From making your own garland for Tihar to decorating your Christmas Tree by yourself, it holds a huge value. Whether its Tihar or Christmas around the corner, candles never fail to soothe our homes with ambiance or warmth. Do something new, create somethi

THINGS YOU WILL NEED:

  1. WAX
  2. CANDLE WICK
  3. CANDLE MOLD/CONTAINER
  4. COLOR(optional)
  5. FRAGRANCE,OIL(optional)
  6. PENCIL
  7. SCISSORS, KNIFE
  8. BOILING POT
  9. SMALL BOWL (STEEL OR GLASS) OR MEASURING GLASS
  10.  WAX PAPERS OR NEWSPAPER

 

1.GEARUP:

Spread newspaper, wax paper, or towels and rags down on the surface you will be working on toprotect your work area before you begin. Also,some warm soapy water at the ready in case of spills.

2. PREPARE THE CANDLE WICK:

Cut the candle wicks a little longer than required. Tie one end of the candle wick to the middle of a pencil or a stick.

3. PREPARE WAX:

Therearebasically2kindsofwax:paraffinwaxandnaturalwax.You can choose any one of them.

Fillyourboilingpotwithwaterlessthanhalfofthepot. Placethepotinlowheat. Youmaycutthechunksofwaxtosmallerpiecesorplacethemastheyareinthebowlsmaller than the pot. After the water is boiling hot, place the bowl inside the pot and maintain your heat low. It only takes few seconds or so to melt. Be careful when you take out the bowl since it will still be hot. Leave the melted wax to cool down for around 4-5 minutes.

4. PREPARE THE CANDLE MOLD:

Adherethe other end of the wicktothebaseofyourmold() with the help of the melted wax. Hold the pencil tied to the wick with other end adhered to the base of the container straight. Pour in the melted wax to the container or the candle mold. Let it stay for 5-8 hours.

5. PLAY WITH COLORS AND FRAGRANCE:

If you want to play creative, you can add colors to your wax when it is still melting, inside the boiling pot. Only a drop/pinch of the color will do. Furthermore, you can add fragrance oil to your candles to set a mood along with ambience. Then pour the wax with color or/and fragrance oil to your desired candle mold.

6. FINISHING TOUCH:

Remove the pencil and cut off the excess length of wick. If you’re using removable molds then you might have to scrape the uneven bits when removing the mold.

7. CLEANUP:

Afteryou’redone,don’tforgettocleanupyourspace. Rollupthepaperyouusedanddumpitoff. Clean your hands with warm soapy water.

8. DECORATE

You may decorate your space with the candles as you like. Make sure you place them in a safe place.