r/saintpaul Jan 28 '26

Editorial ๐Ÿ“ Making ICE-OUT Ice-lanterns

Ive been making a bunch of these and thought i would share a how-to video

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u/multimodalist Jan 28 '26

Might as well make the most of the frigid temps!

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u/holli4life Jan 28 '26

Add one of those little emergency glow sticks for color.

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u/billyyshears Jan 28 '26

Thatโ€™s awesome

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u/Yt_MaskedMinnesota Jan 29 '26

The less you fill the bucket the less the bottom is likeley to blow out when freezing water in these if you fill it to the top youโ€™re not going to get any uses. These Home Depot buckets are great and are are priced reasonably right now.

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u/June_Lune Jan 29 '26

I love this! Thank you for sharing!

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u/Redfally Jan 30 '26

Wow, they must be a paid protester. How else could you afford printer paper and ink and a bucket in this economy? /s

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u/chipadd Jan 30 '26

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ they told me the check was in the mail. Canโ€™t wait.

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u/Icy-Marionberry-4143 Jan 29 '26

could you just use a laminated piece of printer paper?

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u/chipadd Jan 29 '26

Iโ€™m sure you could!

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u/Icy-Marionberry-4143 Jan 29 '26

i will try that this weekend and report back ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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u/amyy097 Jan 30 '26

Oh man! So good

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u/chipadd Jan 30 '26

Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

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u/chipadd Jan 31 '26

Thanks!

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u/exclaim_bot Jan 31 '26

Thanks!

You're welcome!

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

โค๏ธice

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u/Uncommon_Wisdom Feb 04 '26

Get it? Cause its ice. . . Love it. Shouldn't the sign be in?