You can enjoy candle making and you will not have to break the bank to purchase the supplies. Not only will you have a beautiful paraffin wax or beeswax candles, you can also have many more of them for the same price as that one retail store candle.
Step one for candle making is assembling the required ingredients that you will need. You must decide at this point whether you will be using paraffin wax, soy wax or beeswax. The paraffin is the most commonly used wax for candles.
Soy wax has the added advantage of being naturally made from soy beans and it is easily cleaned up with soap and water. Beeswax does not require melting. Simply wrap the wax sheets around the wick and press with your fingers to seal it.
So let's say you are going to use paraffin wax. You will also need: wicks, molds, scented oil for fragrance, something in which you can melt the wax, dyes and putty. Once you have assembled the necessary ingredients it is time to begin by melting the wax.
Please be careful and try not to burn the wax or yourself. Once the wax is melted you will want to work quickly before the wax has time to cool. It is at this point that you add the scented oils and dyes; crayons actually work great for color.
Now comes time for your wick. Insert the wick into the mold and through the opposite end. Secure the wick in place with the putty and wrap the remaining wick outside of the mold around a pencil to hold the wick in place. Now carefully pour the wax into the mold.
Once you have the wax in place, it will need to harden. Do not mess with the candle until it is fully solidified. Do not try to speed the process along, as it will take several hours and perhaps even overnight. Once it is hard you can light and enjoy.
Candle making is a great way to spend an afternoon indoors with your family. Everyone can make their candle and enjoy spending quality time together.
Just take proper precautions if you are making candles with young children so that they are not burned. You can spend that extra money that you saved by making your own homemade candle and buy a decorative candle holder to display your masterpiece.
Candle Making At Home
Nearly everybody has a candle or two in their homes, and those that enjoy candles, actually often have a dozen or so.
Why would you want to make your own? Well, if you really like candles you can make them at a fraction of the price of those that you buy. You are free to choose your colors and shapes, and you can perfume them or not, and, with your choice of perfume.
Candle making is one hobby though that you don't want to 'just experiment' with. Obviously you are working with very hot wax, and if not handled correctly, the candle wax can 'explode' and catch fire. It is what is called a 'flashpoint'. It could be disastrous so don't cut any corners when dealing with wax. It really does pay to read all the safety tips and know all about the wax that you are using.
It really is a very economical hobby, so don't go looking for cost cutting by using old wax. that has been lying around the house. You never know what is in it. Use good clean wax that you have bought and handled correctly, then the chance of any problem is much, much less.
So, to help you here are some safety tips: 1. Never leave unattended wax on a stove top. 2. Know your 'flashpoint' of any wax that you use. 3. Always use a thermometer in your wax 4. Always use a double boiler for melting your wax as this slowly melts the wax at a safe speed. Never put the wax in a pot and straight on the heat. 5. Never have wax near an open flame, wax is flammable. 6. Always have cotton gloves handy to handle molds. 7. Keep a chemical fire extinguisher handy in case of fire. 8. Keep a pile of newspapers handy in case of spillage on the floor or bench top. 9. Wear loose clothing in case of spillage and if you get wax on your skin run it under cold water immediately. 10. Never pour molten wax down the sink - it will block it.
Candle making is such fun and you can use all sorts of containers to make candles. For pillar candles you can use milk cartons, or other waxed containers like juice cartons. If you have any old glass containers, either drink glasses or vases, that you no longer use, you can also use these, but make sure that you warm them before pouring in the hot wax.
Like any hobby, candle making takes a little to learn before you start, but there are some very easy techniques to learn in the early stages to make stunning candles.
Start with easy projects and progress through to the more difficult ones later.
if you are going to make candles to sell, do make sure that you use quality products because cheaper products will lead to inferior finished products.
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