I wish my heading sounded prettier and more magical, because these beautiful spheres made by filling balloons with water and then leaving them out to freeze certainly have a fairytale appeal about them. I've had this idea Pinned for quite a while and just needed the right conditions to try it out. This week we've had a lovely cold snap with snow and temperatures going well below zero. PERFECT conditions I tell you! All I had was a picture to go by... and I really had a DUH moment when I began. There I was with balloon in hand, ready at the tap, when it dawned on me that coloured water did not flow from the faucet and how was I going to get colour in there?!? Just shows how lazy I've become...did I give it a moment's thought? Noooooo, off I rushed to the WWW to find out the answer, which was blindingly simple! Add a drop of food colour to the balloon before you fill it up! Sigh. Sometimes... When they were ...
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