…Oil (optional) –Candle Dye (optional) –Pouring Pitcher -Card Stock (or other type of sturdy paper/cardboard) -Mod Podge -Glitter -Tape Step 1: Melt your pillar wax in a double boiler. Prepare your pillar mold with wick, wick screw, and mold sealer….
…white over-dip. You Will Need: Pillar Wax Red Candle Dye Stearic Acid Fragrance (optional) Taper Mold (optional) 36-Ply Flat Braid Wick Dipping Vat Stock Pot or Large Double Boiler Preparing the Core: -Molded: Heat your wax in a double…
When getting started in candle making, the number of different waxes on the market can be surprising and sometimes confusing. How do you know which wax to use? Selecting a wax typically comes down to two main factors: 1. What…
…time to go looking for stuff? ok here is my list of tools: Wooden Spoon Glass pyrex measuring cup Digital scale Mold (mini-loaf pan from wal-mart) Rubber gloves (wal-mart) Face mask (wa-lmart) Crockpot (has low & high setting) Hand blender…
Here is a great way to make your own cute and inexpensive covers for candles that don’t have lids. You Will Need: –Containers –Container Wax –Wicks –Fragrance and Colorant (optional) -Card Stock -Printer -Document Program (such as Microsoft Word) -Scissors…
…them a bit of a rustic appearance. This is especially true of naturally colored beeswax (un-dyed). Adding fragrance to tapers is not effective in producing candles with scent throw while burning. For this reason, adding fragrance is discouraged. Beeswax tapers…
…earlier, there is a second approach to water baths. The prepared mold (wicked, sealed, and weighted) is placed into the empty vessel (bucket, stock pot, whatever). We then fill our mold with molten wax as usual. Then, we pour water…
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