More Candle Making Tips- a Guide to Creating Beautiful and Unique Candles
Making your own candles is a great place to start if you are looking into the interior decorating field, or simply just want to make a second income by selling your candles. Most homes have candles for a few reasons. Decoration is big but so is gift giving. Personalized candles make unique and popular gifts for all seasons. Making your candles may seem daunting and difficult at first, but once you have the proper information in place, you too will find that it is not as hard as it seems.
The first thing you will need to do is to gather all of your materials in once place, usually a long table is preferred. These supplies will include the wax, wicks, molds scents and color dyes. Your wax will need to be melted and you will find this easier to do that when you are dealing with smaller pieces, so you can begin my cutting your wax into tiny pieces. At this point you will also want to make sure your molds are cleaned both inside and out.
Melting your wax is the next stop in the process. You will want to use what is called a double boiler. This is basically just a pot inside a pot. Fill the pot about half full with water, then pour in your wax and let it melt. Make sure you accurately track the temperature of your melting wax and make sure it reaches 160 degrees.
Once your wax is melted, you may want to experiment a bit with color and scent. Go ahead and drop just a couple of drops of color in a stir the wax and see what different colors and you can create. You may also want to add a scent to your candle. Use perfume oils, and remember you don’t need a lot to get the desired effect.
Cut your wick to your desired length. Dip it into the melted wax over and over until you have reached the length you are comfortable with.
You will find that making candles successfully does require a decent amount of patience and practice. You may even make a mess while you learn. Don’t worry! This is normal and part of the learning process. The more you experiment the easier this will become and you will be cranking out your own custom unique candles in no time. Candle making will be very rewarding to you, just take the time and learn right.
