Hi girls!
Always running off to the mall to stock up on еще candles? Can't get enough of that candle ambiance for your slumber parties? или maybe you're just looking for a cool, unique gift to give to your buds? Well, I'm here to help you!
Candle Making Supplies:
Sheets of beeswax (approximately 16 x 8 inches)
Wick
Hair dryer
Cookie cutters
How to Make Rolled Candles:
1. If the beeswax Ты are working with is rolled, gently unroll it. If it's stiff, или cracks while unrolling, soften it by warming it with the hair dryer set on low.
2. Lay a piece of wick along one of the short edges of the beeswax sheet and roll it up. And voila! Ты have yourself a nice straight thick candle.
How to Make Tapered или Striped Candles:
1. Lay a piece of wick along a short edge and firmly fold the wax over it. Now squeeze it together. The wax is slightly sticky, so this is easier than it sounds. Begin rolling the candle, making sure that it is tightly rolled and as even as Ты can make it.
2. When Ты have finished rolling all the wax, run the hair dryer over it to mold the edges together just a bit, and soften the bottom so that Ты can give it a nice flat smooth surface.
3. Because Ты cut your beeswax sheet in half, Ты will end up with a pair of matched candles. And if Ты want Ты can lay different colored beeswax sheets, one on вверх of the other, before Ты start rolling. This will give Ты a funky layered, striped candle set.
How to Make Flat Candles:
1. Begin by unrolling a sheet of beeswax. Choose a cool shaped cookie cutter (like fish, stars или flowers) and cut out an even number of shapes from your sheet of wax. 12 to 16 pieces should be good.
2. Divide your pile of shapes in half. One at a time, put one piece on вверх of another and squish them together. Just make sure that they are firmly stuck together.
3. When Ты have squished half of your shapes together, lay your wick on вверх of the shapes and continue to squish the rest of the wax pieces onto your candle, trapping the wick between the two thick layers of wax pieces.
4. Occasionally heat it with the hair dryer, this will help the wax stick together.
5. When you're done, trim the wick and set your candle upright. Don't be shy about making your candles. Mix the Цвета of wax Ты use and try lots of different cookie cutter shapes. These make great gifts for Друзья and even better additions to your own bedroom!
That's all! Now it's up to you! Make your candles with your friends!
Always running off to the mall to stock up on еще candles? Can't get enough of that candle ambiance for your slumber parties? или maybe you're just looking for a cool, unique gift to give to your buds? Well, I'm here to help you!
Candle Making Supplies:
Sheets of beeswax (approximately 16 x 8 inches)
Wick
Hair dryer
Cookie cutters
How to Make Rolled Candles:
1. If the beeswax Ты are working with is rolled, gently unroll it. If it's stiff, или cracks while unrolling, soften it by warming it with the hair dryer set on low.
2. Lay a piece of wick along one of the short edges of the beeswax sheet and roll it up. And voila! Ты have yourself a nice straight thick candle.
How to Make Tapered или Striped Candles:
1. Lay a piece of wick along a short edge and firmly fold the wax over it. Now squeeze it together. The wax is slightly sticky, so this is easier than it sounds. Begin rolling the candle, making sure that it is tightly rolled and as even as Ты can make it.
2. When Ты have finished rolling all the wax, run the hair dryer over it to mold the edges together just a bit, and soften the bottom so that Ты can give it a nice flat smooth surface.
3. Because Ты cut your beeswax sheet in half, Ты will end up with a pair of matched candles. And if Ты want Ты can lay different colored beeswax sheets, one on вверх of the other, before Ты start rolling. This will give Ты a funky layered, striped candle set.
How to Make Flat Candles:
1. Begin by unrolling a sheet of beeswax. Choose a cool shaped cookie cutter (like fish, stars или flowers) and cut out an even number of shapes from your sheet of wax. 12 to 16 pieces should be good.
2. Divide your pile of shapes in half. One at a time, put one piece on вверх of another and squish them together. Just make sure that they are firmly stuck together.
3. When Ты have squished half of your shapes together, lay your wick on вверх of the shapes and continue to squish the rest of the wax pieces onto your candle, trapping the wick between the two thick layers of wax pieces.
4. Occasionally heat it with the hair dryer, this will help the wax stick together.
5. When you're done, trim the wick and set your candle upright. Don't be shy about making your candles. Mix the Цвета of wax Ты use and try lots of different cookie cutter shapes. These make great gifts for Друзья and even better additions to your own bedroom!
That's all! Now it's up to you! Make your candles with your friends!