A beautiful festive candle is also not necessary to buy. It can be done independently.
For the manufacture of candles you will need:
wax or paraffin (economy candles are suitable);
cotton thread or moulin;
saucepan for water bath;
Capacity for melting wax;
Forms for candles (tin, glass or plastic);
Wooden wands for fastening wicks (1 candle shape = 1 wand).
Tip! If you first decided to make a candle with your own hands - ask someone from loved ones to help you. Wax freezes for 15 minutes, so you need to act quickly.
Step 1
In each form for the candle, place the Cotton thread in the center. The top edge of the thread fasten on a wooden wand.
Step 2.
Place the water bath with wax (paraffin). To speed up the melting process - it can be cut into it with small blocks or grate onto the grater. Melt the wax on slow fire, constantly mix. Finished consistency should be uniform, without lumps and pieces of paraffin.
Step 3.
Fill on the bottom of a small melted wax. By this you lock the bottom edge of the wick in the right place. If necessary, adjust its position. Wait about a minute so that the wax thicker and wick fixed, and go to the next step.
Step 4.
Fill out the form by the remaining melted wax.
Step 5.
After a day, after a complete cooling and hardening of the candle, cut the extra edge of the wick.
The finished candle is recommended to use at least 24 hours after its complete curing.
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