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Golden Geodes

Make beautiful golden geodes with easy to find supplies!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/golden-geodes • Posted by Mark Montano

It's easy to make beautiful crystals with simple supplies like borax and pipe cleaners!

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

6 h 00

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
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Description

It's easy to make beautiful crystals with simple supplies like borax and pipe cleaners!

Instructions

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    Borax Food Coloring Rocks Americana Multi-Surface Satin in Gold Pipe cleaners Thread Chopsticks Large glass jars Paintbrushes

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    Wash and paint several stones in metallic gold *The bigger the stone, the larger the end result Wrap the stones in pipe cleaners and secure in place Tie a string to the stone and secure it to a pipe cleaner so that it hangs inside of the glass jar Fill the jar with boiling water and food coloring

  3. Watch the short video tutorial here:

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    Add 1 tablespoon of borax per cup of boiling water *You can use more if you want to Submerge the stone into the water and let set for at least 6 hours The longer you leave it, the larger it will grow Remove and let dry