How Do You Make An Easter Basket With Sugar And Water?
Homemade baskets made of sugar and water are beautiful and inexpensive additions to your Easter display. Not only will the project save you money, it will keep children free of boredom on a rainy spring afternoon. Floss dipped in a sugar and water solution, then wrapped around a balloon, creates the hard shell that forms the Easter basket. Pour 2 cups of sugar and 1 cup of hot water in a medium sized bowl. Stir the sugar and water with a spoon until the sugar completely dissolves. Place a skein of crochet floss in the bowl of sugar water. Submerge the floss to saturate it completely. Leave the floss in the sugar water while you move to the next step. Blow up a balloon and tie it. The size of the balloon will determine the size of the Easter basket. Balloons that measure 12 to 15 inches are good sizes for baskets. Wrap the floss around the entire balloon. Keep wrapping until the floss covers the majority of the balloon. It is OK to overlap the floss when you wrap the balloon, just try t
