diwali decoration time
New Delhi: As the festival of Diwali approaches, preparations for cleaning and decorating homes begin. On this special occasion, people use colorful lights, candles and designer lamps to illuminate their homes. But these attractive lamps available in the market are often expensive. Apart from this, oil lamps also cause the problem of oil spilling and dirtying the floor.
Low budget decorating option
If you want to decorate your home this Diwali at a low cost, then a water decorative lamp can be a great option. It can be easily made with some ingredients present in the house. However, it requires oil or wax fuel to light the lamp, which uses a wick floating on water.
Materials required to make water lamp
To make this beautiful decorative lamp, you need a heat tolerant glass vessel, clean water, natural leaves, old nail paint, cotton or Kalave wick, old candle and a heat tolerant wick float. Spoons and other items can also be used for decoration. Be careful not to use pieces of plastic or toothpaste tube to float the wick, as the heat may melt these.
Simple method of making water lamp
1. Decorate the Glass Tumbler
Take a clean glass and make small dots or attractive designs on the outside of it with old nail paint. let it dry. Then fill the glass with some clean water and add natural leaves for decoration. Make sure the leaves stay away from the wick and flame.
2. Prepare the wick
Make a thin wick from cotton or cotton and set it in a heat-tolerant float. The float should be such that it remains stable on the surface of the water and prevents the wick from sinking.
3. Coat the wick with wax
Use an old candle and melt the wax in a double boiler. Dip the prepared wick in melted wax, take it out and let it cool. This will form a layer of wax on the wick.
4. Set the lamp on water
Now fill the decorated glass with water and place the prepared float on its surface. Set the wick correctly and make sure the float is stable and that any decorations in the glass do not come in contact with the flame.
Use of lamps in Diwali decoration
You can keep this decorative lamp near Rangoli, in the balcony or in any decorative corner of the house. Different sized glass glasses and colorful decorations can give a beautiful look to the house.
However, never leave a burning lamp unattended. Keep it away from curtains, paper, flowers and other flammable items. It is important to extinguish the lamp before sleeping. If you want to keep the house lit throughout the night, using battery-powered LED candles is a safer option.
This Diwali, with a little creativity and care, you can make home decoration attractive and also reduce the expenditure on expensive decorative lamps.