As Sunday was Chinese New Year, I thought I would light up two Chinese lanterns in all their dangerous REAL LIT CANDLE glory. I found candles that fit the oddly shaped holders inside, and very carefully closed them up and hang them from a coat hanger (those things give off a lot of heat through the top!). I had never tried anything other than the suitably non-dangerous sort, so I was tickled to see how much light the candle gave off compared to the fake LED candles I had tried in my other lanterns the other night. I was amazed at how well the lantern sheltered the flame (meaning from the angle I was sitting at to get the pictures I had a hard time blowing out the candles!), and at how well designed they were. It would take some real stupidity or high winds to set the lantern on fire; not what you would expect when you talk about putting a candle into a paper ball! Makes me want some sesame chicken… Only two more months till I touch down in Texas!
So I've been playing with a fun little knitting project--origami style purses! These are really easy to make, and even though I am 'special' and managed to sew one side on wrong, it still works quite well! Here is is all folded up:
And this is what it looks like when it's open. As you can see, I had to use my Soak bottle to get it to stay up--that blocking really convinced it to lie flat!
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