:\/\/teensleuth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DipaFlowers1-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>DEAR MOM: I cannot believe you bought us resin pouring kits when I was 9. \u00a0A resin cast is formed when resin and a chemical catalyst are combined to form a hard, plastic-like material. I know that our Dip-a-Flower kit was from the\u00a0Sears Wish Book and they looked really neat but we didn\u2019t wear masks or gloves and the 2-part resin mixture was very, very toxic. These kits are still available today, but are recommended for adults with a respirator, gloves, and eye\u00a0protection.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look at the image on the box! SO beautiful! The super Mod\u00a0Dip-a-Flower kits were like a dream of mod craftiness, making magnificent groovy-colored, glasslike, transparent floral bouquets. The first problem was Dip-a-Flower was a messy proposition, the second was that the sharp wire tended to poke out of the ends of the stems. 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