Snow for my Christmas carpet layout

My plan is to use these white fleece blankets from Amazon.  I have a big floor space to cover, roughly 10'x20'.  At the end of the season, I can bleach them in the wash machine, fold them up, and put them in a tub for next year.

One of my club members makes all his layouts and modules using colored felt.

His Christmas layouts are neat and clean.

I use white fleece from Joann's.  Buy it by the yard.

Also, I should say that while I have not used the specific blankets that I linked to, I have used white fleece fabric before and it looked great.  I bought it by the yard at Walmart.  But I think actual blankets will look nicer with finished ends.  And hopefully the blankets are a more durable option for reuse year-to-year.

Are these fleece blankets fire proof?

Good question - SAFETY first!

Some great ideas; will head to Walmart and see some fleece!!  Thanks!!

I am using white fleece for about 10 years on my home Christmas layout.  It goes in the clothes washer every other year.  It is probably cotton/poly, thus not fire proof.  It has never been close to catching fire even with those fifties hot as heck lamps very near.

I’ve found Buffalo Snow at both Michaels and Target in the past.  I’m hoping it’s easier to find this year than it was last year.

Curt

White felt from Jo-Ann fabrics. Very easy to use with a spray glue or free standing.

Baking soda to sprinkle on buildings, cars, streets etc.

will baking soda stain? i have used the spray can snow it stains the plastic on the buildings i will never use it again

kevin

Our Christmas layout is on the floor and we have 4 cats.  Options for snow are quite limited.  A few years ago I bought several white shag area rugs.  Our main tree where the train layout goes is on hardwood floors.  I unroll the shag rugs and put our tree stand on them and then decorate the tree.  The cats love the shag rugs; they are soft and provide much better traction that hardwood.  By the time the tree is decorated, the novelty of the shag rugs has worn off.  So, we have no problems setting up the trains.  The cats are a little afraid of them and leave them alone.

I just don't vacuum the living room rug for about 8 weeks prior to Christmas.  The rug is a light gray and the buildup of dust gives the impression of a landscape with a first covering of snow and, when you put down other hints of winter, everything looks like a winter scene...of course there are problems, some visitors with dust allergies spend a lot of time sneezing and the lack of living room cleanliness means my will will be none too pleased.... ...seriously, I too have found the JoAnn white felt to be the way to go.

Menards has 2 types/sizes of Xmas snow blankets (also referred to as Buffalo snow). Polyester, fluffy 1/2 to 3/4 inch deep. 15 in. x 10 ft. - $5 and 45 in. x 99 in. $10. Package says fireproof. In Xmas trim dept. Rolls up and stores easily. I have used it under tracks or cut to fit along side of tracks and accessories. Avail. now but gone with remainder of Xmas stuff, by Xmas. Can also sprinkle silver glitter on it to make it sparkle. Hielsie.