Why are my globe ice lanterns are cloudy?

If your globe ice lanterns are cloudy it is likely that you are using higly softened water to fill the balloons. The salts in the water make the globe ice lantern take longer to freeze and can be white or cloudy.

A cloudy globe ice lantern will glow nicely and be beautiful, but if that is not the look you are after try filling your balloons using the cold water tap in the laundry area as it is sometimes unsoftened. You can also use the outdoor hose tap, ask a nice neighbor who has unsoftened water, or ask if you can fill your ice lantern balloons at work.

If all else fails, try this: Using your water faucet, fill a Wintercraft Globe Ice Lantern Balloon as full as you intend. Empty the water so you have a stretched out balloon that can take more water for the next step. With a funnel, fill the balloon with distilled or purified water until it starts to come out the top of the balloon. Then put the balloon back on your faucet head and fill the balloon the rest of the way using the pressure of the tap. Because pure water freezes first, the small amount of distilled or purified water will freeze first and most of your softened water will be flushed away when you open the globe.