{"id":9922,"date":"2026-05-05T14:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huishorison.org.za\/?p=9922"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:45:08","slug":"vat-vlam-vir-n-goeie-saak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huishorison.org.za\/en\/vat-vlam-vir-n-goeie-saak\/","title":{"rendered":"Vat vlam vir \u2019n goeie saak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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Huis Horison Vlamvatters (Firelighters) ar<\/span>e<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> just any<\/span> fire<\/span>–<\/span>lighters<\/span>,<\/span> they<\/span> are<\/span> an<\/span> initiative<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> purpose<\/span>.<\/span> It<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> popular<\/span> item<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Kermis and<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> gift<\/span>,<\/span> especially<\/span> now<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> available<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> nice<\/span> and<\/span> “chic<\/span>“<\/span> new<\/span> packaging<\/span>.<\/span> Some\u00a0Stellenbosch<\/span> residents<\/span> and<\/span> friends<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> centre<\/span> no<\/span> longer<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> light<\/span> their<\/span> fireplace<\/span> or<\/span> braai<\/span> fire<\/span> with<\/span> anything<\/span> other<\/span> than<\/span> these<\/span> firelighters<\/span>.<\/span> When<\/span> the<\/span> center<\/span> hands<\/span> out<\/span> gifts,<\/span> the<\/span> recipients<\/span> often<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> know<\/span> in<\/span> advance<\/span> if<\/span> they will be the lucky recipient of some firelighters.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> question<\/span> is<\/span>,<\/span> what<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> flamethrower<\/span> and<\/span> how<\/span> did<\/span> it<\/span> all<\/span> start<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n

Antonie<\/span> Vosloo<\/span>,<\/span> a<\/span> resident<\/span> of<\/span> Horizon<\/span> House<\/span>,<\/span> suffered<\/span> brain<\/span> injuries<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> serious<\/span> car<\/span> accident<\/span> in<\/span> 1974<\/span>.<\/span> His<\/span> parents<\/span> had<\/span> to<\/span> get<\/span> very<\/span> creative<\/span> to<\/span> stimulate<\/span> their<\/span> son<\/span> during<\/span> and<\/span> after<\/span> his<\/span> recovery<\/span> time<\/span> and<\/span> keep<\/span> him<\/span> meaningfully<\/span> occupied<\/span>.<\/span> A<\/span> friend<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> family<\/span> suggested<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> fold<\/span> newspaper<\/span>,<\/span> which<\/span> would<\/span> also<\/span> improve<\/span> his<\/span> muscle<\/span> control<\/span>.<\/span> Antonie<\/span> and<\/span> his<\/span> father<\/span> got<\/span> to work<\/span> and<\/span> soon<\/span> had<\/span> mountains<\/span> of<\/span> folded<\/span> newspaper<\/span>.<\/span> And<\/span> so<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> firelighters saw<\/span> the<\/span> light<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Antonie<\/span>‘<\/span>s<\/span> mother<\/span>,<\/span> Christa<\/span>,<\/span> melted<\/span> candle<\/span> wax<\/span> and<\/span> dipped<\/span> the<\/span> folded<\/span> newspaper<\/span> in<\/span> it<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0 Voila!<\/p>\n

The<\/span> firelighters \u00a0were<\/span> then<\/span> packaged<\/span> in<\/span> pouches<\/span> that<\/span> were<\/span> also<\/span> made<\/span> of<\/span> newspaper<\/span>.<\/span> The<\/span> family<\/span>‘<\/span>s<\/span> circle<\/span> of<\/span> friends all<\/span> helped<\/span> stitch<\/span> bags<\/span>.<\/span> In<\/span> 2012<\/span>,<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> Vosloo<\/span> family<\/span> made<\/span> flame<\/span> catchers<\/span> for<\/span> several<\/span> years<\/span> and<\/span> sold<\/span> them<\/span> for<\/span> Huis Horison,<\/span> the<\/span> centre<\/span> took<\/span> over the<\/span> project<\/span>,<\/span> and<\/span> it<\/span> became<\/span> a<\/span> permanent product<\/span> from<\/span> our<\/span> workrooms<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Making<\/span> the<\/span> firelighters is<\/span> indeed<\/span> a<\/span> team<\/span> effort<\/span>.<\/span> Our<\/span> Club<\/span> Phoenix<\/span> group<\/span> takes<\/span> the<\/span> lead<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> folding<\/span>,<\/span> especially<\/span> Ansie<\/span>,<\/span> who<\/span> loves<\/span> the<\/span> creative<\/span> work<\/span>.<\/span> Staff<\/span> then<\/span> take<\/span> the<\/span> reins<\/span> of<\/span> doing<\/span> the<\/span> baptism<\/span> work<\/span> when<\/span> old<\/span> candles<\/span> and<\/span> candle<\/span> wax<\/span> are<\/span> carefully<\/span> melted<\/span> and<\/span> flame<\/span> vessels<\/span> are<\/span> dipped<\/span> into<\/span> them<\/span>.<\/span> After<\/span> that<\/span>,<\/span> they<\/span>\u00a0are<\/span> packaged<\/span> and<\/span> labels<\/span> put<\/span> on before<\/span> appearing<\/span> on<\/span> Village<\/span> Thyme<\/span>‘<\/span>s<\/span> shelves<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

And<\/span> so<\/span> an<\/span> activity<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> product<\/span> that<\/span> emerged<\/span> to<\/span> keep<\/span> one<\/span> person<\/span> busy<\/span> and<\/span> serve<\/span> as<\/span> therapy became<\/span> a<\/span> team<\/span> activity<\/span> and<\/span> gave<\/span> new<\/span> meaning<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> whole<\/span> group<\/span> of people<\/span>‘<\/span>s<\/span> daily<\/span> routine<\/span>.<\/span> Even<\/span> better<\/span>,<\/span> recyclable<\/span> materials<\/span> are<\/span> used<\/span> sensibly<\/span> to<\/span> create<\/span> something<\/span> new<\/span> and<\/span> useful<\/span> \u2013<\/span> which<\/span> again<\/span> speaks<\/span> to<\/span> Horizon<\/span> House<\/span>‘<\/span>s<\/span> environmentally<\/span> friendly<\/span> approach<\/span> \u2013<\/span> and<\/span> it<\/span>‘s<\/span> also<\/span> a<\/span> source<\/span> of<\/span> income<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> centre<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

We<\/span> are<\/span> grateful<\/span> for<\/span> any<\/span> donations<\/span> of<\/span> candle<\/span> wax<\/span> and<\/span> old<\/span> candles<\/span> from<\/span> individuals<\/span> and<\/span> restaurants<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Buy them at Village Thyme<\/a> or on our Website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Huis Horison Vlamvatters (Firelighters) are more than just any fire-lighters, they are an initiative with a purpose. It is a popular item at the Kermis and as a gift, especially...","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4351,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huishorison.org.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huishorison.org.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huishorison.org.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huishorison.org.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huishorison.org.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9922"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.huishorison.org.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9923,"href":"https:\/\/www.huishorison.org.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9922\/revisions\/9923"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huishorison.org.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huishorison.org.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huishorison.org.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huishorison.org.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}