World of WarCrafts: Super potions
Posted Apr 10th 2008 9:00AM by Shelbi Roach
Filed under: How-tos, World of WarCrafts
Every Thursday, Shelbi Roach of The Bronze Kettle guides you in creating WoW-inspired crafts using real world mats with World of WarCrafts.
If you ever find yourself low on Health or out of Mana, or you're in need of an innovative gift idea for a hardcore WoW fan, then try your hand at crafting these nifty potions. Minimal alchemy skills required. One of these pots is guaranteed to add +10 geek appeal to any players
WoWspace.
Here is what you will need:
- Candle Gel Wax
- Candle Dye (Gel Safe)
- Glass Potion Bottle (any shape)
- Funnel
- Corks (unless your bottle comes with one)
Extra Supplies:
- Ribbon (go for the gold)
- Scissors
- Super Glue
Click on the images below to view a gallery of step-by-step instructions.
DISCLAIMER: If you are under 18, please make sure that you are supervised by your parents or an adult. Do not attempt to consume.
Tags: gel, health, mana, potion-bottle, potions, pots, ribbon, super-healing-potion, super-mana-potion
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4-10-2008 @ 9:28AM
Ladli said...
This was a pretty creative idea. I really like the look and the effect - especially the litecubes. Nice touch.
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4-10-2008 @ 9:37AM
Dakira said...
Impressive!
Have to give this one a try!
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4-10-2008 @ 9:52AM
Brawndo said...
Those look awesome, though I was kind of annoyed that they glossed over how they got them lit up like that. Are the litecubes embedded in the gel as it cools? Or did they just drop them in the bottle I guess? Adding to my annoyance is the fact that the Litecubes website isn't very forthcoming on how or where to procure them. Still, determined to get my hands on these, I will contact them.
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4-10-2008 @ 10:17AM
blackwolf675 said...
I think these look great!
Sad thing is: the Litecubes appear battery operated - so after about 12hrs it's dead.
I started looking and found some glow-in-the-dark powder that you can mix into the gel candle. The powder would let you keep 'recharging' the potion so the item would glow on demand without batteries.
Unfortunately, the 'red' powder has a short glow time, but the blue can apparently last up to 8hrs.
Think I'll have to try these for Christmas presents!
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4-10-2008 @ 10:39AM
Jon said...
Lightcubes are used but they are merely hidden behind the potions to provide the lighting effect you see in the picture. Please refrain from trying to shove a 1-inch plastic cube into a tiny half-inch glass hole. =)
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4-10-2008 @ 10:55AM
Joshua Ochs said...
I don't normally go for the WarCrafts (I tend to make a mess of things like this), but this one has definitely got me interested. Those look *awesome*, and sound even within my limited reach. Definitely something to try on a rainy weekend. :)
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4-10-2008 @ 11:25AM
censorman said...
love this stuff, keep it coming!
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4-10-2008 @ 11:55AM
Rhoelyn said...
To add an extra dose of practicality to these, I'd add a wick and make it a proper candle. I love to burn a candle by my compute while I'm playing, and a 'potion du jour' candle would be awesome. :) If scents are your thing, you can also buy candle scenting oils to add to the mix with the coloring. What would a mana potion smell like, any way?
Yours,
~Rhoe
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4-10-2008 @ 12:09PM
Jon said...
Blueberries of course. ;)
4-10-2008 @ 5:11PM
Eternalpayn said...
That would be cool with the smoke coming out of the top.
4-10-2008 @ 12:37PM
Nefret said...
Okay, now I have to break down and go to the craft store. These look awesome ;D I like Rhoelyn's idea of scenting them and making them actual candles too.
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4-10-2008 @ 9:06PM
Shelbi said...
You can purchase Lightcubes here: http://www.littlebrightlights.com/site/1435548/page/709577
"Non-replaceable batteries last about 36 to 48 hours on steady light mode, or more than a week on flashing light mode," so quite a bit more than 12 hours.
Initially, I thought about putting scents and a wick in the candles, but you would have to use a really long match in order to light them because the neck is so slender.. and there is also the concern with the glass breaking due to heat in such an enclosed space.
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4-11-2008 @ 6:36AM
Kump said...
Hi,
First, thank you Shelbi for your weekly craft review.
I'd like trying this but since ice cubes don't last more than few hours or days, I'd like to know if these potions are as pretty without light? Pictures maybe?
Regards,
Kump.
4-12-2008 @ 12:11PM
Andrew said...
Quick question...I'm helping an art camp teacher put this together, and I want to know if you could color the wax after it was in the vials as opposed to before. Can this be done? The kids (VERY CLOSELY SUPERVISED) would like that more than "Pick one of 5 colors. Blah."
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4-12-2008 @ 10:49PM
Shelbi said...
I have added a picture to the photo gallery which shows the potions in regular light. They are still quite pretty. :)
You can buy pre-colored, ready to squeeze, gel in a tube. It's ready to use immediately, no heating, which might be better for the kiddos. You can search the web for the tubes. I found some online, but only in 2 colors (yellow and orange). You might also want to check with your local craft store.
http://cj.shop.com/Yellow_Candle_Gel_per_Each-17895395-25075936-p!.shtml?sourceid=23
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4-30-2008 @ 2:11PM
Andrew said...
Thank you!
We'll take this into consideration. Thankfully most of the kids are older, so we might be able to safely do the original project. We need to do some testing yet, but this looks good. Thank you for this column.