Hurricane Tealight Holders

So I've started several projects but this is the first one I have documented. The venue will not allow real candles so I found some flameless tealights in downtown LA. I dont mind this, but i want something that is gonna cover up the fakeness of the candles. The cheap clear glass votive holders wont do that, so i thought PROJECT TIME.

So me and the lil sis went to Michael's Craft store and bought a few things.

I got this idea from www.candletech.com Thanks a lot. I love the internet.

You Will Need:

High-Melt Paraffin Wax (IGI 1260) or another high melt wax

Balloons

Double Boiler

Cookie Sheet Here are the steps 1. Fill a water balloon with lukewarm water. 2. Break up your wax if you have a slab of it. We used a huge screw driver for this job. Melt your wax. Depending on the type of wax, the best temperature for this project is between 150-180 degrees Fahrenheit. Try to maintain this temperature by keeping it on a double boiler and monitoring the wax with a thermometer. 3. If you want to dye your wax, then put a little at a time. We put red and yellow dye until we got the color of orange. <> 4. Slowly dip your balloon into the wax to just below the water level in the balloon. Warning: Do not dip the balloon into the wax past the water level. This could cause the balloon to pop. 5. Hold the balloon in the wax for a few seconds, and then slowly lift it out of the wax. Dip the balloon a few more times, allowing some time between dips to let the wax cool. 6. While it is still quite warm, carefully set the balloon down onto a piece of paper or a cookie sheet, making sure it is level. This will create a flat bottom for the luminary. 7. Dip your balloon a few more times until it is the desired thickness. A good target thickness is 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch. 8. Set the balloon on the paper or cookie sheet again and let it cool. 9. When the wax is completely cooled, hold the balloon over a sink or bucket, facing away from you. Carefully pop the balloon with a skewer or knife and let the water drain out. Throw away the balloon shards. 10. To level the top of the luminary, heat a cookie sheet on the stove and place the luminary top-down onto the hot sheet and carefully melt the edges until it is level. 11. If some crack, its ok just throw them back into the pot to melt and start again. 12. So as you see they didnt turn out ORANGE but rather peach. So yeah now I will need to paint them. Maybe i will paint them brown, that seems easier than painting them orange. hmmm gotta think about that.