Crystallized Snowflakes (5 inches long)

 by rocketman7
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In this guide, I will be teaching you how to create a snow flake using borax and food coloring! Mine was blue, but you can create any color you want! This is a simple craft and you can hang this ornament outside your home so others can all dream about getting one.

Materials: (Most are in your home)
- a jar
- water (as much as the jar can hold)
- borax (3 tsp)
- blue food coloring (1 drop/cup of water)
- pipe cleaners (any color, 3 pieces about 5 inches long)
- pencil
- string
- time


 
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rocketman7 (author) says: Feb 13, 2012. 4:11 PM
Thanks for making it my first Featured Instructable!
I really appreciate that!
mnms1983 says: Jan 9, 2013. 12:39 AM
Hi,
From Where can get "BOREX" in srilanka. Please help me..
OwlsAndCake says: Mar 14, 2012. 11:46 AM
That's awsome. You could also make something similar with sugar to make rock candy snowflake!
rocketman7 (author) in reply to OwlsAndCakeMar 14, 2012. 5:57 PM
Yes...
A good idea!
rocketman7 (author) says: Feb 26, 2012. 6:05 PM
If someone ever makes one, please take a picture of it, with a piece of paper (with your Instructables Name on it), and post it on here. A patch will be given to you!
SWV1787 says: Feb 13, 2012. 5:32 AM
How long do these last? will they fall apart easy?
rocketman7 (author) in reply to SWV1787Feb 13, 2012. 4:07 PM
They don't really melt or anything, so they kind of last forever...
They are like rock candy or rock crystals, so if you drop them on a hard surface, they might break, or chip off, but there's a pipe cleaner, which strengthens the snowflake....
Transquesta in reply to rocketman7Feb 14, 2012. 12:34 AM
I wonder how they'd hold up being embedded in acrylic resin?
rocketman7 (author) in reply to TransquestaFeb 18, 2012. 11:34 AM
they would hold up pretty well!
VACH. says: Feb 14, 2012. 11:32 PM
beautiful!
rocketman7 (author) in reply to VACH.Feb 18, 2012. 11:34 AM
thanks
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