Candle Making Recipes - 2 Recipes For You Beginners
Candle Making Recipes for Balloon and Beeswax Candles
So, you want to make your own candles. But how do you start and what is the simplest way to begin? The correct answer is…the 2 candle recipes appearing below.
We know how daunting the prospect of creating candles on your own for the first time might be, but with the candle making tips we have provided it will be sheer fun.
No stress, little mess. And did I happen to mention having “fun”? You bet, I did!
Candle Making Recipes - Balloon Candle
Grab a balloon, some wax, paraffin or regular, and a wick. That’s it - you’re ready to go.
Melt your wax in a double boiler, old electric skillet or an old saucepan at a temperature between 165 and 185 degrees. Dip a water-filled balloon into the wax. Pull it out quickly, allowing the wax to cool and set. Repeat until a 1cm thick wax coating forms around your balloon. Burst the balloon and remove it from the candle’s center.
Start pouring the warm wax, rotating around the shell continuously until the interior surface is almost entirely covered. Insert the wick and pour in the remaining wax. Hold the wick until it is supported by wax that has colled and firmed. Your wax creation is complete!
There is even a simpler candle making recipe…
Candle Making Recipes - Beeswax Candle
Grab your scissors and a sheet of beeswax and some cotton wick. Fold and cut beeswax in half. Choose one of the beeswax sheets and position the wick on the long side with 1 inch of the wick extending past both ends of the beeswax.
Use your fingertips to gently roll the beeswax around the wick. Make sure the wick is secure. The heat from your hands should create a seamless candle. Tightly roll the beeswax making sure it is straight to the very end.
Upon reaching the end, use the heat of your fingertips to seal the border of the beeswax candle. Trim the wick at both ends. The one that is to be your base, cut flush against the wax. The other end, which will be the top of your candle, snip the wick to 1/4 inch above the wax.
See? I did not steer you astray! Quick, simple and painless. And don’t forget fun and very self satisfying! All that is left to do now is to show off the beautiful creations from your candle making recipes!
And you may want to check out gel candle making next…what do you reckon?
