I usually do this with of Christmas balls, and have been doing it for about 25 years now. I just love to fill glass jars or what have you with BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
they start out as tiny hard bead that you soak in water for 12 hours. They increase in size and when they start to shrink, you just have to resoak them. Some of them are transparent and some are opaque. that is how they look like they glow
Becky, LOL!!! You are right. These water beads have only been around (that I know of) for about 5 years. What Paula posted is totally new to me, and I do like it a whole lot. What I meant to say was Christmas balls on glass jars, instead of water beads.
Leida, I had not clue these little water beads were around that long. I've only seen them in the last year or so.
Leida, I found out about them because our daughter wanted them in the vases on her reception tables to hold flowers.