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ames_006 t1_iuc2pvk wrote

These are cool I have a couple of them and I got them a Dickens fair where the artists were creating them right in front of you as a demo and it is so cool to watch as they dip, layer, cut and twist them into the shapes. They last a super long time too and the center burns down and once it’s gone you can put the outer part over a tea candle and keep using it.

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licking-windows OP t1_iuc2zab wrote

Ohh thanks for the info! Did you see how they curl it so equally? I thought this was machine made but on closer inspection you're right, it's hand made.

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ames_006 t1_iuc3u7j wrote

It’s an amazing art and if I remember correctly from speaking to then years ago they said it’s a dying art they are trying to preserve. They do it all by hand with precision. This is not the exact retailer I bought mine from but I found a video on YouTube that shows exactly how it was done when I saw it live. It was a family who made the ones I got and their young daughters where doing it like freaking pros. It was so impressive and mesmerizing.

https://youtu.be/PXzlZkctLGI

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Bsomin t1_iuc5elz wrote

they are basically just really good. im sure there are some YouTube videos about this if you are curious

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TamaMama87 t1_iuc6txd wrote

I used to watch them at this winter fair/festival thing that happens every year here in Washington! So cool!

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ames_006 t1_iuc7bwr wrote

I think the people who do it at the dickens fair by me learned how to do it in Seattle or might have spend time up there. I wonder if it’s the same people. They always had a crowd watching it’s just really cool. And they do it in like 10-15 min max before the wax gets too cold.

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TamaMama87 t1_iuc7l7c wrote

It was my favorite part of going! Our fair thing is called Victorian Country Christmas and my brother and I used to go with my grandparents. They bought one of those candles but never lit it because it was just too pretty

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Relative-Occasion863 t1_iuc2rpw wrote

I thought the cubes were wearing cool shades to show they're not squares.

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Eirikur_da_Czech t1_iuc2mo4 wrote

That looks like a glass of white wine on the rocks with some olives? I hope they’re grapes. Wait, are they frozen grapes? That’s genius chill white wine with frozen grapes.

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licking-windows OP t1_iuc2wd4 wrote

Blueberries! But yes pretty common to throw frozen grapes in white wine here.

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Eirikur_da_Czech t1_iuc9pm0 wrote

I am definitely gonna try that. Interesting candle too. Looks like firestarter sticks we used to make in scouts.

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Shiny_Deleter t1_iuc3kx7 wrote

I found items so much. It’s like bonus fun!

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underprivlidged t1_iuc6cxz wrote

The only thing you find on the side of the road in my hometown is used condoms, McDonald's bags, and shell casings.

Oh. And homeless people. But like, they're cool.

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PalanGanon12 t1_iucbgsk wrote

Wait, there's places where homeless people aren't cool?

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SamanthaSass t1_iud8uy8 wrote

probably in tropical countries. The further north (or south) from the equator the cooler the climate and thus, the cooler the people. Like in Canada, you need a jacket like 6 months of the year.

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