[Nfb-krafters-korner] Ice Candles- A candle for you Henrietta

[minh ha]

This sounds relaly cool, but I'm confused as to why you need the ice?
Minh

On 7/13/14, Annette Carr via Nfb-krafters-korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Thanks for the memory of this craft.
> Annette
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> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
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> Behalf Of Dixie via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 2:47 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Ice Candles- A candle for you Henrietta
>
> This is another project I used to make when I was a kid, with my mother.
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> Do your children give gifts to grandparents or aunts and uncles?  These are
> great as gifts!
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> Ice Candles (also called Lace Candles)
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> What you will need:
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> Clean and Empty paper milk carton
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> Wick
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> candle wax, cut up into small pieces
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> Crayons for color if desired(a great way to use up some of those broken
> crayon pieces!)
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> Oven mitt or hot pad
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> Dish towel
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> Wooden spoon
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> Large Pyrex measuring cup
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> Pot large enough to hold measuring cup
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> Pencil which is longer than the span of the opening of the milk carton
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> What you will do.
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> 1.        Cut a piece of wick 2 or 3 inches longer than the milk carton is
> high.
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> 2.       Tie a knot in the end of the wick.  Then tie the other end of the
> length of wick onto the pencil, long enough to reach from the top of the
> milk carton to the bottom of the milk carton.  Lie the pencil across the
> top
> edge of the milk carton with the wick hanging down in the center of the
> carton. (Note:   The  knot should be hanging down and centered in the
> bottom
> of the milk carton.)
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> 3.       Fill the milk carton with ice cubes.  You want them to be in
> loosely with space between them as well as not crowding around the wick.
> Put this in the freezer to keep cold.
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> 4.       If using crayons for adding color to your wax, peel the paper off
> the crayons and cut the crayons up into little pieces.
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> 5.        Put 2 inches of water in the pot.
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> 6.         Put wax into Pyrex pitcher.
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> 7.         Place the pitcher into the water and bring the water to a low
> boil. Stirring the wax with a wooden spoon until almost melted.
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> 8.       Add the crayon chips and continue stirring until all is completely
> melted.
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> 9.       Take the carton out of the freezer.
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> 10.   Using a hot pad, or oven mitt, lift the pitcher out of the water and
> set on the towel.  Dry the outside of the pitcher.
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> 11.   Carefully pour the wax into the carton over the ice, being sure to
> pour particularly along the wick area.  (The candle will burn better if the
> wick is coated in the wax).
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> 12.   Let the wax cool and the ice meld.
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> 13.   When the wax has completely cooled and  hardened, pour off the water,
> and peel away the milk carton.
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> 14.   When burning this candle place it on a dish to keep the wax from
> melting onto your furniture.
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> @-> ~ Dixie ~ <-@
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