General Discussion & Chat: I talked to Iris, 1 by IRIS

IRIS wrote:
WhiteRose, TY! :)
They do look really nice in the evening! I made a couple more to freeze tonight so I can put them out with the others tommorrow ~ I made a red one and another blue ( I should have made a yellow! LOL!) I think I'll make about 10 of them and lign them up along the driveway to light up in the evening. Just hope the weather stays cool for a while!

~Peeble, TY for the 'Well Wishes!" I hope you have a Healthy, Happy New Year Also!

~Evert, Thank's! :)
They were a lot easier to make then I thought, Only, I didn't fill the pails up all the way on these and when I turned them upside down to thaw a few minutes, I thought for sure that the drop outof the pail would break them, but, It didn't.
I made two more that I'm letting freeze overnight and this time I filled the pails all the way. I'll have some nice big ones for tommorrow! I made another blue and a red, Can't wait to see how they come out.
The temp here during the day today was 31 degrees, Right now it's 30.
I like the look of your plain white ones, But, I wanted to see how they would look with color in them.
I tried to take a night pic of them, But, I'm not good with nightime pictures ( I should have taken them before it got too dark) But, Here they are ~~>
~LotusBlossom, TY on both counts!:)
Here's Everts instructions in his words: Take a plastic pail and fill it with cold water. Place the pail to a flat surface outside, and let it stay there for a day (this only works if the temperature outside is below freezing point).
Now comes the tricky part. Take the pail inside. Let it alone for a few minutes, to warm a little. Then turn it upside down slowly, near floor (do this in bathroom ;)). Be careful so that the ice won't brake. When you get it out from the pail, make a littel hole on the top of the ice. You must be very careful now, all the water hasn't freezed and the "lantern" is like a glass of water with melting edges. Now, put the pail over the "lantern" and slowly turn it vertically, so that the all water flows away. You must not spend over 8 minutes doing this, the snow quickly melts inside. When the lantern is out of water, take the lantern outside, preferrably to snow, and make the hole on top of it larger, so that you can put a small candle inside it.
I hope you make some and post a pic, Would really like to see it! ~ It took me a couple minutes to figure it out at first, (If you have any questions on it , Let me know)
The first one was really thick and I had to chip a hole through the top, but, The second one was thin and the water made a big hole at the top when draining so I didn't need to make a hole in that one at all ( That second one was done in about 2 minutes flat! LOL! )
I'm hoping this New Year brings Good Health, Love ,And Happiness for all of us!
Love and Hug's to you all!


This message was edited Wednesday, Jan 8th 10:40 PM