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Step by step directions for making your own sugar spun Easter Basket decoration - an adorable, functional craft made only with string, sugar and water |
- Small balloon
- 2 C. Sugar
- 1 C. hot water
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1 skein crochet floss (or COTTON yarn) Floss works much better, |
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Mix the sugar and water. (use warm water as to dissolve all the sugar). Blow up your balloons and tie off the end. |
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Drop your entire skein of floss into the sugar mix, turning it several times to coat. |
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Grasp 1 end and start wrapping. Wrap the floss around the balloon over and over again until the balloon is mostly covered like a spider web, with holes and windows. Let it completely dry, overnight. |
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Then pop the balloon, (make sure you immediately throw away all balloon parts especially around small children) cut a 2 to 3 inch oval hole on the side of the egg. Then pop the balloon, (make sure you immediately throw away all balloon parts especially around small children) cut a 2 to 3 inch oval hole on the side of the egg. Add lace around the hole to decorate it, ( a hot glue gun works wonders for this part) put in Easter grass & a little bunny or some eggs. |
This is a great project, that is fun to do with the kids, although you will be quite sticky. Perhaps a project best done outside on a warm spring day.
These are great for gifts!
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