2 Beeswax Candle Making Recipes
admin | September 4, 2010
Beginner Candle Making Instructions
Store candles can be costly. The following make the prices of candles go up: color, decor, style, and fragrance. There is no need to spend great amounts of money because we can do it ourselves! You might have always wanted to create your own candles but did not know how to start.
So how about trying the candle making recipes below? You will be surprised on how little it will cost.
Balloon Candle Making Recipes
Follow this recipe and it will assist you in creating one of the simplest candles available. To make this balloon candle, you will only need 3 items!
The steps are easy and straightforward:
* Fill balloon with water (you heard right - water).
* Close of the top of the balloon.
* Melt wax in double-boiler, electric skillet or sauce pan (make sure to use an old skillet or sauce pan).
* Keep the temperature between 165 to 185 until the wax is fully melted.
* Let wax cool until it is just about firm.
* Place water balloon into the wax, pull it out quickly, and let the layer of wax cool and set.
* Repeat dipping and cooling process until you have about 1 cm of wax around the balloon.
* Burst the balloon so you can remove it from the center of the candle.
* Slowly pour warm wax inside your balloon shell, rolling the shell constantly until the inside is full.
* Place the wick in the center and pour in the final warm wax so it will surround the wick .
* Let the wax cool so it can support the wick before you release it.
Beeswax Candle Making Recipes
Thought that was easy?
Take a look at this beeswax candle making recipe! Supplies you will need are 1 pair of sheers, 1 sheet of beeswax, and 1 cotton wick. Instructions? Just as easy!
* Carefully roll the edge of the beeswax sheet around the cotton wick to seal it into place. The heat from your hands will assist in seaming the wax candle by softening the wax.
* Slowly roll the candle wax and be sure it is straight and tight.
* Upon reaching the end of your wax sheet, the heat of your fingertips will be able to meld the edge to your wax candle.
* Cut off the bottom part of the cotton wick, while cutting the top part of the wick to about a quarter of an inch in length.
You will soon master the art of making beautiful candles with a little practice and these short and sweet candle making recipes!
You will enjoy making beeswax candles with the kids.
