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It just might take some practice and more than a few tries.

Ahem...or a lot of tries.

I got three candles to work out of eight. The more I made, the easier it got. It was still kind of a frustrating

process though.

So here are some tips that will hopefully make things easier:

1. Make sure you only use orange peels with a really long pith wick. It just won't work otherwise. This might

mean you'll be wasting some orange peels trying to get ones that might work.

2. Fill it with olive oil like it recommends in the tutorial, but only very slightly coat the tip with oil. I found that if I

doused it, it wouldn't light.

3. When you fill it with oil, the pith in the peel absorbs a lot of it, so you might have to refill it again after your

initial pour.

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You can also add a little more oil to an already burning orange candle to keep it burning longer. I do not

however recommend using the orange candle on multiple occasions and just refilling it with oil every time. I just

wouldn't take chances with fire like that.

4. Be patient with lighting it. It will take a few tries. Once you get it to light, don't talk, don't breath, no sudden

movements. I'm serious. The flame is very small, and fragile for the first few minutes.

Once it gets going though, it will give you a nice, long burning flame that won't easily go out. If it does go out it

should relight just fine.

There were a few that I would get burning, but then they would go out too easily. After trying to relight it too

many times the wick became useless. So, carefully take care of that initial flame.

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Trust me when I say that a lighter or a candle will not work. The lighter will burn you, because you can't tilt the

oil filled peel to the lighter, and the candle will drop wax into the oil.

*Use matches, or better yet, a fireplace match or a long tipped lighter.

5. My last tip is to buy extra oranges and keep trying.

It produces such a pretty effect that I think is worth it. And don't throw out the duds. The peels look very lovely

with a tea light nestled inside.

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You can also use the duds to stabilize a peel that doesn't have a good base. Plop the unsteady one inside a

steady dud and your candle is now safe for your table.

If you think these candles look pretty in daylight, take a peek at them in the dark:

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The tooth's out of

the bag...

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Cold Day Clam

Chowder

Stunning right? I think these would go great with almost any table scape, for any holiday, during any season.

How pretty for a fancy summer picnic, a spring wedding, for Halloween, or among Christmas greenery for the

holidays.

I love how it has such a fresh, impressive look. If I can get good enough to make these work without using a

million matches, I might just add them to our Christmas Eve dinner table this year. :)

Have you tried these? I would love to hear your tips as well!

Merry crafting!

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8 comment s:

Palaksaid...

I'm going to try this right now! You could also probaby make a wick with some cotton balls or batting (for the

ones that didn't work). That's what we do during Diwali.

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Chrissysaid...

I haven't seen these, yet, but I love the idea! Might give it a go myself! Thanks for sharing! xxx

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The Miller Fivesaid...

How cool. I think I'll go the easier route and use tea lights. So much less frustration!

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Bratlingsaid...

Awesome! Have you tried using fireplace matches? Being longer, they might work better.

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Winaviesaid...

I have tried these and my tip would be to use tangerine or mandarin oranges that are easier to peel. They

smell so good and so pretty!

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Charitysaid...

Those are so pretty! I love the last picture. =)

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singlemumof1said...

It's wonderful that you got this to work. I read the Pinstrosity blog and just last week she was showing what

happens when this particular craft goes horribly, horribly wrong. Like try to burn the house down wrong. That

was enough to turn me off this one forever, but I'm glad someone can make it work.

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citysaid...

thanks for sharing.

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