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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Has anyone tried a church supply store? They
have small white candles and paper collars for them and I'm sure they are not
very expensive.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Victoria</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>>This is a very cool
idea. We only have 2 weeks, though... I'm not sure I can <BR>>drink that
much soda :) Yes, I'd love to see pictures. <BR><BR>Does anyone want to
volunteer to help on this? <BR><BR>Etain <BR><BR>Ursula von Bremen wrote:
<BR><<To make some nice quick/cheap candle holders, all you need is:
<BR><BR>* one 16-oz plastic soda bottle for each holder - keep the caps
on! <BR>* black spray paint <BR>* some modeling clay <BR>*
strong sharp scissors <BR>* newspapers, paper bags, plastic
sheeting or similar <BR><BR>I made a bunch of these and used them at our
household dance practices and at <BR>the dance at the tourney of Ymir in
Windmasters' Hill without mishap. If <BR>you're worried about dripping
wax melting the plastic, you can put a small <BR>amount of water into each
holder using a small pitcher. They look great, <BR>they're very light
and cheap. If you break one, you can make a new one in <BR>minutes.
You can find lots of bottles in recycling bins. <BR><BR>DIRECTIONS:
<BR>1) Leave the caps on the bottles! <BR>2) Use the best way you
can devise to remove the bottoms of the bottles <BR>without stabbing yourself.
<BR>3) Trim the bottle so that you end up with something that looks like
a <BR>funnel that with a one-inch rim: <BR><BR>|
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<BR> |___| <BR><BR>4) Optional: I cut
a pattern into mine so that it looks like it's tiped <BR>with 3 fleur de lys -
I took the idea from a picture of a Spanish wrought <BR>iron candleabra.
I drew the pattern onto the bottles with a permanent <BR>marker.
This can be a chore, but if you have several people working on this,
<BR>it's not so bad. <BR><BR>5) Place the holders cap-side-up on your
paper or plastic sheeting in a WELL <BR>VENTILATED area, and spray paint the
outside surface of the bottles including <BR>the caps. Do not paint the
inside of the bottles. Resist the temptation to <BR>glop a bunch of
paint on in one go. Do one good coat and let it dry for <BR>about an
hour, then add one more coat and let dry. <BR><BR>6) Put a small bit of
modeling clay into the socket of each holder - this <BR>will keep the candle
from wobbling around. <BR><BR>I can email a photo of a finished candle holder
on request. <BR><BR>Cheers, <BR>Ursula von Bremen <BR>>></FONT>
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