Votive Candles, Safely

It's so surprising how the contrast of light and dark can be so transforming!  This gourd is open at the top and the bottom to be placed over a tea light which was not as luminous and as a candle's flame. However, because gourds will burn, it is vital NOT to put a candle in a gourd where can have contact with the gourd wall.  Cutting the top and bottom open allows the shell to be placed over a votive without fear of the candle burning to the nub and catching the gourd on fire. The design is done with Sharpies with various-sized holes made with a variety of drill bits.

Using the Dollar Tree Night Light

In a previous post, two night lights were shown as potential options for a gourd luminary. This luminary example is made with a piece of gourd and wire twisted together to make a Tree of Life. The lumination is made with a Dollar Tree night light that glows blue. By day it shows up as a blue light but by night it looks like a Halloween decoration, right?  The separation fabric between the light fixture itself and the gourd with the tree is a mesh.  Further investigation is needed as you can imagine!