Candle Holder

Ryan Trojan
Candle Holder

With the snow piles still on the ground, I had a chance to make a tiny candle holder. The flame lasted almost a minute, because it was not very windy outside. I had to use gloves to dig the hole in the pile, because it was almost frozen. The holder was very effective, because even when there was a breeze, the candle was deep enough in the snow to protect from it.

Snow Day Candle Holder

By: Liam Godin

My snow day candle holder was a small upside-down cup shape. It held three birthday style candles in the center. The top part of the holder was made out of ice, and the bottom hard snow. 

I began creating the holder by putting a small amount of water in a cup that was the size and shape that I wanted. 

This would create the base, and in the end, the top where the candles would be placed. 

The next part of the holder would be collected outside. Snow from my yard had hardened and become rigid at this point. I initially took a cup full and put it in my freezer. In the end however, I ended up using fresh snow. The snow that I had put in my freezer had stayed in there for too long, and become ice. 

The next part of this was to take the ice out of the freezer before it was completely solidified. I did this so that there would be an effect of cracked and thin glass around the candles. This did not necessarily come out exactly as I wanted, as tap water does not freeze clear. 

I think that the candle holder came out reasonably well considering it was made with snow and ice. The criteria and constraints of the project were reasonable, and were not very specific. I think that the candle holder that I created meets the criteria, and is within the constraints set by the project. 

Snow day candle holder

Snow Day Blog 

This is my candle holder. 

I used a standard birthday candle and drilled three quarters of an inch into this tree then placed the birthday candle inside and light it. Within 5 seconds the candle blew out due obviously to the wind. Legend has it that the candle is still in that tree to this very day.

Alejandro Jimenez
Mr. Gray
Period A/ Snow Blog
20 March 2018

Materials 
- leaves
- plastic cup
- water
- candle
- tape
- freezer 
- lighter

Procedure
- Filled the plastic cup with water
- Placed leaves on water for decorative purposes
- grabbed candle and placed it in the middle, wrapping it with tape to secure it with the cup
- Placed in the freezer and waited until the water froze
- Went outside took the ice out of the plastic cup and lit the candle

Candle Holder

To create my candle holder I froze water and cranberry juice together to give it a color. I put the water and cranberry juice mix inside of a roundish glass with a wide top. I put a shot glass in the middle of the cup so when the water freezes there is a space for the candle to sit when I remove the shot glass from the cup.

Candle holder (made from a snowball)

Description of the process of making the candle holder:
1. Go outside with gloves on your hands.
2. Collect snow. Borrow some glitter or chocolate sprinkles from a kid, and spread them into the snow that is collected. Now make a snowball that is the size of your fist.
3. Tighten up the snowball. Add more snow to the snowball, and tighten them at the same time. Make the snowball the size of four fists.
4. Toss the snowball around, or play catches with someone. If the snowball did not decrease its size by losing snow during the process, then it is tight enough. If not, repeat step 3.
5. Grab a spoon from the kitchen.
6. Hold the snowball in one hand, and scoop snow out in order to make a hole in another hand. Scoop it like it is a small watermelon, even though we are in winter.
7. Stop when the hole is deep enough (halfway to the bottom).
8. Now you have a cup-shaped snowball that is capable to be a candle holder. Decorate the snowball by scooping shape of outside part of snowball. I made it looks like a crystal shaped.
9. Clean an area out from your freezer. Put the snowball in it for at least 10 hours.
10. Find a candle that could fit in the snowball. Take the snowball, candle, and a lighter to the freezing cold outside.
11. Put the candle in the hole. Light it. Take pictures and videos. Run back to the warmth.


How my creation meets the criteria:
It must hold a small candle safely: Proven from the pictures, it can hold a small candle safely. Because the bottom of the hole is flat, so there are no safety issues.
It must be shaped like a cup so the flame is within the shell and can be viewed through the ice: Its shape is like a cup. Proven from the pictures, the flame can be viewed through the ice.
The shell must be made out of ice and snow: The whole thing is made out of snow.
It must have decorative features frozen into the shell: Its shape is like a crystal. I borrow glitter sprinkles from a nine-years-old and added them into the snowball. It is hard to see from the picture because I took them outside at night.

my ice candelero

On a brisk Sunday morning, I took on the challenge of creating my candle holder out of ice.

     At first, I grabbed a cup around my house and scooped some snow from my yard. Following this, I tried to take a smaller cup and shove it in the middle of the cup containing the snow to achieve the desired candle holder shape. On my first attempt, I sadly failed due to the small circumference of the cup of snow.
     My second attempt used a large mug to contain the snow. To create a thick sturdy shell I used a small shot glass (it's my mom's) to create the small area for the candle. Once I moved around the snow to its desired thickness, I placed the mug in the freezer with the snow and shot glass.
   
Here is a video compilation of my efforts:

Following the overnight freezing of the candle holder here is the outer shell of my ice candle holder:

My main ideas in creating this ice holder made sense in my mind yet I obviously failed at really being able to make one. But this was an interesting assignment :)

     

Snow Day Blog

In order to make my candle I first found a glass cup with a screw on cap.

 I then filled up my cup with snow from my backyard. After that I pushed a small battery powered candle into the cup and removed it to get the mold for the candle after it froze so I could place and remove the candle easily.

I then placed the cap on top and froze the whole thing in the freezer for a few hours. When I took it out I screwed the cap off and had a perfect ice holder for the fake candle. I placed the candle into the mold and flicked the switch to turn the candle on and screwed the cap back on. This was the finished product.

Snow Day Ice Candle

In order to create the candle, I put water into a snowball maker. The icetray consists of 4 round molds.   After letting the water freeze, I took one of the ice spheres and carved a circle into the core of the sphere to make a place for the candle. 

However, after this process, the outside of the sphere was still scratched and not transparent. In order to make the outside of the sphere clear, I used a lighter and hot water to melt away the imperfections in the ice, similar to how ice is resurfaced in an ice-rink. 

The final product

Moonlight

In order to build a candle holder, I had to gather the correct materials to form the structure. I started out with a tall, plastic container, which I packed a thick layer of snow inside. In order to ensure the candle holder would have a set diameter, I placed a slightly more narrow plastic cup inside of the other container. I did this in order for the snow inside to not move around too much because even though the snow was packed well, there was still room for the shape of the holder to become messed up if precautions aren not taken.

As decoration, I placed fallen pieces from some trees in my backyard to the outer rim of the candle holder. I then filled the area around the plastic cup with water in order to fill the gaps that were forming because once it was all frozen, the candle holder would be strong. When the water was added to the container, the plastic cup needed to be weighted down in order to stay in place. I filled the plastic cup with snow overflowing the top and then repositioned the cup inside the container. From there, the candle holder stayed outside for three days, and then was moved to my freezer for the final day in order to solidify the entire structure.

Sunday afternoon, I took the candle holder out from the container and cup and was pleased that the structure seemed strong. I then took the candle holder outside along with a small candle and a lighter to film the final product. I placed the candle inside the holder, took out my phone to record, and began to light the candle. It was amazing to see the flame from far away and how it looked from the sides of the candle holder. When reviewing the candle holder, it was interesting to see a moon shape appear in the rim of the holder, which was due to the angle of the plastic cup. With the moon shape and small pieces from my trees frozen inside the rim, the entire candle holder looked quite beautiful. 

Looking back on the criteria and constraints, my design seemed to meet all the requirements despite the limitations of using natural materials. The candle holder was able to hold a small candle safely, was shaped like a cup, made out of ice and snow, and have decorative features frozen into the shell. If I were to redo this project, I wouldn't want to change much. I might try to be more creative in the decorations I add and possibly try to make a candle holder for an even larger candle, but I am very proud of the work I made. 

candle cup

My Candle Cup......

To make my candle cup, I used a small plastic cup and filled it with fluffy snow.

Using my hand I pressed the snow against the cup to create firm but somewhat transparent  walls to shroud the candles flame. 

then following the requirements, and constraints I then placed my "cool" candle cup into the freezer to solidify the outside and make it more firm. this was necessary to keeping my cup intact so that the candle would not melt it as fast. 




Next, I used some colorful tacks, and some st paddy day decorations to make my candle holder a tad more interesting!

Lastly we need to place the candle inside and light it up! I hope you like your new candle cup Mr. Gray. not only is it beautiful, with a streamlined design but it was affordable, and will look great in your house!!!

Ice snow candle

Alex Newton

I went with the more simple approach. This candle holder is made out of snow and inside is an electronic candle. I used leaves on the sides to build designs and under the candle is leaves so hold the snow on the bottom.

Ice Candel

   

  To satisfy the needs of the customer, I made an ice candle holder that fits a small fire burning candle. My candle holder has a leaf encrusted within.

 

  To make my candle, you need: a plastic mouthwash cup, 3 quarters, a leaf, a styrofoam cup, and some water/ snow.

  First, I filled the styrofoam cup with water. Next, I placed the leaf in the water at the bottom of the cup. Then, I put the quarters in the plastic mouthwash cup and placed it inside the styrofoam cup. I set the cups aside in the freezer overnight to freeze and hold the mold. The afternoon after I took out the mouthwash cup and carefully pealed away the styrofoam. The end result was a small decorative candle holder completely made out of natural materials.

Irony in Candle Form

by Lorenzo DeSimone





To create a candle holder which has no possibility of working for a long period of time, I first started planning the way one always should; procrastinating and playing League of Legends. Next I imagined how to work around doing any extent of physical activity, and recalled Bill Gates' quote
“I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”

After receiving the adequate amount of inspiration from this quote, I set myself out on a journey to do the absolute minimum to meet the criteria of the assignment. I figured if I used a water bottle cut in half as a mold, filled with water, with the candle frozen inside, it would meet a great deal of the criteria easily. So I set forth in doing just that.

When taken out of the water bottle mold, the candle holder is fully functional, see though, can hold a candle, and has some sweet decorative patterns. 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioMNlEEAq0w&feature=youtu.be