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Make Floating Pumpkin Candles
By Annie B. Bond
One of my favorite decorations for the fall season is to make floating pumpkin candles.
We put them on our harvest dinner table in blue glass bowls filled with water, where they float and they look just beautiful.
Here’s how to make your own:
Food markets that carry local harvest produce often offer miniature pumpkins. They are 3″-4″ across. Buy six to eight of these pumpkins, and the same number of votive candles (pure beeswax votives, if you can find them). Hold a votive candle over the top of the pumpkin and trace a circle around it. Using a knife, carefully cut out the circle so that a votive candle will fit into the hole snugly. Repeat with all the candles. Fill bowls or pails with water, light the candles and float the pumpkins in the water.
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add your comment »I love the idea but I could use a picture since I learn visualy. I think I will try them for my pond for the haloween season. Maybe tea lights instead of votives so I can put the metal part in and leave it, just replacing the candles?
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On halloween nite, it would look good floating in the swimming pool.
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This is a fabulous idea! I will try this!! Thanks!:)
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Wonderful idea!! I am going to do this!!
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Interesting! I will try.
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Intersting! I will try.
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plase read Cindy M's cmments...She states a fact that most of us overlook, or take for granted...
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I would suggest using soy candles.
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I was at first outraged at the idea of somebody refusing to eat honey. However, I have since learned why. I know it's a stretch for many to have empathy for the bees, but please consider what I have to say. The reason it's specified to use beeswax candles is because regular candles are made with petrolium products. Very NON green. And beeswax, I've heard burning it actually cleans the air. They're also very nice! BUT, environmentally, the bees' lives are in great danger, which in turn strongly affects our food system. Most companies who provide us honey are very damaging to their health. These are endangered species, meaning not only for themselves, but for ourselves they are necessary. Bees are weakened with either smoke or poison, to have their items stolen from them (honey, beeswax, etc.) And their honey, which they need to survive, is replaced with cheap white sugar, nowhere near as healthy. Their lives are already in danger. Besides, you've heard the term "busy as a bee", well, it's a saying because they fly the equivalent of going around the world something like 2 times, for something small like, half a tablespoon. It might be more or less, but the point is, it's a lot. And then we steal if from them. I admit I haven't looked into wht seems to be some of the better companies, like Clarks or Ambrosia, but we've got things like soy candles and Agave Nectar. Why do we need to hurt bees? If anything, take into consideration of checking out the companies.
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I have seen this idea used with tealights, those are the short little candles usually in an aluminum cup, and can be bought by the bag. The tealights they have their own container plus are shorter and melt down right into the container. Also be forewarned the mini pumpkins are very dense and hard to cut and sharp knives have to be used so be cautious when carving the hole out.
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