I'm 73 now, but when I was a little kid, mom would bring in weeds from the country ditches and dip them and they would be used in bouquets for Christmas decorations on the table and they glistened.  I've been trying lately to remember what it was they used, so I appreciate this post.  I don't think they went into so much detail back then.  I think it was just put the weed in the liquid with the borax in it and let them cool.

Hello, I wanted to share a little secret I tried with the fabric flowers. Try not leaving them in the solution for a long time. I let mine steep in the solution for about 3 1/2 hours. When I took them out, I was still able to shape the middle of the rose so that you could see the middle. I still achieved all the crystals and glittery pedals. However, the pedals did not fall off, nor were they brittle. I thought I would pass this on.

Beautiful!  This crystalization technique would look great on evergreens and greenery used for winter or Christmas displays.

you can spray it will clear lacquer to help minimize the loss of the crystals as it is being handled.

I used to live near a borax mine. We would gather the powder that dropped from the trains and put it in buckets of water for science experiments or just because. So amazing! I love the rose idea. It’s beautiful. Can’t wait to see what else can be used.

This is so beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration. As a little girl, on B&W TV, I watched commercials for 20 Mule Team Borax, presented by actor Ronald Reagan. 20 years later he became President of the United States.🇺🇸

Every fall my community has a huge 2 week long festival, where you can buy & sell everything you can think of.  And, homemade crafts are a huge deal, especially the more unique craft items.  So, along with my crochet blankets and shawls that I make throughout the year, I believe I'm going to get the ingredients and start making a ton of these.  I mean, silk flowers are rather inexpensive, and a large box of Borax is quite cheap as well.
Now, your rose took approximately 7 hours to get to this state of crystalization, and it came out beautifully, although a tad bit thick.  So, I'm thinking that maybe 5½ to 6 hours might be a more optimal time for a nice delicate coat of crystals.
Thank you for this idea.  I still remember my grandmother used to make crystal landscapes in small fish bowls using borax, food coloring.  She used to form the landscape shape using heavy aluminum foil, then add the liquid mixture into the bowl until it just covered the foil.  I loved to sit and watch these strange alien landscapes come alive and start growing.  The only downside was strong copper smell from the reaction between the borax and the foil.

My parents owned a ceramic shop, and when she used the air brush, she made an area using furnace filters , to protect everything from overspray

Borax is an old, known quantity in the U.S.. for laundry. It’s been around for ages, like covered wagon times 🙂

So pretty
Not sure why, but when you asked what you should put crystals on next, my immediate thought was "eggs" 😂

Your enthusiasm is positively infectious. I love it.❤

Oooooo or PINE CONES FOR CHRISTMAS!!!

Oh my!! I see so many ideas. Great Mother's Day  gift.  In a bridal bouquet,  Boutonnieres. The list goes on. ❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing.

A relative of my father's drove the 20 mule teem when they were mining borax

Putting that wet spoon into the borax over and over was like nails on a chalkboard.  Gosh I'm old and grumpy 😂

I've been on YouTube for years and this is the first video I've ever saved💯🤯🥰❤️🤍💚

😮 gorgeous, but I need to locate straight forward instructions .   I just  need hot water & borax ratio and the amount of time it takes to keep the rose inside the water .😊

My husband says "very neat, very pretty" so I'm sure it's a 10😂

Yes! All I use is Borax & even made them wayyyyyy back in the day, but a few months ago decided to bring it back to life,& make my own crystals of different kinds to use in my resin works. They work amazing!! I love that I'm not the only one doing this again. 🥰❤

Sharon here…OMG that is absolutely beautiful. This is a better way to make crystals than the other way.
I will certainly do this with Borax. ❤️❤️❤️