Green Fantasy Sponges?

Competition is good!

The basic dense green cushion foam found on the market is a just a tad bit rougher than FWW sponges. I think overall a very gentle on the face sponge is critical to face painting.

Shannon Fennell wrote:Thanks Metina.... The green Fantasy Worldwide sponges are available from Jodi Carr at http://www.profacepaint.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=2_18&osCsid=1542c8e18b19258b2ecf8ee863da8022 She is currently the only FWW retailer in North America (I've heard others will be retailing soon...)

I love these sponges, and I just went to their site to get a bag of 10 for $8.50 (reasonable). But I couldn't stomach paying $6.00 in shipping costs.

Does anyone else carry them...with more reasonable shipping rates?

Mike

I got green ones at the Vienna jam for a buck apeice from Carol. I dont know if they are fantasy but noticed they crumble abit on the edges.

I got a package of three creamy white ones from michaels for under two bucks and they work great.

I also got some dense car wash sponges from the dollar store and cut em up so they work just fine, too.

Online shipping charges are a bitch, Silly Farm charges even more, which is why I get most of my supplies from Metina, who offers free shipping.
Susan

smitty225 wrote:
I love these sponges, and I just went to their site to get a bag of 10 for $8.50 (reasonable). But I couldn't stomach paying $6.00 in shipping costs.

Does anyone else carry them...with more reasonable shipping rates?

Mike

Mike,
Carol always has them at her jam. I'll bring some to Michelles next jam as I always have extra's. I love the sponges, they are awesome.

Jenny

I took another look at the sponges on Jodi's web site. They don't look much like the ones I like....which are a kind of blue/green color with rounded edges. The pic's of the sponges on Jodi's site are small kinda dense plasticky looking things. I'm starting to wonder if they are the same ones I like so much. I don't even remember where I got them....shame.

Bring them to Michelles Jam, we'll do sponge comparisons.
I want to see them anyway.

Jenny

I want to find a good way to cut circles... like a super-sharp cookie or biscuit cutter... mash down, cut, and presto! Foam circles without funky edges. Maybe that would work. Use a cookie cutter to compress the foam, then an exacto knife, or something else super sharp, to cut. Hmmmm. Must run to the lab!

I felt the same way Jennifer, but realized that circle shapes are just to keep yer fingers away from the paint. Sometimes I cut up the dollar store sponges more angular shaped cause I cant get the rounded shape either. They work fine keepin' my fingers clean with a nice sharp edge for paint and two short edges to get paint in small spaces.

I watched '3 faces in 6 minutes' on youtube, then each of her three how-to videos and in one, she shows how to scrunch & cut a sponge with a nice clean edge. Works great!
Susan

Yeah, I scrunch and cut when I cut my tack sponges in two. My husband once bought me some car wash sponges to try, but they were HUGE. Super wide and super thick. I had a tough time cutting through it. And I didn't do too good of a job at it. Still haven't used them.

I often use the rounded end when sponging. Maybe that's why my fingers are covered in paint all the time

The car wash sponges are perfect for body painting!!

An electric knife works well for cutting them up too.

Liz Small told me to get the cheap dollar store/Canadian Tire sponges and cut them into egg shapes. They're very soft and/dense and are great for getting paint into the eye socket and blending. They're a pain to cut as the bits seem to be magnetized and stick onto everything, but I really like them to work with. I get a big bag of the sponges and then cut each brick into three eggs as I'm watching TV.

smitty225 wrote:I took another look at the sponges on Jodi's web site. They don't look much like the ones I like....which are a kind of blue/green color with rounded edges. The pic's of the sponges on Jodi's site are small kinda dense plasticky looking things. I'm starting to wonder if they are the same ones I like so much. I don't even remember where I got them....shame.

I got the ones from Jodi and they are not "plasticky" lol...they feel very dense but soft.....and so far I really like them but only have practiced on my arm and my practice head...LOL

Shannon Fennell wrote:An electric knife works well for cutting them up too.

Electric knife, like what you use with turkeys that acts like a recprocating saw? Do you still squish the sponge to get a decent edge?

I'm a clutz and am in fear of losing a finger

I did find car wash sponges at the dollar store that weren't as thick.

The sponges Jodi sells are the Fantasy Worldwide ones - green. They are larger than most FP sponges - about 3 inches across and an inch thick - really nice and VERY much the same size and texture of my tack sponges - just SOFTER.

I think the ones Mike is talking about are the "generic" face painting sponges that are sold (and repackaged) by many retailers - they are about 1.5 inches thick and about 2 inches across and very dense and soft. They are a very light mint green colour when new - this disappears the first time you wash them!! Then they are whitish with some staining depending how you wash them!

Both of these are very nice to use - but the FWW ones are denser and don't let the paint bleed through like the mint green ones. If you like to keep your hands clean that is something to think about!