Sholto Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 I mentioned these in another thread somewhere, but I finally got the hot glue gun out and finished the other 11 tonight. They are pretty simple. 12 50mm MDF bases, 12 flickering LED tealights, some cotton wool and some black spray paint. Cut a hole in the bottom of each MDF base to access the on/off switch on the LED tealight. Hot glue the tealight to the MDF base. Hot glue around the rim and stick the cotton wool down. Tease the cotton wool into a flame shape, and then spray paint, making them darker at the top than at the bottom. Here is a WIP shot that should explain all of the above:- Yes, that is a cup of tea in a Cath Kidson mug. And here is all twelve set up on a table and flickering away:- It will take a bit of leverage with a screwdriver to pop the tealights off to replace the batteries and then glue them back on again. Fiddly. I could have just cut a much larger hole in the MDF base so I could access the on/off switch and the battery compartment. Hmm. In hindsight,that would have been a better idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 A really good idea and they look great dude... nice one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culven Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 I hate when people show really nice pieces like this. It makes me feel a bit dirty when I nick the idea and use it myself. Did you do anything to affect the colour of the tealights, or just shade the wool to provide more gradation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sholto Posted August 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 The tealights have red LEDs in them, so the black spray paint is just to give the smoky effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucklemonkey Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 A really nice idea that looks tremendous. Good job all round I would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 I really like them, but they make me think of marshmallows on fire... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannonFodder Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 I really like them, but they make me think of marshmallows on fire... Hmmmm Marshmallows !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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