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From the lens Environmentally Friendly Halloween Lights.

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  • VickiSims Sep 23, 2011 @ 3:02 pm | delete
    Great ideas for a green Halloween!
  • sousababy Sep 7, 2011 @ 8:02 am | delete
    Not only eco-friendly, but also much safer to use these inside pumpkins. I have heard about too many folks suffering minor burns (and even animals) by coming into contact with candles around Halloween. Great lens!
  • MaxReily Sep 6, 2011 @ 3:04 pm | delete
    Very well done lens with lots of cool selections. The LED lights are great for decorating in any season--I remember how hot our old Christmas tree bulbs used to get when I was a kid.
  • LensbyLisa Sep 19, 2010 @ 12:30 pm | delete
    Nice lens! Squidliked :)!
  • Greekgeek Sep 15, 2010 @ 10:55 pm | delete
    I'm pagan. I haveta!
    I make my own candles.
    Of course that's not entirely green; stove takes electricity. But candles last a few years!
  • aj2008 Sep 23, 2010 @ 3:03 am | delete
    Looking forward to perhaps seeing a lens on how to make candles ;)
  • Greekgeek Oct 11, 2010 @ 12:48 pm | delete
    You know what? I've been pondering that lens, or that article, which you encouraged me to write.

    It's harder than I thought. I haven't made candles in several years; I'm still using old ones.

    When I ponder the hours on the stove, the wax, the paraffin, sterin, plastic or metal molds, dyes and wicks I've bought from the store with no idea how they're manufactured (it's probably not green), the packaging -- I come to the sober realization that my way of making candles is not eco-friendly at all.

    I must learn to make soy or beeswax candles. I have made candles from beeswax, but again, I don't know how it's manufactured, and I have to mix it with sterin or they just melt in a blob when I burn them.

    One thing I can say is that instead of using commercially-bought molds, one can make them with wrapping paper tubes or any rigid, tube-shaped container, if there's a way to peel it off afterwards, and if you seal the bottom carefully. I've done a number of Pringles can pillar candles.

    But it's TOUGH. The more one thinks about eco-friendly processes, the more one realizes just how many things one does aren't as green as they could be.

    Thank you for the lesson, and I'm sorry I didn't have the answer I thought I did.

    I guess I can just say: thank goodness for eco-friendly LED lights! They really are a great invention.
  • clouda9 Dec 6, 2009 @ 9:01 pm | delete
    Excellent information and a recipe to boot - you ROCK! Congrats on your Giant Squid Award Nomination!
  • WindyWinters Dec 5, 2009 @ 12:20 am | delete
    Congratulations on your Purple Star and Giant Squid Awards Nomination! :)
  • belinhafernandes Dec 4, 2009 @ 6:11 pm | delete
    Awesome Lens!I'll never make a lens like this!It's to complicated for me!
  • prosperity66 Nov 29, 2009 @ 6:09 am | delete
    Happy to see your lens entered the Giant Squid Awards!
    Wish you the best of luck!
    Dom.
  • hlkljgk Nov 6, 2009 @ 3:15 pm | delete
    great ideas
    home depot is doing a light trade in and recycling program, too: http://tr.im/DRA7
  • AndyPo Oct 23, 2009 @ 10:17 am | delete
    Very good idea.
  • SoyCandleLover-Maker Oct 21, 2009 @ 10:51 pm | delete
    Oh, and also lensrolling to:
    http://www.squidoo.com/Handcrafted-Soy-Candles and http://www.squidoo.com/green-and-frugal-household-substitutions-and-tips
  • SoyCandleLover-Maker Oct 21, 2009 @ 10:46 pm | delete
    Great ideas! I always have my candles. :D 5 stars and fav. Thanks
  • Beautiful_GreenBeans Oct 20, 2009 @ 1:48 pm | delete
    You bet! LED lights make a big difference, and what better excuse to turn the lights off and use candles: Spooooky AND Green! I didn't know you could recycle LED lights-thanks for teaching me something new! Great lens!
  • brookehudson Oct 16, 2009 @ 12:52 pm | delete
    Looks good for our upcoming Halloween party. Thanks for some resources
  • WebSpinstress Oct 13, 2009 @ 2:06 pm | delete
    I love my black LED candles this year for Halloween. They're not only "green", but also very kid-friendly. I wish there were more options available for solar outdoor Halloween decorations...hopefully something to look forward to in the future. Great Halloween topic and list of resources. :-)
  • CrazyPirate Oct 11, 2009 @ 4:53 am | delete
    Green halloween eh matey. I don't know what else to say but that's really cool. I need to get some of that low energy lights for the house for the rest of the year.
  • feliciasfavs Oct 11, 2009 @ 2:28 am | delete
    Cool and by that I mean HOT! Thanks for the Pumpkin soup recipe. This is such a wonderful Halloween aka Green lens.
  • mermaidlife Oct 9, 2009 @ 2:31 pm | delete
    I hope more people think about putting up environmentally friendly lights, not only for halloween but for the the holiday season. We can only hope but you are doing a great service with the information on this lens. thanks!
  • HenryE Oct 8, 2009 @ 7:13 pm | delete
    You've got great thoughts here! We can find all sorts of ways to make positive changes....even at holidays. Good lesson for kids, too!
  • imolaK Oct 6, 2009 @ 3:45 pm | delete
    Thanks for the great ideas! We usually put candles in pumpkins but this year we 'll try the LEDs.
  • JenOfChicago Oct 6, 2009 @ 2:56 pm | delete
    Thank you for the link about recycling old light strings - I had not heard of that before, and now I will definitely be doing that instead of throwing them out.
  • prosperity66 Oct 6, 2009 @ 12:59 pm | delete
    Candles, candles and candles! That's my way of being green since we just learned that our Nuclear centrals will continue for 15 years!
    Congrats on this "green Halloween" lens!
    Dom.
  • mbgphoto Oct 6, 2009 @ 12:59 pm | delete
    Congratulations on your purple star!! A well deserved honor!!
  • NaturalVamp Oct 5, 2009 @ 4:50 pm | delete
    It's nice to see that Halloween has become environmentally friendly. We vampires don't really care for too much lighting but if it's green, I guess we'll have to put some up this Halloween! ;-P
  • debnet Oct 1, 2009 @ 11:33 am | delete
    Great ideas Aj. There's more and more available over here every year :)
  • poutine Oct 1, 2009 @ 10:00 am | delete
    Lots of great ideas in this lens.

    Poutine
  • GeothermalVids Sep 29, 2009 @ 5:20 pm | delete
    Very cool lens! Thanks for sharing all these green halloween ideas!
    Bill
  • halloweendecorations56 Sep 27, 2009 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    I always use the good smelling candles when I use candles.. it cuts down on electric use but those cool burning lights are not too bad...Happy Hoolloween
  • indiebird Sep 27, 2009 @ 10:17 am | delete
    Nice idea for a lens AJ. My kids love Halloween!! I always like to make biccies, cut out with round cutters and then let the kids go mad with icing to make into spiders webs or monster faces, etc....
  • oneskms Sep 25, 2009 @ 12:22 am | delete
    Another great and worthwhile lens AJ
  • Anna_D Sep 24, 2009 @ 12:14 pm | delete
    Well Cool :-)

    A
  • GrowWear Sep 23, 2009 @ 10:55 am | delete
    Excellent Halloween lens, AJ!
  • debnet Sep 23, 2009 @ 3:25 am | delete
    I had no idea about the candles! I'll certainly be looking for beeswax or soy in the future. Apparently, it's been a good growing season for the pumpkins here in Hampshire so there should be plenty to choose from this year! Super lens Aj which I an sure will get LOTD at the end of October ;)
  • WeddingZazzle Sep 23, 2009 @ 2:54 am | delete
    What a cool idea for a lens. Lots of great ideas!
  • BevsPaper Sep 22, 2009 @ 5:22 pm | delete
    Awesome Halloween lens with some really helpful information.
  • Kate-Phizackerley Sep 22, 2009 @ 4:29 pm | delete
    Looks fabulous!
    Kate
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Sep 22, 2009 @ 4:19 pm | delete
    Nicely done, AJ & blessed.
    Lensrolled as well to Martha Stewart Halloween Magazines.
    It will be great if we can learn to celebrate Halloween in an environmentally friendly manner!
  • bdkz Sep 22, 2009 @ 3:49 pm | delete
    Congratulations! You've been SquidBoo Blasted. Happy Halloween!

    PS - Thanks for featuring my art : )
  • pkmcr Sep 22, 2009 @ 1:10 pm | delete
    Some excellent ideas aj as always and lensrolled to my Environment Friendly Halloween lens for you

    Take care

    Paul
  • Spook Sep 22, 2009 @ 11:38 am | delete
    As always superb. I'm very impressed with how you have given it such a novelle angle.
  • Susan52 Sep 22, 2009 @ 11:20 am | delete
    Great topic! Nicely done!
  • mysticmama Sep 22, 2009 @ 11:13 am | delete
    Very cool, love the green halloween bit.
  • stargazer00 Sep 22, 2009 @ 10:59 am | delete
    I've seen some of the LED lights at Christmas time and they are very pretty. Never tried pumpkin soup. Looks good!
  • sandyspider Sep 22, 2009 @ 10:09 am | delete
    Great Halloween lens! There is a little bit of everything here, including the lights.
  • Michey Sep 22, 2009 @ 6:58 am | delete
    Hi! this is very nice lens, I like that you build the lens on pumplin colors, and I'll try the pumpkin soup!
    fav. 5*
    Boo
    Michey
  • Joan4 Sep 22, 2009 @ 6:44 am | delete
    A green Halloween ! A great idea! Blessed by a SquidAngel! Happy Halloween!
  • Ramkitten Sep 21, 2009 @ 6:11 pm | delete
    What a great looking lens, filled with useful information and ideas. I love it! And I'll be sure to let the folks here at the observatory where we live how they can recycle all their old holiday lights. I know they have many.
  • lakeerieartists Sep 21, 2009 @ 4:42 pm | delete
    This is a really super lens, with some wonderful ideas for a Green Halloween. I am going to feature it on my new blog, ecochicgreenfashion.com. :) Blessed by an angel.

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