help oneself this year ’s celebration glow a footling undimmed with a make - your - own menorah from marbled concrete .
Give your Hanukkah celebration a personal touch by making your own menorah . The custom centerpiece should only take about a day to complete , and all of the supplies should be easily find at your local abode improvement entrepot .
This unproblematic DIY menorah uses concrete and copper to create a advanced vacation palm . You pick what dyestuff to apply in your own personalise marbled menorah . We used white and blue , traditional Hanukkah colors , but a mix of gray and Ag would create a faux - marble flavor for an low-cost price . The individual candle bases permit you to customise how much space your menorah occupies . Set them nigh together on windowsills , in a straight line on mantelpiece or side tables , or across yourHanukkah dinner tableas a centerpiece .
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How to Make a Menorah
What You Need
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Step 1: Make the Mold
Trace the innocent downloadable mold pattern onto stencil film and cut out . bend along each line on the film . Using boxing tape , tape the edges of the opposite cease together , then tape the flap closed to create a prostrate bottom . The packing magnetic tape and stencil motion-picture show form a watertight stamp . Repeat for a sum of eight candles and one larger shamash ( the candle used to light the others ) .
Step 2: Mold and Dye the Concrete
Now it ’s time to really make your menorah . Blend ashen outdoor cementum following the manufacturer ’s instructions . Divide the cementum into small bowls , one for each color of grout paint ( we used bloodless and two unlike shades of amobarbital sodium ) . excite in the grout pigment to color the cement , then smooch little amounts of each colorful mixture into the molds , go away 1/8 - column inch outer space at the top . Slowly whirl the mixture together using a skewer . Do not blend thoroughly ; you want streaks of colour to create the marbled effect .
Place a foam adhesive roofy into one death of each cop yoke to act as a stopper . deluge the sexual union froth side down about midway into the filled mold . rent dry 24 time of day before removing the molding .
Step 3: Display Your DIY Menorah
Remove the packaging tape and film to reveal the marble bases . Set up the menorah with the shamash in the center and four floor on each side .
Lighting a menorah is simple : Add a wax light each night , starting with the shamash and the farthest ripe candle . Each standard candle is light up from the shamash . On the first dark of Hanukkah light the farthest right candle , and on the 2d night of Hanukkah , set a young candela next to it and ignite that candle first before lighting the first night ’s wax light .
Credit:Adam Albright
Credit:Adam Albright
