Happy Friday!
Do you have chat table fires or bonfires? We do!
There’s nothing like sitting around a fire, telling stories, making s’mores, and just plain relaxing.
A friend of ours showed us neat little trick to add some excitement to our fire adventures. He showed us how to change the color of the flames.
Sounds crazy I know, but you can and here’s how.
Get a piece of copper pipe about 18 inches long. You can make it longer if you’d like, depending on the size of your fire table.
Next, you’ll want to drill holes randomly in the pipe.
Now, find an old garden hose in your shed that you’re no longer using and cut it up into 16 inch pieces.
I found a nice long hose at a garage sale for a $1.00, that had quite a bit of use, therefore didn’t feel the guilt of cutting up
a brand new hose.
You’ll be placing the hose pieces in the pipe, so you will want to cut them smaller than the actual size of the pipe.
Stuff 3 pieces in the pipe. Start that fire and get it to a nice roar!
Now you’re ready to place the pipe in the middle of that roaring fire.
Give it about 5-8 minutes to get real hot and start melting the hose inside, then sit back and watch the show.
The flames become pink, purple, green and blue. It’s so pretty to watch.
I’m not sure of the reasons behind why the copper and hose can change the flame colors, but I’m not worried about that!
So there ya have it!
It’s early enough in the day to run out grab yourself a copper pipe, drill the holes, cut up a hose, and be ready for your fire tonight!
Comment below, I’d love to hear from you.
Have a wonderful weekend!!!
Blondray <3
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