Candle Making Recipes – 2 Recipes For Learners
Candle Making Recipes for Balloon and Beeswax Candles
So, you want to make your own candles. But how do you get started and what is the easlest approach? The final 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 include having “fun”? Of course I did!
Candle Making Recipes – Balloon Candle
Grab a balloon, some wax, paraffin or regular, and a wick. That’s it – Let’s get started.
Use a double boiler to melt your wax to a temperature of 165 – 185 F 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 the balloon. Deflate the balloon and take it out of the candle’s center.
Add the warm wax, rotating continuously around the shell until the interior is almost completely 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 masterpiece is done!
There is even a simpler candle recipe…
Candle Making Recipes - Beeswax Candle
Grab your scissors and a sheet of beeswax and some cotton wick. Fold and cut beeswax in half. Select one of the sheets and place the wick on the long side with about 1 inch of wick extending past both ends of the beeswax sheet.
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. Continue tightly rolling the beeswax sheet. Make sure it is straight as you go.
Once reaching the end, again with the heat of your fingertips 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 your candle top, snip to about 1/4 inch above the wax.
See? I did not steer you astray! Quick, simple and painless. And what about fun, fun, 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 think?