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Australian Outback Party: Garden Torches From "Weekend Entertaining" episode WKE-210

This party is rated 3 on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the most difficult, and is geared toward the skills of a frequent entertainer.

Hourly Breakdown

Total Prep Time -- 20 hours
Garden Torches -- 1 hour

Make candle torches to decorate your party area.

Materials --

1/4" dowel rods
1/2" dowel rods
Aluminum foil
Candlewicks
Taper candles
Sticky wax
Citronella-scented beeswax sheets
Hair dryer

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

Garden Torches

1. Attach sticky wax to dowel rod and cover it with aluminum foil to make it flame retardant.

2. Attach candle to dowel rod with sticky wax and a small strip of beeswax (figure A).

3. Fold a sheet of beeswax in half. This should give you 2 squares about 8-1/2" each.

4. Wind one of those squares around the taper candle (figure B). Press the beeswax that hangs off the candle onto the dowel rod and around the dowel.

5. Turn a long beeswax sheet on the diagonal and roll it around the candle.

6. Press the wax onto the candle (figure C).

7. Use a hair dryer to melt the wax enough so that it easily forms onto the candles.

8. Display the finished torches in sand-filled terra cotta pots. Place them in the center, with a little tilt, but you want to make sure the wax drips into the pot instead of outside the pot.

   Tip: Save the stubs of the beeswax candles as they burn down, and then reburn them.

RESOURCES :

Tool, Equipment and Special Event Rental (HSS RentX)
HSS RentX
Denver, CO 80222
Website: www.hss.com/usa.shtml

Fabric.com
Website: www.fabric.com

Quality Wholesale Florist
115 E. 4th Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37917
Phone: 865-546-4610

Busy B's Mobile DJ
Branden Kimsey
PO Box 1121
Alcoa, TN 37701
Website: www.busybsdjs.com

Colorado Boomerangs
2530 S. Ouray Way
Aurora, CO 80013
Website: www.coloradoboomerangs.com

Hamilton Beach
234 Springs Rd.
Washington, NC 27889
Toll-free: 800-851-8900
Website: www.hamiltonbeach.com

GUESTS :

Harry Schwartz
Culinary Expert
PO Box 1320
Yarmouth, ME 04096
Phone: 207-846-8881
E-mail: chefharry@chefharry.com
Website: www.chefharry.com

Jorge Lopez
Technical "WOW" Director
President
J and M Entertainment
26027 Huntington Lane, Units D and E
Valencia, CA 91355
Toll-free phone: 800-585-4235
E-mail: jorgel@jandmentertainment.com
Website: www.jandmentertainment.com

Branden Kimsey
Busy B's Mobile DJ
PO Box 1121
Alcoa, TN 37701
Phone: 865-681-8901
Website: www.busybsdjs.com

Wendy Dodds
Decor Expert
Indigo Moon
498 Main St., Suite 3
New Rochelle, NY 10801
Phone: 914-712-2690