Monday, November 16, 2009

ice lantern

I was at my mommies night out Saturday night and they had these beautiful lanterns outside their walkway at the house. I asked how they were made and thank you Luke and Caroline for such an amazing idea! DIY your own ice lanterns! Per Luke's instructions:
  1. Get a cylinder type container preferably a stronger plastic then I used (my pitcher cracked first use) and fill with water
  2. Leave it outside for I say about 6-7 hours depending on how cold it is (it was between 3-0 degrees out last night).
  3. Once frozen thick enough (about two to three inches) take inside, loose it up with warm water to let the pitcher go, and flip it over.
  4. There is a nice thin layer at the top you need to crack open to let the rest of the water out. And there you have it, your ice vase!
  5. That easy!!! I used a kitchen towel to carry it back to the deck and dropped a tea light in there and the tea light last the whole time outside in the cold for three hours! Thank you again Luke!!!

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