Floating candles in a pool

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Anyone ever try to float square design cubes with candles in them in a pool. I have some fall colored glass cubes and the gal wants to float them in a pool with a candle in them. We tried votice cups in a bucket of water yesterday and it worked but I wonder about the weight of a cube.
 
If the floaters are not weight down, they will float to one end of the pool... see my thread with the pool floating designs.. The arrangments were anchored to stay put.


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They will not have the pump going in the pool wonder if that will make a difference? No flowers just the floating candles is all.
The son just planned this wedding over the weekend and it is this Sat. night.
 
Even without the pump running, they will bunch up on one end due to the breeze (even a light one.)

Would not recommend placing glass floating directly into the pool. One broken candle holder and the entire pool will have to be drained to find the broken pieces. Cost would far exceed any potential profits from the risk.

You can place the candles/cups in groupings on styro sheets covered with flowers and/or foliages and then anchor the sheets via fishing line to painted bricks which match the pool bottom's color.

One word of caution: you MUST place the anchor bricks on flat spots in the pool's bottom. If the pool slopes, the bricks will 'walk' and can drag your float under water.

There is no inexpensive way to do what your customer is requesting. It takes preparation, skill and time to be done right.
 
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CHR said:
Even without the pump running, they will bunch up on one end due to the breeze (even a light one.)

Would not recommend placing glass floating directly into the pool. One broken candle holder and the entire pool will have to be drained to find the broken pieces. Cost would far exceed any potential profits from the risk.

You can place the candles/cups in groupings on styro sheets covered with flowers and/or foliages and then anchor the sheets via fishing line to painted bricks which match the pool bottom's color.

One word of caution: you MUST place the anchor bricks on flat spots in the pool's bottom. If the pool slopes, the bricks will 'walk' and can drag your float under water.

There is no inexpensive way to do what your customer is requesting. It takes preparation, skill and time to be done right.
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Yes, I concur with Cathy.... plus you need someone in a bathing suit who can secure everything.

When I did the pool arrangments my customer secured with fishing line and rocks on either side of the pool and it looked great... It was my first attempt and they are very good customers of mine. They are several things I would do different the next time.
 
It's a trick but it can be done. I agree charge enough for labor/time. Someone really does need to get in the pool. I have used the submersiable lights in the arrangements and that works pretty well. Or the taller pillar battery operated candles work pretty well also.
 
As a pool owner, I poo poo the glass in my pool idea maybe on the sheet of styro would be okay but still scary. when I did floating arrangements for the pool I got the "punching" balloons and filled with sand or might have been salt and used fish line. Keep the bricks out of the pool too. this cost us a liner 2500.00 a beautiful effect that was accidently discovered was large glow stick. they were handles of glowing wands from the dollar store. they are bigger that your normal sticks but they sunk and made the deep end glow it was very cool. I think you could cluster groups(most have an eye at the top for threading string) and weight them with balloons of sand. also balloons with a glow stick in it that is floating on the surface with the knot part weighted down would look neat. good luck sounds like fun!
 
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Most definitely stay AWAY from glass in the pool. Cathy is 100 percent right on. One broken glass will spell tons of trouble.

If they want the APPEARANCE of glass - then use the CLEAR Plastic SYNDICATE SALES Designer Trays in the 8 inch or larger size. The SS trays are deeper than lomey trays.
 
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