Candle Making Recipes - Simple Candles For Starters

Store bought candles can be expensive. The following make the prices of candles go up: color, decor, style, and fragrance. There is no need to spend great amounts of money because we can do it ourselves! Maybe you wanted to make your own candles but you were not aware of how to go about it.

How about starting by trying out the recipes below for candle making? It will surprise you on how little it will cost.

Balloon Candle Making Recipes

Creating one of the simplest candles there is available is easy by following this recipe. 3 items are all that is needed to make this balloon candle!

The steps are straightforward and uncomplicated:

* Fill up the balloon with water (that’s right - water).

* Close of the top of the balloon.

* You can use a double-boiler, electric skillet or sauce pan to melt the wax in (make sure to use an old skillet or sauce pan).

* Keep temp somewhere near 165 to 185 until wax is fully melted.

* Let cool until almost firm.

* Put the water balloon in the wax, quickly pull it out, then allow the wax layer to set.

* Repeat dipping and cooling process until you have approximately 1 cm thick of wax surrounding the balloon.

* Pop the balloon and take it out from the center of the candle.

* Slowly pour warm wax inside your balloon shell, rolling the shell constantly until the inside is full.

* Position the wick in the center before pouring the final warm wax to allow the wax to surround the wick.

* Wait for the wax to cool to support wick before you release it.

Beeswax Candle Making Recipes

Wasn’t that easy?

Try out this recipe for making beeswax candles! All you will need are a pair of sheers, a sheet of beeswax, and a piece of cotton wick. Instructions? It’ll be easy!

* Gently spool the edge of beeswax around the cotton wick sealing it into place. The heat your hands generates will help in softening the wax to assist in seaming the wax candle.

* Follow through by rolling candle wax slowly, all the while being sure it is straight and tight.

* Upon reaching the end of your wax sheet, the heat of your fingertips will be able to meld the edge to your wax candle.

* Cut the cotton wick flush at the base while cutting the top part of the wick to about 1/4 inch.

With a little practice, you will soon master the art of making beautiful candles with these short and sweet candle making recipes!

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