What are some fun liquids I can put in jars/bottles for decoration?
2026-05-18 05:12 UTC
I have a few spare glass bottles and want to explore what decoration I can make with them, without just painting outside them.
Preferably safe, in case of an accidental breakage or leak. Preferably indefinite shelf-life.
Some ideas:
Density layering experiments (‘rainbow in a jar’, maybe suspending an upside-down toy boat in a dense clear liquid with a blue watery liquid on-top)
Phosphorescent liquids to glow in the dark (pref with no UV lamp needed)
The oil+water+antacid+food coloring lava lamp, but the effect is probably too short-lasting to have running for a few hours
Replies (10)
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@sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 2026-05-18 05:26
Ferrofluid for sure
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@Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 2026-05-18 05:27
The blood of the foes who have fallen before you.
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@Miller@lemmy.world 2026-05-18 05:34
Have you considered Spiegel im Spiegel.
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@hperrin@lemmy.ca 2026-05-18 05:49
Sand art.
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@cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2026-05-18 06:15
Meth
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@BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 2026-05-18 06:30
following on from an earlier comment in anothe thread, nitrated organic compounds come to mind, Toluene or Glycine. The story I shared (or maybe some other online chat) may have got me on a watch list post the events of September 2000, so use at your own discretion.
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@Spongebobsquarejuche@hexbear.net 2026-05-18 06:56
Water and food coloring in a window is pretty sweet. Especially with multiple colors.
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@comfy@lemmy.ml 2026-05-18 07:18
Tempted to try the Traffic Light Reactuon, but I don’t know how safe it is to store something that alkaline in a regular glass bottle long-term
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@PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 2026-05-18 12:33
Sulphuric acid
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@LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 2026-05-18 12:59