Things You'll Need:
- Wooden Skewers
- Old Nylon Stockings
- Candle Dyes
- Candle Molds
- Candle Scents
- Candle Sprays
- Candle Wax
- Candle Wicks
- Stoves
- Aprons
- Candy Thermometer
- Double Boilers
- Pot Holders
- Scissors
- Wooden Spoons
- Scissors
- Fire Extinguishers
- Fire Extinguishers
- Pot holders
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Step 1
Choose your wax, mold and wick or check related eHows below to find out how to make your own.
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Step 2
Melt wax in a double boiler until it reaches pouring temperature. (See Related eHows.)
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Step 3
Tilt the mold and pour the wax smoothly down the sides. Fill mold to within a couple of inches from the top.
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Step 4
Gently tap the mold to release air bubbles in the wax.
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Step 5
Poke a skewer or chopstick down along the wick occasionally to release air bubbles forming there.
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Step 6
Watch for the candle to shrink as it cools. Top off the wax to the original level.
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Step 7
Put the cooled candle and mold in the refrigerator for 10 minutes or so.
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Step 8
Turn the mold upside down over a clean towel. The candle should slide out.
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Step 9
Hold it by the wick only and polish the candle with a nylon stocking, or spray it with candle spray or clear shoe polish spray.
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Step 10
Untie the wick and trim it to ½ inch above the top of the candle.
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Step 11
Even out the bottom of the candle by heating it on a warm skillet or hot plate and letting it melt until the base is level.
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Step 1
Lubricate both mold halves and fill almost to the top with melted wax.
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Step 2
Allow the wax to cool.
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Step 3
Fasten a wick tab to one end of the wick and press it into place on one half of the candle.
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Step 4
Pour a little more heated wax onto both halves and press them together.
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Step 5
Remove the mold and trim the wick.









Comments
chambermaid said
on 1/9/2009 Step 11 is really useful ... I've been making candles for years, and never thought to even out the bottom that way. Thanks!
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gemit said
on 2/12/2007 I got a candle for christmas and it smells horrible - what can I do?
Anonymous said
on 7/31/2006 If you are trying to create a wonderful candle, try adding a piece of your favorite fabric into it. Melt wax and when pouring it into the mold, put a circle of fabric into it along the edge so you can just see it through the wax. It will look beautiful.
Anonymous said
on 2/22/2006 To create those expensive country-store cake candles, take any regular pillar or votive candle, bought from the dollar store. Then buy some wax chunks, or tarts in your favorite fragrance. Melt the wax tart/chunks down until liquid. Remove from heat, whip like an egg with a fork until frothy. Once frothy, take the fork and spread the mixture (quickly) all over the votive or pillar like icing a cake. You may dip your completed works in a wax quick-dip for an overall seal.