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- Annie B. Bond
- January 9, 2001
- 2:03 am
- 33 comments
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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By Annie B. Bond
Annie B. Bond
Annie is a renowned expert in non-toxic and green living. Named one of the top 20 environmental leaders by Body and Soul Magazine, Annie has authored four books, including "Home Enlightenment" (Rodale Press, 2005) and "Better Basics for the Home" (Three Rivers Press, 1999).
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Cute idea
Nice idea!
I like this idea a lot!
Nice idea! Will try it.
What a clever idea! Thank you Annie.
Thanks for the article.
I love fall decorating with pumkins and gourds and Indian corm ,Also the colored leaves and if outside a bale of hat. It is just beautiful . Thanks for the decorating ideas.
Thanks for the info.
Do these pumpkins float? They seem pretty solid to me. Why not some from the 99 cent store that you can reuse every year. Soy candles may be more green than beeswax. I like the tea lights myself and the fake ones. They even have some of those that float! Keep it simple.
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