Crystal Rainbows and Shamrocks

We needed some St. Patrick's Day decorations in the house so I thought we could make some borax crystal shamrocks!

Click here for my original post with instructions on how to make borax crystals.

For the shamrocks I took one green pipecleaner and bent it into a shamrock shape.

After 24 hours in the borax solution they looked like this!

The rainbow was a little tricky.  I molded the pipecleaners into a rainbow shape and twisted them together at the ends {in no organized fashion as you can see}.  Then I got a big 8 cup batter bowl and used the ends of the pipecleaners as hooks to hold the rainbow upside down in the solution.

I put in 2 full scoops of borax {with the provided scoop}. 

Then I glued on some extra large cotton balls onto the ends of the rainbow to cover up the twisted ends of the pipecleaners.  I strung it with some green ribbon and hung it up on our mantle.

So pretty!

I bet you think I will be making little crystal bunnies, eggs and flowers next...........yup I probably will!

Have fun!

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