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• 1 The Minimalist Menorah from ReadyMade: with detailed instructions and only using a single power tool (a drill), you should be able to create this sleek, plexiglass menorah for very little coin and about half a day of work.
• 2 Pipe Fitting Menorah from Man Made DIY: We love our plumbing pipe creations around here and we can't ignore Hanukkah when it comes to industrial chic.
• 3 Handmade Hanukkah from Curbly: Two DIYs in one, their resident crafters got busy with tissue paper and gold leaf for their menorahs.
• 4 A Simply Sweet Menorah from Creative Jewish Mom: This cute menorah is made of alphabet building blocks, bolts and candles. That's it!
• 5 Votive Menorah from Boobooska: This menorah is simply votive tealight holders and nicely wrapped boxes to look like Hanukkah gifts. You can likely make this with things you already have around the house!
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Before I got a beautiful menorah as a wedding gift, I made this menorah each year:
IKEA tea lights in a circle on a cast iron tortilla/crepe pan. The shamash, which is supposed to be higher than the rest of the candles, rested on the handle.
That sounds really pretty. Not to mention SAFE with the cast iron base!
One clever menorah I've seen (and tried) uses 8 shot glasses. Each is filled with a little water and food coloring. Then olive oil is floated on top with a wick. I like to use a progression of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, and clear.