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Recycled Glass Bottle Candle Project Guide
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<p><div class="WordSection1"> <p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:36px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="line-height:107%">Glass Bottle Candle</span></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="page:WordSection1"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-size:20.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Project Guide</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div></p><p><div class="WordSection2"> <p align="center" style="text-align:center; margin-bottom:11px"><span style="page:WordSection2"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Created by Nelly Arteaga for Diamond Tech Crafts</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="page:WordSection3"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">MATERIALS</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p> </div></p><p><div class="WordSection4"> <ul> <li><span style="page:WordSection4"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">365</span></span></span>- G2 Bottle Cutter</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="page:WordSection4"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">11.2 FL OZ Beer Bottle</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="page:WordSection4"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">.6lb (272.1g) of Wax</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="page:WordSection4"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">(1) 6in Wick with clip</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="page:WordSection4"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Super glue/ glue gun</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="page:WordSection4"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">(1) Wooden Dowel</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="page:WordSection4"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Thermometer</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="page:WordSection4"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Double Boiler</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="page:WordSection4"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Funnel</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="page:WordSection4"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Scissors</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> </div></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">PROJECT TIP</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></p></p><p><ul> <li style="margin-bottom: 11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:#444444">Always, wear safety goggles when using glass-crafting tools. Everyday eyeglasses have only impact resistant lenses.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 11px;"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="widows:2"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:#444444"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">To ensure top performance keep your bottle cutter blade oiled</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">STEP 1: PREPARE WORK AREA</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></p></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Prepare your work area by covering with newspaper or cardboard to protect the surface from glass, and wax spillage. </span></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">STEP 2: BOTTLE CUTTER</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></p></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Read and carefully following the instructions contained within the Generation Green (g2) bottle cutter manual. Instructions for use will not be repeated in these instructions.</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><ol> <li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cover the work area with craft or newspaper.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Choose a wine bottle you want to use for this project. Mark with a Sharpie marker about ¼” from above the label.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Using the bottle cutter, score and separate where indicated.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="tab-stops:list .5in"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Smooth the rough edges as instructed in the bottle cutter manual.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ol></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">STEP 3: INSERTING WICK</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><ol> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Place a small amount of glue to the bottom of the wick clip. Center wick in the bottle center. Press down and let dry. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Wrap the exposed wick around a wooden dowel and lay across the opening of the glass bottle.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ol></p><p><p style="margin-left:48px; margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> Hot Tip: It is important to use a wooden dowel as the wick may melt when the hot wax is poured into bottle. </span></span></u></i></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">STEP 4: MELTING YOUR WAX</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><ol start="3"> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">For quicker melting, you can break the wax block into small pieces. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Using a double boiler and thermometer, melt the wax until it reaches 180-190°F (82.2-87.7°C). <b>Do not exceed 250°F (121.1°C) when melting wax.</b> </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ol></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">STEP 5: POURING YOUR CANDLE</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><ol> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Let melted wax cool in the double boiler to approximately 135-140°F (57.2-60°C).</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Once melted wax is cooled, pour the wax 3/8 inch from the top into the bottle. Using a Funnel makes it easier to prevent spillage. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ol></p><p><p style="margin-left:48px; margin-bottom:11px"><u><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Hot Tip: Glass bottle needs to be room temperature and the wick stays centered while pouring melted wax into glass container. </span></span></i></span></span></span></span></u></p></p><p><ol start="3"> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Make sure the wick stays secure.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Your will need to maintain a cup of wax from the original pour to be able to refill the glass bottle for <b>STEP 6: TOPPING YOUR CANDLE.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ol></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">STEP 6: TOPPING YOUR CANDLE</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><ol> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Approximately 45 minutes after pouring, use the dowel to poke holes towards the wick 1 ½ inches deep to allow air to escape. This will release any air that has been trapped under the wax surface.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Using the left-over wax from STEP5: POURING YOUR CANDLE, reheat to 135-140°F and refill the holes with wax. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ol></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">STEP 7: FINISHING UP</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">After the candle has cooled for 4 to 6 hours, trim the wick to 1/4 inch tall. 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