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

[Dixie]

I would give it a ball park guess of about 3/4 of the volume of the milk
carton you are filling.   

@-> ~ Dixie ~ <-@


-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Roe [mailto:dogwoodfarm at verizon.net] 
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 2:32 PM
To: Dixie; List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Ice Candles- A candle for you Henrietta

We did this in Girl Scouts.  About how much wax should you use?

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dixie via Nfb-krafters-korner" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 12:46 PM
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
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> 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
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>
>
> 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.
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>
>
>
> @-> ~ Dixie ~ <-@
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>
>
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