Filled Mason Jar Oil Lamp (by Heath & the B.L.T. boys)
approx. cost $5
you’ll need:
mason jar w/ lids (flat cap lid & ring lid)
smokeless odorless paraffin oil
fiberglass wick (never needs replacing/do NOT advance wick)
wick holder insert (glass or metal)
drill
3-5 items below:
pine cones
evergreen trimmings
berries
holly
seedpods
lichen/moss
fern fronds
sticks, etc.1. put decorative items in clean jar, arrange items until you get the look you want
2. fill w/ unscented paraffin oil
3. drill hole in top of flat cap lid same diameter as wick holder insert
4. thread fiberglass wick through wick holder insert
5. place the wick (& wick holder insert) in the lid hole & put the lid on the jar making sure the wick hangs in the center of the jar
6. screw lid ring on jar tight-or-
you can buy one for $59 here www.napastyle.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=5121Sometimes flckr is pretty awesome
*literally hyperventilating*
Candles, until the 17th century or thereabouts, were all pretty much one color - either the color of beeswax, if you were well off and either had bees or could afford them, or the color of tallow - fat.^^^^ THIS.
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SOMEONE GIVE ME A TUTORIAL ON MAKING SWIRLY CANDLES
STAT O_O
nvm I found one:
http://suite101.com/article/how-to-twist-and-braid-candles-a95060
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