Beautiful Menorahs at a range of prices can be purchased in Judaica shops and on
the web, but sometimes, a handcrafted menorah, constructed and built by you or
your children spread the light of Chanukah ten fold.
If you want to make a Chanukiyah that from scratch, here are several ways to go
about it!
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Builder's Special
Materials:
· 9 nuts ¾" diameter
· 1 ceramic tile - such as a
12" square
· 2 ceramic tiles,
1"x1" each
· Glue gun and glue sticks
Instructions:
· Glue eight nuts in a
straight line on the large tile. These will be the candleholders.
· Glue two 1" tiles
together mount this stack on the larger tile.
· Glue a nut on top of
this tile stack. This will be the shamash, service candleholder.
L'Chaim Version
Materials:
· 9 sturdy shot
glasses
· 1 coffee mug
Instructions:
· Line up eight shot
glasses in a row on a heatproof surface.
· Turn a coffee mug
upside down.
· Place the final shot
glass on top of the mug.
· Fill the shot
glasses that are in the row with oil and floating wicks.
· The shot glass on
the mug will be the shamash, service candle, space.
Simple and Elegant
Materials:
· 8 votive candles,
all the same size, in glass cups
· 28 votive refills
· 8 long candles
· 1 candlestick
Instructions:
· Buy eight votive
candles and place them in a line on a heatproof surface.
· Set one long candle
in the candleholder.
· Viola, a
Bed-Bath-and-Beyond worthy menorah. (Light one candle on the first
night. Add the refills as needed.)
Seaside Special
Materials:
· 9 nice sized shells
that are wide enough to collect Chanukah candle wax
· 1 larger shell to
act as shamash, service candle, base
· Glue gun
· Glue
· Long piece of
driftwood
Instructions:
· Glue eight shells in
a row on the driftwood.
· Glue the larger
shell ridge-side down at one end of the driftwood.
· Mount the last shell
to act as a shamash candleholder.
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