Candle Making Recipes – Simple Candles For Starters

Beginner Candle Making Instructions

Candles from the store can be expensive. Whether it is because of its decor, style, color, or fragrance, all of them make the price tag go up. Let us save some money and do it ourselves! You might have always wanted to create your own candles but did not know how to start.

How about trying out the candle making recipes below? You will be surprised on how little it will cost.

Balloon Candle Making Recipes

This recipe will help you in creating one of the simplest candles there is out there in the market. 3 items are all that is needed to make this balloon candle!

The steps are simple and clear-cut:

* Take the balloon and fill it up with water (you heard right – water).

* Close of the top of the balloon.

* Melt wax in double-boiler, electric skillet or sauce pan (better to use an old sauce pan or skillet).

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

* Allow the wax to cool until it is almost firm.

* Place water balloon into the wax, pull it out quickly, and let the layer of wax cool and set.

* Dip the balloon and cool the wax repeatedly until you have approximately 1 cm thick of wax surrounding the balloon.

* Burst the balloon and remove from center of the candle.

* Slowly pour warm wax inside your balloon candle shell and roll the shell continuously to fill up the interior.

* 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

Thought that was easy?

Take a look at this beeswax candle making recipe! Supplies include: 1 pair of sheers, 1 sheet of beeswax along with 1 cotton wick. Instructions? It’ll be easy!

* Spool the edge of the beeswax around the cotton wick to seal it into place. The heat of your hands will help make the wax softer and assist in closing the wax candle.

* Slowly roll the candle wax and be sure it is straight and tight.

* When you reach the end of your wax sheet, the heat from your fingers will be able to join the edge of your wax candle.

* Snip the cotton wick flush at the base, while cutting the wick on top part of the candle to about 1/4 inch.

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

It will be enjoyable making beeswax candles with the children.