Easy Way To Make Stunning Christmas Ornaments with Borax

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Easy Way To Make Stunning Christmas Ornaments with Borax
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Making beautiful Borax snowflake ornaments is easier than you think! In this quick and easy tutorial, I'll show you how to make your own using just a household ingredient. You'll be surprised at how stunning these ornaments turn out, and your friends and family will love them too.
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@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

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@michellef.554 Год назад

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@deannasutterfield5950 Год назад

Dip into the rustoleum watebased quart for a thicker seal

@littlebitofhope1489 Год назад

Just be aware, Borax is toxic to people and pets (and insects). Make sure animals and children can't get to the ornaments. Touching it shouldn't hurt, but eating it will. You can also use the solution as an ant poison. Just add sugar, and put it where there are ants. They will take it back to the nest and the entire nest will be gone.

@greendiamonds8047 Год назад

Can you add food coloring? Painting the crystal would be nice like see through blue

@carolynrinker8720 8 месяцев назад

@@michellef.554 1 12th

@loraleewellington9064 Год назад

I bet pinecones would look lovely done this way, too! =D Thanks for sharing!

@kerrydesilets4226 Год назад

Exactly what I was thinking as well!

@joycemacdougall7593 Год назад

😵‍💫Don’t panic if the pine cone closes up when it gets wet! I will reopen when it dries 😅

@doreenwatson-read 9 месяцев назад

i thought that too, imagen if you did a big enough bath to soag the tree skirt in

@debbiefox6846 9 месяцев назад

That's a great idea!

@gaywizard2000 9 месяцев назад

@@doreenwatson-readI thought you were going to say soak the whole tree!

@YasuTaniina Год назад

Borax crystallizes so easily because you're making a super saturated solution, not necessarily because it's a chemical, although if you really want to get picky everything is a chemical. You can technically do pretty much the same thing with table salt, or sugar, or about hundred other things. because it's a super saturated solution the liquid wants to form crystals and all it needs is some sort of uneven surface to start as a nucleus to form that crystal

@KashiGirl911 Год назад

I wish the video was on regular salt or sugar then.. borax is incredibly toxic if ingested. the idea of people vaporizing it into their homes is scary

@digilogs Год назад

@@KashiGirl911 Borax has about the same toxicity as salt. Some people use it medicinally in tiny amounts.

@GrugTheJust Год назад

@@KashiGirl911 I mean you could grow salt crystals, just trade out 6 hours, for several weeks and continued refilling of the reservoir...

@origirox Год назад

@@KashiGirl911 borax=soap

@KashiGirl911 Год назад

@@origirox your idiot comment shows you didn't even watch the video. She's talking about boiling it so that it vaporizes into the air. Why don't you go boiling a jug of lysol and stick your head over it.. then come back and tell us what a good idea it was

@denisestover2416 Год назад

One way to keep the borax crystals from falling off your ornaments, especially acrylic ornaments, is to sand down the acrylic before putting it into the borax solution. By sanding or roughing up the surface of the acrylic ornament you are creating a "tooth" for the borax crystals to adhere to. The reason the crystals will stay on the flowers better is due to the fabric having a "tooth" to it. Anything that is perfectly smooooooth and highly glossed like plastics or acrylics will need to be roughed up in order to have something adhere to it. Thanks for sharing this simple yet beautiful way to bring a little bling to the holidays! God Bless 😃

@BeeWhistler Год назад

Yeah, I was thinking she should have sanded down the icicles so that the solution would stick to the whole thing.

@splash4891 Год назад

practical advice and thinking ahead.... thank you

@cindydupuis2516 9 месяцев назад

Would putting hairspray on them help hold the crystals in place?

@denisestover2416 9 месяцев назад

@@cindydupuis2516 I've never used it for that, but I bet it would hold the crystals or whatever you have onto the surface temporarily.

@nevazegrati5543 7 месяцев назад

That makes total sense! So nice to share that for us! Thankyou🙂

@3DPDK Год назад

Borax is a natural form of hydrated sodium with boron and oxygen. It forms crystals in a diamond or slanted cube shape that can appear anywhere from translucent white to nearly clear. These crystal salts are found and mined in large deposits mostly in the desert areas of the western US The crystal forming process you use is the same to form "rock candy" which is a six faceted sucrose crystal. The object is to over-saturate the water with the dissolved crystal by using hot water. The solid material left in the water is because the water is completely saturated with the borax salts. As the water cools and evaporates it can no longer hold the sodium (or sucrose) in solution so the molecule looks for something solid to attach to and begin growing a crystal. You could do the same thing with table sugar or table salt although the perfect cube crystal of table salt (sodium chloride) limits it's ability to refract light so it doesn't "sparkle" the way Borax or sugar does. Snow sparkles because as it freezes, pure water forms the same hexagon shaped crystal as sugar.

@donnaarsenoff8399 Год назад

Very interesting. Thank you.

@tinaknutsen Год назад

Interesting…. Thank You

@SeaBreeze2247 9 месяцев назад

I think this would be a really fun craft/science experiment to do with my 11 year old granddaughter. Thank you!

@Og-Judy 9 месяцев назад

@@SeaBreeze2247you can tint the crystals by adding a few drops of food coloring into the solution. 😉

@oldmomma56 9 месяцев назад

Thanx!

@lisaandersen3168 Год назад

This would be beautiful on twigs and branches too!

@vanessabrown28 Год назад

I used this method years ago but using pipe cleaners. You can make any shape with the pipe cleaners - snowflakes, circles, trees etc and they look gorgeous. Also try dropping cotton wool balls into the solution and you get wonderful snowballs! Great reminder video and fantastic results especially with the flowers.

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Some great ideas. Thanks so much for watching Vanessa.

@loraleewellington9064 Год назад

By 'cotton wool balls', do you mean just basically cotton balls that come in a bag at the store?

@Pippi-Longstocking Год назад

@@loraleewellington9064 I can’t speak for the original comment post but yes. That’s usually another name for them.

@sandrajohnson2489 Год назад

I was just going to say that pipe cleaners can be shaped into lots of things. I love to make cool things but never heard of using Borax. Neat idea.

@sharonrocha7791 8 месяцев назад

Cotton balls=snowballs!! T hanks!!

@RCKennington Год назад

Any salt will form a crystal if you suspend an object in a saturated solution of the salt. A great at home project for kids is to hang string into a saturated solution of a salt for several days. You can line up solutions of epsom salts, washing soda, borax and table salt and compare the shape that is unique to each crystal.

@yukonswimmom 9 месяцев назад

Great science observation/craft project to do with the littles!

@lawriefoster5587 Год назад

Thank you for this. Many years ago I remember doing this in the third grade!! Looking forward to doing it again at 70 years old.!! Have a great Christmas.

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

So glad you enjoyed watching!

@sac4939 Год назад

Takes me back, we used pipe cleaners twisted into snowfakes in the classroom. The kids loved it!

@lisaconnelly7731 Год назад

Yes! We did too!

@A2D4 Год назад

I wish you could still buy Lux flakes! Mixed with water, it made the best “snow”! I used to put it on the edges of pine cones or Yule logs. Another bonus with those boxes of powder detergent back in the 50’s was that they often had carnival glass dishes, cups and/or plates inside. The real originals are definitely collectors’ items.

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Oh that's so cool! Thanks for sharing!

@marywiggins7411 Год назад

Maybe try Ivory Flakes or Dreft.

@nnvincent3 6 месяцев назад

@@marywiggins7411 We used to use Ivory Flakes mixed with sugar and water. Is Ivory flakes still made, I haven't seen it in years?

@aprillusk8869 Год назад

I never knew!! I have several pink poinsettias that I had picked up at a garage sale. I love their slightly faded, vintage look but i knew they needed a little“something.” This! This is exactly what they need! Thank you so much for all of your inspiring ideas! ❤️🎄

@SheezaPI Год назад

I have some 20 year old silk poinsettias that were looking kind of ragged. Can’t wait to try this with those and some other old ornaments. I’m going to do the little red plastic apples I’ve had for ages too. I was looking for a holiday craft to do with my grown granddaughter, as I used to do every year with my kids.,

@giltwood Год назад

That is amazing. Old forgotten DIY's brought to "new" life. This was the way it used to be...Thanks.

@kikimouse Год назад

Wow never seen that technique before! Thanks for sharing!😀

@krickette5569 Год назад

This is gorgeous! Another way to add "ice crystals" to your decor is with spray adhesive and Epsom salt.

@JCcreates927 Год назад

Also less toxic. Borax is toxic.

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Yes, that would work great, also and beautiful. Thanks for watching.

@loloholmes2793 Год назад

@@JCcreates927 if ingested.

@TeaLeaf30 Год назад

And the spray adhesive isn't? Lol

@madtabby66 Год назад

@@TeaLeaf30 most aren't as toxic as borax

@margaretdillinger5090 Год назад

I’d forgotten about this method. I absolutely love the how beautiful the flowers looked. ❤

@reneehouse-wyatt3658 Год назад

Cool idea! I've used Epsom salt on bottles and ornaments before and this sounds fun, too! Thanks for sharing! 🤗

@kittymervine6115 Год назад

thank you so much!!! I help find vintage ornaments and clean them up and try to make them "updated" for a non profit to sell on their holiday tree. This is such a great thing! I can't wait to show the video to the other volunteers!

@crybebebunny 7 месяцев назад

I personally never knew this. Thank you for sharing ❣️❣️❣️

@OurUpcycledLife 7 месяцев назад

You are so welcome

@crybebebunny 7 месяцев назад

@@OurUpcycledLife Well, I don't have little ones, nor the human kind my are older than 13 years nor fur or feather babies. I definitely use for the wash and the bad Insects and others.

@lynnm6413 Год назад

I liked the effect and would appreciate another video at the end of Christmas season to see how well they hold up…I usually use glas shards or ornament shards for this effect, but they aren‘t always easy on the hands By the way, to make your snowflakes look more realistic, you need to fold them into 6 parts, not 8, because that is the crystal shape any snowflake will be based on - there are beautiful cutouts on pinterest to take inspiration from as well, ranging from easy to intricate

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Thanks for the tips. I appreciate it. I need to practice my snowflake cutting skills lol.

@nancybarkman2099 9 месяцев назад

The are so beautiful, but they only last one season. Eventually the become a powder on them!

@aliciagiampapa8157 9 месяцев назад

@@nancybarkman2099 even when sealed with the Rustoleum?

@nancybarkman2099 9 месяцев назад

@@aliciagiampapa8157 Thank you very much. I have done this in the past and no one ever said anything about sealing the item. I thought it was just a one time ornaments. Thank you again. I really appreciate your knowledge.

@juliekoester7776 7 месяцев назад

Wow they’re all absolutely stunning! THANK YOU for making ,sharing this video and teaching us how to make our ornaments stunning as well! 🤩

@OurUpcycledLife 7 месяцев назад

You are so welcome!

@MR-lq7ss 8 месяцев назад

Growing up, my mom was an artist. Each year at Christmas, she would mix borax, food coloring and maybe something else, and paint our karge picture window wirh Christmas scenes. One year, it was the lion and the lamb, another year, the stable in Bethlehem, etc. You could see it from the road, so people driving by could enjoy it. The stuff cleaned off the window easily. Hated washing away those pictures.

@OurUpcycledLife 8 месяцев назад

Great memories ❤️

@cjhenderson9910 Год назад

The flowers are such a show off🥰 I was recently watching for sea shells, but, now the flowers are a must try. Thanks so much for sharing!

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed.

@pennycripps1150 Год назад

The flowers were particularly lovely, what a great idea 👏🏼

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed penny.

@purplealice Год назад

Borax is a mineral that naturally forms white-ish, sparkly, icy looking crystals. Just like sugar - if you dissolve it in water, then let the water dry on something, it'll coat it with crystals.

@marshawatson2168 Год назад

I dont have borax but I do have sugar. What would be the best ratio of water and sugar?

@mikeconrad454 Год назад

I love how the poinsettias came out, very nice. I highly recommend sealing your work with a clear lacquer or spray poly urethane. Borax ingestion or frequent borax exposure has many possible side effects and may result in borax poisoning. The risks are especially high for children and pets, who may accidentally inhale or ingest borax. Once sealed it will be much safer to handle.

@shellycoon7674 Год назад

I have heard of that Borax trick years ago but never seen it done, It really made those things you put into it look really pretty.

@hippomom26 Год назад

A wonderful idea to really sparkle and jazz up these items! I've not heard of this technique before and I'm looking forward to trying it 🎄🎄🎄❄🎁

@cindyguild8086 7 месяцев назад

How Beautiful !!!!

@cindyhamblin5673 7 месяцев назад

In the 60s our family would drive by car on Route 66 and go back to NC to visit my grandparents. We would go right by the Borax plant and how you would know is they had a huge statue of a team of mules pulling a wagon, it was a sight to see! I love the video, thank you!

@OurUpcycledLife 6 месяцев назад

Oh how cool!

@franceshoelewyn4499 7 месяцев назад

This 8s so AMAZING! I never saw that done before.! I bought the Borax, now all I have to do is boil water! THANK YOU ❤️!!! I AM NOW A NEW SUBSCRIBER! 😍😍😍

@robinpesek3657 Год назад

Oh my goodness! Stunning and such fun! Thank you 💕

@carengroce4226 Год назад

This method is so beautiful especially on the flowers.

@judybrekkestran7788 Год назад

My granddaughter and I had so much fun making the crafts and memories. Thanks so much

@catherinesanchez1185 Год назад

This looks great and is inexpensive and uses items most people have , excellent. I especially like the snowflakes. They would make a great accent on packages . I have a coworker who has been getting into crafting and drinks coffee. I'm totally going to show her this video. She'll love it!

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Oh that sounds great! Thanks for sharing

@cajuncraftysue 7 месяцев назад

I have never heard of this before!! The poinsettias are my favorite!! I have some old poinsettias that I'll use for this!

@kathyallen8323 8 месяцев назад

I’m impressed and love the look. I have a box of Borax hanging around from when I made slime for my grandchildren. Thank you!

@cecilcooper6210 7 месяцев назад

Thank you. So beautiful.

@jimreimer6140 Год назад

Actually, I got the idea from a pot my wife used to dip water from the water softener tank (don't ask me why),. It got a thick layer of "ice" on the inside. As a taxidermist, I got the idea to stick a nice evergreen branch into some of the mix I made. The frost from the salt crawled up the branch above the liquid, and frosted up the whole branch. I left it in there for a while. Looks very nice indeed.

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Oh that sounds beautiful!

@nanasewdear Год назад

Astounding! I had never heard of this and can't wait to try it.

@truthforall1303 7 месяцев назад

Wow that’s amazing I would never have imagined that would work 🇬🇧

@bford5357 Год назад

I'm 71, and remember doing this with pipe cleaners in elementary school in the 50's. My children did the same in the 70's . Had totally forgotten. Of course Teachers would go to jail if they did this now.

@deborahfuselier40 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the memory!❤ This was an experiment I used when I taught high school science! I’m definitely going to use this, this Christmas. Thanks for the inspiration!😊

@OurUpcycledLife 9 месяцев назад

Wonderful!

@brandyhuckabee1382 9 месяцев назад

What a beautiful idea!

@OurUpcycledLife 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! 😊

@carolhanson8330 6 месяцев назад

I've never seen this before and want to thank you for sharing ❤

@OurUpcycledLife 6 месяцев назад

My pleasure 😊

@triciag3311 7 месяцев назад

Wow! This is so cool. I have to try this. I love the way it looks, especially on the flowers and snowflakes!

@DawnDBoyerPhD Год назад

❤❤❤❤❤ I have seen “how to” recipes before but the previous recipes NEVER. Mentioned doing “boiling water” - can’t wait to try them!!

@deborahwolz1628 Год назад

Thank you! Amazing results!

@ldoiron18 Год назад

Thanks for this video. I've got a huge bag of poinsettias that I was ready to get rid of as I couldn't see using them in any of my projects. Now I will try this method to give them new life. Cheers from a fellow Ontario crafter.

@monicakimsey5664 Год назад

Wow, I had forgotten all about this! Thanks for taking me back & reminding me about this simple yet stunning hack!

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed Monica.

@gizmo7877 Год назад

So interesting, never knew that as a kid what Borax can do. Great ideas!

@leannemitchem8865 Год назад

That is so awesome. Those poinsettias look amazing. Thank you for sharing ❤

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Glad you like them!

@giorgismama8024 Год назад

Amazing what you did with Borax! I think you are my favorite magician. Lol! So very talented and lovely to share your ideas with us! Many blessings!

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

So glad you enjoyed. Thanks so much for watching.

@cheriethompson7725 Год назад

Thank you for sharing. Pretty cool. Have a blessed week

@mayranaliciaserratorevilla8286 6 месяцев назад

Maravillosa idea !! ❤

@valdarcy6106 Год назад

They are beautiful and I am going to try them.

@herlindavelasco6326 8 месяцев назад

Espectacular, hermosos. Felicidades. Te saludo desde Panamá. Gracias por compartir.

@shirleyandersen4724 Год назад

i loved how the flowers turned out .great idea for one of my things with flowers i do.thank you .

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed Shirley

@JohnRay1969 Год назад

It comes from the ground as a crystal and gets processed into the powder we clean with. This process just turns it back into crystals.

@DawnDavidson 9 месяцев назад

My grandma taught me to use Bluing for winter scenes. This seems similar and very fun!

@OurUpcycledLife 8 месяцев назад

Great memories

@jflclc Год назад

I've got to try this!!

@tothebeatofmydrum7881 Год назад

You can also add a few drops of food colouring into the borax solution. Xx Another great vid, thank you. Xx

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Yes that would work. Perfect thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed.

@donnamarie678 7 месяцев назад

I was going to ask if you could do that. Thanks for putting that in your comment. I’m going to try it.

@michellef.554 Год назад

Incredible! What fun. Gorgeous. Thanks for sharing 💞 Watching from Eastern North Carolina ❤

@yvetteorvis2404 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this video. I'm disabled and homebound. This will give me something fun to do. Comments on the science were informative but it's you that added the magic to Christmas. 😉

@OurUpcycledLife 8 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed

@peggylosacco8811 Год назад

Wow so pretty..love them..

@jimreimer6140 Год назад

Water softener salt works great as well.

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

I have not tried that. I’ll give it a go. Thanks for watching.

@Cyrilmc222004 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much Deidre , I really really enjoyed watching you create these beautiful and stunning pieces with Borax. I absolutely adore and love ❤❤❤❤ them all.. great idea, and one that I’m going to try out too. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤

@OurUpcycledLife 8 месяцев назад

You are so welcome

@juliederry3719 Год назад

Oh wow Deidre, l’ve never seen this before, the results are amazing so sparkly and pretty, tfs x Julie 🇬🇧

@emilasmith4279 Год назад

How interesting! Never heard of this before! Will definitely do some older florals with this! Tfs!

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed.

@barbarafoor7468 Год назад

The flowers are beautiful

@annsowers4591 9 месяцев назад

They are beautiful. I have to try this.

@OurUpcycledLife 9 месяцев назад

You should!

@elaineshaughnessy1042 9 месяцев назад

Love this. Thank you for all the suggestions. Can't wait to try this...

@OurUpcycledLife 9 месяцев назад

You are so welcome!

@shellydehart8217 Год назад

They say you learn something new every day. Well, I sure did. I ever knew that Borax could do this. Pretty cool I think. ♥️😊👍🌟🎄

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed.

@jellybean97458 8 месяцев назад

Wow!! So sparkly and pretty, Ty soooo much for sharing.

@OurUpcycledLife 8 месяцев назад

You are so welcome

@donnafitzpatrick4379 9 месяцев назад

I have heard of doing this but had no idea they would be so gorgeous

@OurUpcycledLife 9 месяцев назад

They are

@merryaijlman7833 7 месяцев назад

What a great idea. I remember 20 Mule Team Borax from commercials (before your time 😊) in the 60s. Everything looks beautiful and sparkley. As always thank you for sharing this awesome idea. ❤😊

@elizabethjarrett8473 Год назад

Thank you. Was looking for things I can make with what I have to save money. This is great !!

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed.

@sherrymcsherry2984 Год назад

I’ve never heard of this before. You’re a wealth of information. Thank you.

@OurUpcycledLife Год назад

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed.

@elbowgreasepaint7029 Год назад

Oh WOW thank you for sharing

@CUATDSNY 8 месяцев назад

Oooh!! I’m going to try it with fake candy, I love decorating for Christmas with faux sweets!

@leisacarnahan7647 Год назад

Fabulous ideas!

@Antlers_life 8 месяцев назад

Totally going to do this with my kids as a homeschool project. Thanks for sharing!

@OurUpcycledLife 8 месяцев назад

You are so welcome!

@RitaMoore-um6dm 7 месяцев назад

That's amazing.

@kathyreinhardt8998 9 месяцев назад

Wow! Really beautiful! Who knew? Now we ALL know! Thanks so much for sharing!

@OurUpcycledLife 8 месяцев назад

You are so welcome

@CraftescapeTX Год назад

These are stunning, but borax can be a skin irritant so I highly recommend using gloves when making projects with it. The poinsettias came out absolutely gorgeous! Looking forward to trying this!

@BhappyD Год назад

It can also be toxic to both cats and dogs as well. I’d be especially mindful doing these with a pet in the home just in case something dropped or they somehow came in contact with it and ingested it. It likely wouldn’t cause anything too serious in smaller amounts, most likely just vomiting and other GI symptoms, but the smaller the animal the more at risk they are of being even more significantly affected by its toxicity. It probably also wouldn’t be ideal if there are young children in the home who may touch the items with their hands and accidentally rub their eyes or ingest it in some way. It has a gorgeous effect though, and as long as people are aware and take precautions like wearing gloves when handling the items, it should be fine.

@yukonswimmom 9 месяцев назад

Yes! I was thinking the same thing watching bare hands dip in that concentrated solution. We use it to kill ants that get in the house and it works great. Gotta keep it away from little ones and pets who might be curious.