Crystal Ball Jewelry

Grow your own crystals with Borax and then make some magical crystal ball jewelry!

Borax

Food coloring

E-6000 Glue

Glass globes (DoreenBeads.com)

Globe caps

Pipe cleaners

Thread

Chopsticks

Glass jar

Cut 1" long pieces of pipe cleaner

Tie each piece to a piece of 8" long thread

Tie the thread to a chopstick

Mix 1 tablespoon of Borax per cup of boiling water

Stir in food coloring if you want

Dangle the pipe cleaners inside of the Borax mixture making sure they don't touch the glass

Let sit undisturbed for at least 6 hours

Remove your crystals after about 6 hours

*The longer you leave them in, the larger they grow

Make sure they are completely dry

Fill your glass globes with the crystals

Add the globes to a ring or globe cap with E-6000 glue