It should set fairly quickly because of the surrounding cold gelatin, but wait a minute or two to make sure it is firm before you put in the next color so it doesn't bleed into it. Insert the end of the needle carefully into the mold where the fingernail is located, and squeeze the syringe to inject the milk gelatin into the nail hole. If you have a fingernail on the finger, fill it in first by sucking the colored milk gelatin into the syringe first, then attaching the 18 gauge needle on the end. I find that the tip of the 18 gauge needle, bought specifically for this project, works nicely to run around the edge of the toy and the gelatin to loosen the suction! If you are creating 8 eyeballs in the round ice-cube containers as well, you will need to double the above recipe to make enough clear gelatin for both.Ĭarefully- carefully-dislodge your plastic finger from the cold, set gelatin. Note: If you are only creating the domed lids portion of this instructable, the recipe above is enough for 8 lids. Put containers in refrigerator until gelatin is set and firm to the touch. Use toothpicks and/or tape to float the toys half submerged in the gelatin. Now if you find that your gelatin has set while creating your creepy jellies, you can easily reheat it in the microwave for a few seconds to liquify it again.įill your domed lids with the clear gelatin, but leave a little headroom at the top so the gelatin doesn't overflow when you place your creatures in it. Pour the clear gelatin into microwavable safe glass container until ready to use. Remove from stovetop after it has begun to boil and stir in the 1/2 cup gelatin until it has all dissolved. Set aside.ġ/2 tsp clear flavoring (I went with clear vanilla for the clear gelatin) Lightly coat the toys and the inside of the plastic dome lids with a thin film of cooking oil, and wipe it off with a paper towel-not much is needed for the jello to release its hold on the toys.īloom 2 Tablespoons (3/4 oz) of the unflavored gelatin into 1/2 cup cold water. Trim the long fingernails down on the finger covers if you want it to look more like a man's severed finger instead of a lady's. Just makes it easier to move jellies in and out of the refrigerator quickly, which unfortunately, you will be doing a lot!įirst cut off all the legs of the plastic creatures you are using as mold makers, as the legs (and tails) get in the way when you need to remove the toys from the gelatin and end up destroying your fragile imprint. They are not the needles you inject into your skin (such as insulin needles-which would be way too small and would clog instantly with gelatin), because these have a blunt tip that can't easily pierce the skin and are way too large for that purpose anyway. It is not as hard as it seems to come across these. syringes (5 ml or 10 ml) and blunt-fill needle tips (18 gauge).If you are concerned with plastics, and what they may or may not leach into food, you can practice your carving skill on a raw carrot and use it as your mold-maker. I grabbed what I could find around the house in the kids' toys that would make good creepy molds. It was only on a whim that I remembered them and where they were hiding, so I could play around with them to see if they made good jelly eyeballs. You can find these online as well, but I've had mine stashed away in my craft supplies for years now. round ice cube maker containers (2 packs of 4).I didn't need that many for this experiment, so I chose to eat my way through a couple of desserts (with the help of my family), you know, for the sake of science and this instructable. I'm sure you can find them online, or at bulk warehouse stores in packs of 500 or something ridiculous. The lids I used for encapsulating the creepy things in gelatin, is nothing more than the lids for parfait desserts you find at the grocery store.
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