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Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: WinslowPorker on July 29, 2010, 02:29:58 pm

Title: Burning coloured fir cones
Post by: WinslowPorker on July 29, 2010, 02:29:58 pm

Hi everybody,

Has anyone ever made coloured fir cones with chemicals for burning?? my mum brought some last year that had copper sulphate on them and they burned blue/green, just wondering how you make them as i have a bout 12 bag fulls of cones here!!

Title: Re: Burning coloured fir cones
Post by: HappyHippy on July 29, 2010, 03:04:22 pm

Hi WP, never done it, but have seen them and they do look lovely.......................will be watching this space  ;)

Title: Re: Burning coloured fir cones
Post by: WinslowPorker on July 29, 2010, 04:13:06 pm

Found a couple of recipes on google, so may have a go and let people know the results................. not that i am any sort of chemist so better check the BBC evening news when i start ;D ;D

Title: Re: Burning coloured fir cones
Post by: Sandy on August 01, 2010, 12:10:17 am

\i shall take a look at google..loads of cones here and they would be great for my grandchildren to pop onto the fire!!!