> J . - a mmm a. - Uncut* Farming, Saturday, Oaotmbar 2,199943 How To Make Milk Carton Candles COLUMBUS, Ohio Don’t cast away those empty milk car tons cast candles instead. A popular hobby back in the ’SOs, crafting candles out of the milk cartons is making a comeback this holiday season as another activity to add to your list of favorite fami ly traditions. Quart-sized milk cartons or the smaller half and half cartons are perfect molds for easy-to-make holiday candles for several rea sons: they are convenient, inex pensive and produce a large candle with four good flat surfaces that lend themselves to many decorat ing options. So take a trip to your dairy case and local craft store, get your materials and have an afternoon of family fun. Follow these simple steps to make your very own candle creations. Milk Carton Candles What you need: (for one 8-inch candle) * Milk carton or half and half carton • About 9 inches of braided wick • 1-1/2 pounds of wax • Long wooden kitchen match or piece of straight wire • Large rubber band • Sharp knife • Double boiler • Tape • Candle dye, if desired Prepare the milk carton 1. Clean the empty carton by rinsing with lukewarm water. Dry thoroughly; water and hot wax don't mix. 2. Cut off the top of the carton. To do this neady, run a piece of tape all the way around the carton, but below the top you are going to remove. You will geta straight line ‘by following the top edge of the tape. 3. To reinforce the sides of the CLOSED SUNDAYS; NEW YEAR EASTER MONDAY, ASCENSION DAY, WHTT MONDAY, OCT. 11, THANKSOMNG, CHRISTMAS A DECEMBER 2STH. FISHfeR’S FURNITURE. INC. NEW AND USED FURNITURE USED COAL A WOOD HEATERS COUNTRY FURNITURE A ANTIQUES BUS. HRS; BOX 57 MON.-THURS. B*s 1129 GEORGETOWN RD. 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Main St., Leola, PA 17540 717-856-3486 1-800-633-2676 - Wl2 UPS DAILY - carton and help prevent a “paunch,” place additional strips of adhesive tape in horizontal bands around the middle and bot tom portions of the carton. Melt the wax 4. Cut or break 1-1/2 pounds of wax in small sized chunks and place in the top of the double boil er. Add candle dye if desired. Insert the wick S. While wax is melting, turn the carton over and make a small hole with the point of a knife in the exact center of the bottom. The hole should be small only large enough to barely admit wick. 6. Tie a knot near one end of the wick. Thread the wick through the bottom and pull it through until the knot is drawn up tight against the outside carton bottom. (To be sure wax won’t flow through, put a small piece of tape over the knot and hole.) 7. Cut notches in the center of opposite sides of the carton top. Rest the wooden match in the slots and drape the wick over it Then slip rubber band over the carton and over the wick to hold in place. Pour the wax 8. When wax is completely melted, remove from top of double boiler and allow it to cool until it develops a very thin scum on top. (If you pour the wax when it is too hot, the carton will come apart.) 9. To help prevent leaks through the bottom, pour about 1/4-inch of wax in the bottom of the container and let cool some what. Then slowly pour the balance of the wax needed into the carton until it reaches about 1/4-inch from the top. Let cool. 10. Puncture the top of candle with a pencil to relieve the vacuum that develops after the thick shell has formed on top of the candle and a depression has formed in the Cherry Wood Smoked Homemade PURE PORK Pollah KWbaaaa. Turkey Klebaasa (Smoked with Cherry wood), Kfczka (made with barley), Hurka. Head Cheese, Krakowika, Kabonosy. 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NOTE; Don’t handle the fin ished candle with your bare hands as the oil from your fingers may stay on the candle. Instead, hold the candle by the wick in one hand while the other hand supports the bottom of the candle. To make it truly a handmade craft, decorate and personalize with festive trimmings. Spray with glitter cement and sprinkle on iridescent crystalines in gold or green. If you're lucky, your candle will look so good you won’t want to bum it! L JIM'S DEU 01*4604263 RLloo«Fk2Hu*toa»i Open 7 Days A FUNNEL CAKE MIX * PANCAKE St WAFFLE MIX A ASSORTMENT OF CANDIES A DRIED FRUIT A SNACK MIXES A BEANS A HONEY A PEANUT BUTTER A BAUMAN APPLE BUTTERS A KAUFFMAN PRESERVES A SPRING GLEN RELISHES SPECIALS FOR DECEMBER s £>'- You havo always wantad a windmill. Now Is your chance to get one for Christmas. Or, buy your Honey one and maybe you can enjoy It 100. 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