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

Mon Jul 14 09:12:26 UTC 2014

Henrietta, my thoughts and prayers are with you during this very difficult
time. May you find strength to carry you and please know the support of
family and friends are with you. 
Lindy

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Ramona Walhof via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: 14 July 2014 05:33 AM
To: Henrietta Brewer; List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Ice Candles- A candle for you Henrietta

Henrietta, I am glad the fridge is full.  I am sending hugs and thinking of 
you.

Ramona
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henrietta Brewer via Nfb-krafters-korner" 
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
To: "Dixie" <cobaltblueheron at gmail.com>; "List for blind crafters and 
artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Ice Candles- A candle for you Henrietta

> This is a fun project. Carol had all of us girls over one day to make 
> them. They were scented and oh, so very pretty. We used crushed ice.
>
> It is great to belong to a group who is there for each other to carry on 
> the traditions of Krafter Korner. I plan on being back soon. But for now, 
> the house is full of family and friends. Oh, yes, and the refrigerator is 
> full too.
> Henrietta
> On Jul 13, 2014, at 8:24 PM, Dixie via Nfb-krafters-korner wrote:
>
>> 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 ~ <-@
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
>>> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
>>> Division Website:  http://www.krafterskorner.org Facebook page:
>>> https://www.facebook.com/pages/NFB-Krafters-Division/269246643109571
>>> "Follow NFB Krafters Korner on Twitter: Our Handle is @craftingblind 
>>> Don't
>>> have a Twitter account? You can still follow Krafters Korner on Twitter.
>> Go
>>> to: Twitter.com/craftingblind To unsubscribe, change your list options 
>>> or
>>> get your account info for Nfb-krafters-korner:
>>>
>>
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/amcarr1%40v
>>> erizon.net
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
>>> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
>>> Division Website:  http://www.krafterskorner.org
>>> Facebook page:
>>> https://www.facebook.com/pages/NFB-Krafters-Division/269246643109571
>>> "Follow NFB Krafters Korner on Twitter: Our Handle is @craftingblind
>>> Don't have a Twitter account? You can still follow Krafters Korner on
>>> Twitter. Go to: Twitter.com/craftingblind
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>> Nfb-krafters-korner:
>>>
>>
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/minh.ha927%
>> 40gmail.com
>>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty
>> recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity:
>> but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on
>> their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." T. E. Lawrence
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
>> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
>> Division Website:  http://www.krafterskorner.org
>> Facebook page:
>> https://www.facebook.com/pages/NFB-Krafters-Division/269246643109571
>> "Follow NFB Krafters Korner on Twitter: Our Handle is @craftingblind
>> Don't have a Twitter account? You can still follow Krafters Korner on
>> Twitter. Go to: Twitter.com/craftingblind
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> Nfb-krafters-korner:
>>
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/cobaltblueh
>> eron%40gmail.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
>> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
>> Division Website:  http://www.krafterskorner.org
>> Facebook page: 
>> https://www.facebook.com/pages/NFB-Krafters-Division/269246643109571
>> "Follow NFB Krafters Korner on Twitter: Our Handle is @craftingblind
>> Don't have a Twitter account? You can still follow Krafters Korner on 
>> Twitter. Go to: Twitter.com/craftingblind
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
>> Nfb-krafters-korner:
>>
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/gary.brewer
%40comcast.net
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
> Division Website:  http://www.krafterskorner.org
> Facebook page: 
> https://www.facebook.com/pages/NFB-Krafters-Division/269246643109571
> "Follow NFB Krafters Korner on Twitter: Our Handle is @craftingblind
> Don't have a Twitter account? You can still follow Krafters Korner on 
> Twitter. Go to: Twitter.com/craftingblind
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> Nfb-krafters-korner:
>
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/ramona.walh
of%40gmail.com 

_______________________________________________
Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
Division Website:  http://www.krafterskorner.org
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/NFB-Krafters-Division/269246643109571
"Follow NFB Krafters Korner on Twitter: Our Handle is @craftingblind
Don't have a Twitter account? You can still follow Krafters Korner on
Twitter. Go to: Twitter.com/craftingblind
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Nfb-krafters-korner:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/stephlin%40
iafrica.com