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Here is what I put on mine: CAUTION: Keep out of reach of children. Air freshener should hang freely to avoid staining of any surrounding area. Do not allow contact with upholstery, plastic, painted or varnished surfaces. Do not hang freshener as to obstruct operator's view. I hope this helps.

You can number me among those who find this insulting. I can’t imagine why this is considered a joke. Anyone that has spent any time in either a nursing home or a hospice is keenly aware that the loss of control is one of the most devastating issues concerning the aging process. It is heartbreaking to see the person who either cannot make it to the bathroom in time or is confined to a wheelchair or bed become horrified when the inevitable happens. The assault on their dignity is profound. While I know that many of our Senior Citizens have a wonderful sense of humor, I don’t know any of them that proudly stand in line at Walmart with their "personal protection" on the top of the shopping cart. That box is usually on the bottom of the stack of groceries. I have been sent to the store many times by my elderly neighbors for a quart of milk and a box of Depends. They need them, but they would rather not be seen buying them. I don’t think it is amusing and I don’t belittle them for their embarrassment. The time could come when I find myself in their place. I wouldn’t want to be laughed at. A garter, a sundress or a pair of black panties around a candle is one thing, but a diaper brings up an image of bodily fluids which is, in my opinion, crossing the line. When you put that together with an insult to members of your parent’s and grandparent’s generation, it isn’t hard to figure out why some people might become a little outraged. There is truth to the old adage that we "mock what we are to become".

I thought about concrete forms, but then thought-nope. Even though they come in alot of sizes, they would take forever to set up because the are so thick, but that might not be a bad thing. Like I said, I have never poured a hurricane. There is a 10" and an 8"-inside diameter. If the wall of the 8" was thick enough, it might come up to the diameter that you are needing. I have used them to pour concrete footers and they are pretty thick. The ones that I had were reusable and coated on the inside. Hey Luke, "blessed" is the nicest thing I have been called in at least a week.

How about woodstove pipe or HVAC ducting? Both are readily available and the stove pipe is seamless (at least mine is)? That might take care of just one of the downfalls of this system--the difference in the cooling rates of an open container -the outer shell mold- and the inner mold -a closed container. The heat of the wax against the surface of the inner mold might make it expand because there is no where for the heat to dissapate because the top is closed.

Okay, I have never made a hurricane candle, but I do have a suggestion. Couldn't you just get a 10 inch diameter container from the restaurant supply, like Pam W suggested, pour your base and let it set up, then take another container that is 9" and turn it upside down in the center of the 10" mold, put a weight on it and pour in between the 2 molds? That would give you a hurricane with 1/2" walls all around. You would have to make sure that the inner container didn't have a lip of any kind, but "theoretically" it should work. There is probably a reason why this wouldn't work and I'm sure someone has tried it, but it is just a suggestion. As far as getting the wax out if you pour 15 pounds at once, maybe you could use a siphoning pump? The cooling wax shouldn't hurt the plastic, it is fairly high temp. They only cost about 6 bucks at Auto Zone. You use them to empty a gas tank.

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The ones that come from Bell and Company are made from handmade paper that is made on site in several different colors. The paper is then diecut on a diecutting machine to shapes required by the person who ordered the blanks. I don't know for sure about the blanks from Keystone and Oak Court, but I think that those two companies buy the paper for their paper from a company that sells paper to commercial car freshener manufacturers. The paper is only available in white. It is then diecut on diecutting machines. The reason that it takes 7-10 business days to have an order shipped out from Bell and Company is because the paper is handmade. It is the only way to get the paper in color, other than coloring it yourself before you scent it. As far as I know, there is no one else that sell the paper in color.

It wasn't too hard. I will try to explain. Gather your tools 1. Get a piece of 3" PVC pipe from Lowe's and cut it in half length wise (the piece was about 5" long. 2. A cake pan (8 X 8 square) 2. Mold release 3. Butter knife 4. A Wick that is appropriate for a 3" paraffin pillar 5. Scent and color 6. Wax. I used straight paraffin with vybar. The wax needs to be pliable. 7. Aluminum foil For the purpose of this explanation we will call the layers "red" and "white". 1. Melt your wax. Measure out your wax and color and scent it. Line the cake pan with foil and spray the foil with mold release. 14 ounces of wax-by volume-will give you about a 1/2 layer in the cake pan. 2. Pour the red wax into the cake pan ane leave it there for a few minutes until it gets firm to the touch and is no longer "mushy". When you can run a knife through it and no liquid appears, you are ready for the next step. 3. Pick up the foil and remove the wax layer from the pan. and set it on a flat surface. Cut the wax in half (it will be 8" X 4"), peel the foil off the back of the wax and line each PVC mold (that you have sprayed with mold release) with the wax. The wax layer should come part way up the sides of the mold. Trim off the excess. Melt and color the wax for the white layer, wait for it to cool as you did with the red wax, cut it and lay it on top of the red layer. Press it a little to make sure that it adheres to the red layer. Make another red layer and proceed as before until you are about 1/2 from the top of the mold. The last layer will be poured. Put the molds on a protected surface (the wax will run out in this step) and pour the last layer on the top of all the layers. let this set up. You will need to heat the surface of the "half-candles" with a heat gun until they are glossy and starting to get liquid and quickly put the two halves together (Yes, they WILL stick) and put a strong rubber band around the mold to hold it together while the candle sets up. I wicked the candles by drilling them with a drill press and inserting the wick. You could also lay the wick in the softened wax before you put the two halves together. Trim and level the bottom of the candle. I over dipped the ones that I made. I also trimmed the top. These aren't really as hard as they seem. Once you get a rhythm going, they actually go pretty fast. I made several of these as favors for a class reunion and it really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. This is my first post---sorry it is so long.