Winter Nature Suncatchers Tutorial

I got this idea from a book but added my own twist.
For supplies you'll need: water, scissors, various sizes of shallow containers, twine (or rik-rak, ribbon, shoelaces) & things found in nature.






Fill the containers with 1/4"-1/2" of water. If desired, add food coloring. Then place your twine at least halfway into the water on either side of the container.






Scatter your leaves, pods, feathers, twigs, etc over the water. Carefully place containers in the freezer.






When they are frozen all the way through, pour another layer of water on top. Again, add food coloring if desired. Freeze again.






I filled my sink with a tiny bit of hot water & placed the bottom of the frozen containers in the water. This helped to easily pry the ice shapes out of their molds.






Hang from tree branches & you're all done! As you can see, it wasn't a sunny day when I made mine. And I wasn't patient enough to let the water completely freeze (due to tutorial & photographic reasons).





They should stay frozen in cold winter weather.
Have fun!
♥ Nikki

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