Those of us who've been Pinterested in pinning and testing out new crafts have probably seen this one. Borax + boiling water + pipe cleaners (and maybe even yarn) = Awesome and easy Christmas ornaments for the kids to make!
I bought pipe cleaners at the Dollar Store, grabbed a box of borax from the grocery store and gave it a try last night. It was really easy and fun. The hardest part for the girls was being careful with the boiling water (p.s., I used my electric tea kettle to heat up batches of water quickly, which made pouring easier for them) and the hardest part for me was waiting! But, it was really fun watching the crystals form over the course of the evening.
Here's the link I followed to create my first ornaments. I have yet to spray them or try any other type of preservation. I'll update if we get that far before moving on to our next project, which will probably involve Borax and maybe some Elmer's glue (Flubber, anyone?).
So pretty! Green and red pipe cleaners.
The white yarn I used to hang the pipe cleaners in the Borax solution was almost better than the pipe cleaners! The frayed pieces of yarn, almost invisible unless you're looking hard for them, created little droplets of crystals hanging from the yarn. Stay tuned for more yarn-dippin'.
I'm sort of thinking this newfound art project might turn out to be something similar to the first week of deep-fryer ownership. Time to think of all the different things we can dip.
Enjoy!
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