31 Days of MOO No. 4 MOO Mason Jar Oil Lamps
Simple to make, using items most households already have, these handy little lamps shine bright. They give off an amazing amount of light and are great to use at home or even camping too. They pack easily and are inexpensive to make and to use.
Use them for home décor, or add them to your emergency box.
Just remember, like all candles, tea lights and oil lamps, keep them out of reach of children and pets, and away from any flammable curtains, drapes, blinds etc. that a breeze could blow over the flame, just to be safe.
You will need:
1 small preserving jar and lid (about 300ml size is good)
1 nail and hammer or a drill and drill bit
1 strip of 100% cotton 10cm x 2cm
150ml olive oil
150ml water
Step 1. Take the jar lid and using the nail and hammer (or the drill or anything else that will puncture the lid) puncture a small hole in the centre to feed the wick through.
Step 2. Cut your wick. It must be 100% cotton material. Synthetic materials don't burn very well and will smell terrible; they could produce toxic fumes as they burn. Pure cotton will burn down and you'll need to pull it up as it burns off.
Step 3. To make the wick roll the fabric along the long edge into a loose cylinder. Soak the wick in olive oil.
Step 4. Run your wick down to the bottom of the jar through that hole. Have about a centimetre of wick above the lid or you will end up with a pretty big flame.
Step 5. Put the water and then the oil in the jar. The oil will sit on top of the water and the jar should be almost full to the brim.
Step 6. Placing the wick in jar, screw the lid on tight. Light the wick and enjoy the glow of your MOO oil lamp.
Notes:
Olive oil burns clean, without smoke or fumes.
You can add essential oils to your oil lamp if you would like a perfumed oil lamp. The aroma won't be very strong, you'll just get a hint of your favourite scent; be sure to use a pure essential oil.
You can use 300ml of oil, but the water/oil combination seems to burn bright.
Remember those preserving jars with the failed lids? Ideal for these lamps, so don't throw them away, put them to use.
Use them for home décor, or add them to your emergency box.
Just remember, like all candles, tea lights and oil lamps, keep them out of reach of children and pets, and away from any flammable curtains, drapes, blinds etc. that a breeze could blow over the flame, just to be safe.
You will need:
1 small preserving jar and lid (about 300ml size is good)
1 nail and hammer or a drill and drill bit
1 strip of 100% cotton 10cm x 2cm
150ml olive oil
150ml water
Step 1. Take the jar lid and using the nail and hammer (or the drill or anything else that will puncture the lid) puncture a small hole in the centre to feed the wick through.
Step 2. Cut your wick. It must be 100% cotton material. Synthetic materials don't burn very well and will smell terrible; they could produce toxic fumes as they burn. Pure cotton will burn down and you'll need to pull it up as it burns off.
Step 3. To make the wick roll the fabric along the long edge into a loose cylinder. Soak the wick in olive oil.
Step 4. Run your wick down to the bottom of the jar through that hole. Have about a centimetre of wick above the lid or you will end up with a pretty big flame.
Step 5. Put the water and then the oil in the jar. The oil will sit on top of the water and the jar should be almost full to the brim.
Step 6. Placing the wick in jar, screw the lid on tight. Light the wick and enjoy the glow of your MOO oil lamp.
Notes:
Olive oil burns clean, without smoke or fumes.
You can add essential oils to your oil lamp if you would like a perfumed oil lamp. The aroma won't be very strong, you'll just get a hint of your favourite scent; be sure to use a pure essential oil.
You can use 300ml of oil, but the water/oil combination seems to burn bright.
Remember those preserving jars with the failed lids? Ideal for these lamps, so don't throw them away, put them to use.