Author(s): EJTech
MATERIALS
Bare Conductive, boiling water, borax or alum, pipe cleaner, fishing line, wooden stick.
![](https://www.martindebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/materials.jpg)
Step 1
Boil 200mg water and add 100g of borax or alum.
![](https://www.martindebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1-1024x758.jpg)
Stir till solution is super saturated or when you see powder no longer dissolve in water.
![](https://www.martindebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/stir.gif)
Step 2
Add Electric paint, 1 – 2 teaspoons and stir.
![](https://www.martindebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/conduct.jpg)
Crystals form bigger when it cools down slower.
![](https://www.martindebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/barecool.jpg)
Step 3
Roll the pipe cleaner into desired shape
![](https://www.martindebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/form1b.gif)
Step 4
Tie fishing line to pipe cleaner and hang from a pen or wooden stick. Dip it into the solution. Cover with saran wrap. Wait 12 hours.
![](https://www.martindebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/form-after-1-1024x768.jpg)
![](https://www.martindebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dip2.gif)
Step 5
After 2-3 hours, take out the crystal, reheat the solution and add more borax (3 to 4 tablespoon.)
STEP 6
After cooling down, put back the crystal.Wait another 12 hours and take the crystal out.
Results
![](https://www.martindebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/result-1024x768.jpg)
Variations
![](https://www.martindebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/result2b-1024x475.jpg)
Light Reactive
![](https://www.martindebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/result_pht-837x1024.jpg)
![](https://www.martindebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cryz_phot.gif)
Heat Sensitive
![](https://www.martindebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/therm_cryz.gif)
![](https://www.martindebie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ooze.gif)