make your own crystal snowflake

How do y'all feel about the big momma of craft ladies, Martha Stewart? I know, for some reason, I shouldn't like hr, but dammit, some of the stuff she (or her staff) come up with is so cute. And it really made me sad that they quit publishing Martha Stewart Kids, because that was the best mag in the whole line of publications. All the activities, the graphics ... it was just yummy.

What was I talking about? Oh yeah ... crystal snowflakes. I saw this post on how to make your own using borax and pipe cleaners over at marthastewart.com and it seems simple enough. I love me some twinkliness around the holidays and I can imagine a bunch of these in the windows. 

SNOWFLAKE HOW-TO
Twist three 5-inch pieces of pipe cleaner together to form a snowflake, then add a 1 1/2-inch piece to each point. Tie the flake with string to a pencil. Find a big enough jar so the suspended flake won't touch the sides. Fill with 3 tablespoons borax and 1 drop blue food coloring per 1 cup of boiling water. Hang the snowflake in the jar. Let sit overnight; remove. 

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November 30, 2006
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