Things You'll Need:
- White play sand or contractor's sand
- Colored chalks or pastels
- Clear glass or plastic vase, fish bowl or bottle
- Mortar and pestle or equivalent
- Plastic containers with lids
- Measuring cup with spout
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Step 1
Grind up a small piece of colored chalk or pastel with a mortar and pestle or in a heavy bowl with a blunt stick. Dump chalk into a small plastic container and fill it nearly full with white sand. Snap on lid and shake thoroughly to mix the color.
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Step 2
Repeat the first step with as many colors as you want to have. Next, pour either white or colored sand into a glass measuring cup to make the first layer. Pour the sand into a vase, small fish bowl or decorative bottle, in a layer about 1/4- to 1/2-inch thick.
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Step 3
Pour in alternating layers of different colors or white sand. Lean the glass vase or bottle slightly to make slanted layers. Use the tip of a knife to make scallops in the top sand layer around the edge of the vase, then add a thin layer of another color of sand. Use a skewer to poke through different layers and make V-shaped designs.
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Step 4
Display your vase with artificial flowers by carefully placing them in the center of the sand, if you like. If you're sculpting sand in a bottle, fill it nearly to the top and put in a cork or stopper.
