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

[Dixie]

When you pour the wax over the ice, then the wax cools and hardens.    Then
after the ice melts away you are left with interesting negative space in
your finished candle.

Almost like a skeleton of a candle.


@-> ~ Dixie ~ <-@


-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of minh ha via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 6:46 PM
To: Annette Carr; List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Ice Candles- A candle for you Henrietta

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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> 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.
>
>
>
> Do your children give gifts to grandparents or aunts and uncles?  These
are
> great as gifts!
>
>
>
> Ice Candles (also called Lace Candles)
>
>
>
>
>
> What you will need:
>
> Clean and Empty paper milk carton
>
> Wick
>
> candle wax, cut up into small pieces
>
> Crayons for color if desired(a great way to use up some of those broken
> crayon pieces!)
>
> Oven mitt or hot pad
>
> Dish towel
>
> Wooden spoon
>
> Large Pyrex measuring cup
>
> Pot large enough to hold measuring cup
>
> Pencil which is longer than the span of the opening of the milk carton
>
>
>
>
>
> What you will do.
>
> 1.        Cut a piece of wick 2 or 3 inches longer than the milk carton is
> high.
>
> 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.)
>
> 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.
>
> 4.       If using crayons for adding color to your wax, peel the paper off
> the crayons and cut the crayons up into little pieces.
>
> 5.        Put 2 inches of water in the pot.
>
> 6.         Put wax into Pyrex pitcher.
>
> 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.
>
> 8.       Add the crayon chips and continue stirring until all is
completely
> melted.
>
> 9.       Take the carton out of the freezer.
>
> 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.
>
> 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).
>
> 12.   Let the wax cool and the ice meld.
>
> 13.   When the wax has completely cooled and  hardened, pour off the
water,
> and peel away the milk carton.
>
> 14.   When burning this candle place it on a dish to keep the wax from
> melting onto your furniture.
>
>
>
>
>
> @-> ~ Dixie ~ <-@
>
>
>
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