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2 Beeswax Candle Making Recipes
Beginner Candle Making Instructions
Candles from the store can be expensive. The following make the prices of candles go up: color, decor, style, and fragrance. Let us save some money and do it ourselves! Maybe you always wanted to create your very own candles but just didn’t know how to start.
How about starting by trying out the recipes below for candle making? It will surprise you 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. There are only 3 items needed to make this balloon candle!
The steps are easy and straightforward:
* Take the balloon and fill it up with water (yup, that’s correct - water).
* Secure the top part of the balloon.
* Melt wax in double-boiler, electric skillet or sauce pan (use an old skillet or sauce pan).
* Allow the wax to fully melt by keeping the temperature between 165 to 185.
* Allow the wax to cool until it is almost firm.
* Dunk water balloon into wax, pulling out quickly, letting layer of wax cool and set.
* Repeat dipping and cooling process until you have approximately 1 cm thick of wax surrounding the balloon.
* Pop balloon and remove from center of candle.
* Pour warm wax slowly inside your balloon shell candle, rolling shell constantly until the interior is full.
* Place the wick in the center and pour in the final warm wax so it will surround the wick .
* Do not release the wick until you have allowed the wax to cool so that the wick is supported.
Beeswax Candle Making Recipes
Now, you thought that was easy?
Check out this candle making recipe for a beeswax candle! 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 of your hands will soften the wax enough to assist in seaming the wax candle.
* Make sure the candle wax is straight and tight as you follow through and roll it slowly.
* The heat of your fingertips will help you bond the edge of your wax candle when you reach the end of you sheet.
* Snip the cotton wick flush at the base, while cutting the wick on top part of the candle to about 1/4 inch.
You will soon master the art of making beautiful candles with a little practice and these short and sweet candle making recipes!
You will have fun making beeswax candles with the children.
