It isn't the same foam at all, but there is a page in the kids
section of the LBNA website that gives some ideas for using
foam from things like Dr. Scholls products. It can be a fun idea
for kids who need a less work-intensive medium that wouldn't
need the same kind of sharp tools for carving.

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, The Carringtons <
cshouse@o...> wrote:
> Has anyone ever used "fun foam" to make stamps? If you're a
parent of a child between 2 and 12, chances are you'll know what
it is, but if not, it's sheets of pliable foam that is VERY easy to
work with. It's very inexpensive, about 10 cents per 8x11 sheet in
the craft stores.
>
> Here's a link to a project made of fun foam http://www.dltk-
kids.com/school/fun_foam_purse.htm
>
> Be careful if you do a search for fun foam, as I discovered, they
also call another product "fun foam", but that's sold in an entirely
DIFFERENT kind of store. LOL
>
> I just tried it, and I'm very pleased with the end result, I'm just
wondering how well it will hold up. I know that under great
pressure it will eventually flatten out. The only reason I know this
is I had a table that was making dents in our vinyl flooring and I
tried using a circle of fun foam under the foot. Eventually the
foam was flattened out to about 1/32 of an inch, but I don't
suppose stamps will ever suffer that much pressure.
>
> While it's not truly "carveable" (sp?), it works for our block
letters and alphabet font, as long as we don't get too fancy. Our
attempts are not particularly artistic, I guess you could say we're
going for the folk art, crude/crafty look.
>
> I've mounted them on some wooden circles I had lying around
and have access to literally hundreds. What was the concensus
on mounting adhesive?
>
> Talking Turtle
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

> Has anyone ever used "fun foam" to make stamps?

I'm not sure if it's the exact same stuff, but Der Mad Stamper placed
a bunch of foam stamps. We heckled him a bit for it because they
were generally very poor for caving and we knew he could carve some
true masterpieces. So in a nutshell, yes, foam has been used for
stamps before, although they don't tend to be very popular since only
the simplest of stamps can be carved.

> I'm just wondering how well it will hold up.

The ones I've seen have held up pretty well.

> I've mounted them on some wooden circles I had lying around and
> have access to literally hundreds. What was the concensus on
> mounting adhesive?

The concensus? Hahahahaha! There is no concensus for mounting
adhesives. =)

But those foam stamps are so floppy, they definitely need a good
mounting. (I may not like stamps mounted as a general rule, but
there are exceptions and foam stamps are definitely one of them!)

Carpe diem!

-- Ryan

The one problem I've had with foam stamps is their tendency to absorb way too much
ink. I've had foam stamps end up soaking through the page in my logbook. Not my
favorite medium... Funhog

> Has anyone ever used "fun foam" to make stamps?

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "rscarpen"
wrote:
> >
> > I'm just wondering how well it will hold up.
>
> The ones I've seen have held up pretty well.

At least one of Der Mad Stamper's Foam stamps (Lost Letterbox) is
falling apart.

> At least one of Der Mad Stamper's Foam stamps (Lost Letterbox) is
> falling apart.

Hmmm.... Interesting. I got that letterbox and it was actually a
store-bought stamp. (Can you believe DMS would sink so low?!) He
must have replaced it with a foam stamp since I last found it. (This
was back in 2001 when letterboxing wasn't even a twinkle in your
eye. *wink*)

-- Ryan