video: Teardrop Luminaries
These teardrop luminaries cast beautifully soft light. This video will show you how they are made.
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More details, and printable instructions, can be found here.
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I love this!
Yeah these are really awesome, I made a few already and I have so many ideas or experiments I want to do with these.
These Teardrops are so pretty! Maybe I missed it somewhere, but is this made with soy or paraffin?
Donna
wont the balloon pop in the hot wax? also when burning a tea light candle in this wax holder, wont the holder melt?
This is sooo cool if it works, Im gonna have to try it!
this is a cool idea i think it would look better if you added colouring
Won't they melt ?
This is awesome! I love this and made some for a dinner party. The guests were definitely impressed after I said I made them myself! I added color and it turned out swirled and very pretty.
thanks for making this wonderful websites.i love it &i try them at home also. thanks
Hello,
I would like to ask you some questions.
First of all, the type of the balloons which are used for making the "teardrop luminaries" is specific or we can use any balloon we want?
And, Does the wax that is used for these candles have to be transparent or not ?
Thank you very much.
excellent demonstration and what a great idea. I am impressed with the quality of this work. I too have the same question, can I use any kind of balloon or is there any special kind we need to use?
Thank you
Paul Dass
Freekin AWESOME!! I have been playing with wax for years and NEVER new how to make these!! Great way to use old wax that does not want to burn well anymore. SWEET!
These are beautiful and I could imagine them dipped in layers of colors or rolled in sand, sequins, tiny seashells, beads, herbs or glitter too. I would definately add vybar into the wax to harden them up and use flameless candles inside or tealights under close supervision. They might be neat to float in the pool with flameless candles inside. You might be able to ruffle the top too or poke little holes in the edges with something warm to give it a lace look. I should think thick latex balloons should hold up well with the dipping. The cool water inside the balloon would keep the wax from popping the balloon and help it harden up quicker.
I'm very love it. Hope i can do it
This is so beautiful how this is set up. The design is so good. There is nothing better then this. Keep up the good work.
won't the tealight melt the wax?
Hi, I am struggling to make these when I dip the balloon in and lift it up they crack at the top, why does that happen. Thanks Maryna
Hello to all!
I apologize if these answers are too late, but there are a few repetitive questions that I figured I could answer all together. If you use the High-Melt wax (IGI-1260) that we recommend in the "What You Will Need" section, the luminaries should not melt. We recommend regular balloons, not water balloons as they are much thinner and can easily pop in the warm water. Hope this helps!
Hi Maryna!
We believe that you might be using a balloon that is too large for this application and the water could be moving around inside as you are dipping, causing it to crack. I suggest using a smaller, just normal sized balloon and possibly dipping a few more times to build a harder shell. Hope this helps!
Very clever and amazingly simple as a lot of the best things are. It's good to see that some are willing enough to go outside the "norm" and find clever ways to create amazing things such as these, Well done
Peter