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>From: xgrigoryrasputin@aol.com  (XGrigoryRasputin)

>sounds like you have a big job ahead of you lol....im sure it will be
>fun....i
>tried all kinds of things but candle making wasnt one of them...although i
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>checked into it...the only thing i would be worried about and you might check
>into is the wine glasses...if they are delicate the hot wax may cause them to
>break when you pour it in....thats the only thing i would make sure about
>before hand....well...i know and a lot of other things lol...but you wouldnt
>want to ruin your glasses without testing first.....betts..
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<B>  I actually got the idea on the genwax site.  They have the most beautiful
wineglass candles, with patterned paper around the bottom.  On the site,
however, they are about $10 each, plus shipping.  I figure I can MAKE them for
around half of that, and decorate them however I want.  The wineglasses there
look like the ones you can get at Kmart or Target for around a buck apiece,
lol.  I plan to experiment a lot.  

My mom goes to the beach at least once or twice a year, and brings home bags
full of teeny sea shells for Morganne.  We admire them, then put them in the
closet, where they take up space and do little else.  So, I was thinking - on
the genwax site, they sell a TON of molds.  They have one to make those giant
3-wick candles.  I was going to get that, and make my mom a huge one, ivory
colored, just a bit of vanilla fragrance.  Then, if I can figure out a way to
do it, I'm going to cover the outside of it completely in her shells.  I
thought that would be a nice "souvenir" for her, and a way to get rid of the
damn things without pitching them.

Any ideas on attaching them?  I am thinking after the candle is completely
done, I should melt a bit of wax, dip the shells in it & stick them on?  Then
maybe cover the shells with mod-podge, to hold them and make them shine.

Come on creative people, help me out here :)