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82/365 - “Create a new kind of utensil. Functional or not, document it in use.”

I must say I am pretty proud of myself for thinking this one up!  The idea came to me when I was at the dollar store trying to get ideas. Now I have something to hold all of my hair accessories :)

Supplies: (Dollar Store)

• 1 Hair Pick
• 1 glass candle holder (empty)
• 1 pack of tea-lights (for wax.. the cheaper the better) I wanted mine to be the same tint as the glass so I picked blue

How to

• First take the tea-lights out of the tin holders and pulled the wick out of the bottom’s
• To melt the wax, use a small pan and put about a 1/2 cup of water in it (just enough to simmer)
• Put as much of the wax into the glass jar and place it in the pan. Just let it simmer and add the rest of the wax as it melts.
• Once the wax melts enough to where you think it will hold the comb in place remove it from heat carefully. :) 
• Now you want to put the comb into the jar so the wax can hold it in place.  I used cotton balls to balance the comb to the center and it worked great. To set he wax quicker, let it hang out in the fridge for about an hour

<3

-January 13, 2011