How to Make Oil Candle Jars
Oil candles are beautiful and functional. They are usually made in glass jars or bottles, but brass or stone containers can also be used. The wicks are suspended in a glass rube or eyelet. Oil candles last for a long time and burn cleanly without the drips and all of the smoke and black soot of traditional candles. Craftspeople can be as creative as they dare with containers and accessories, making this craft a very popular one. They make great gifts because everyone loves candles!
Things You'll Need
- Liquid paraffin oil
- Containers such as glass jars or bottles
- Funnel
- Adapter adjustment ring to fit container
- Thermal glass wick tube or eyelet to fit container
- Oil candlewick
- Fragrance (optional)
- Decorative accessories (optional)
Instructions
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Choose the container, jar or bottle for your candle. Decorate the container if desired. Fill the container with decorative accessories such as flowers, marbles, etc.
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Fill the container with liquid paraffin oil almost to the top.
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Add an adapter ring if necessary, depending on the bottle opening.
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Place the wick inside the wick tube, eyelet or other wick holder, leaving about 1/4 inch above the rim of the holder.
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Place the glass tube into the container making sure the top of the tube is just below the top of the container. Wait five to 10minutes before lighting the candle to give the wick time to absorb the oil.
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Tips & Warnings
Be creative in your choice of containers. You can fill your container with a variety of decorative accessories, including dried herbs and flowers, beads, buttons, marbles and seashells.
A longer wick holder should be used to push through your decorative accessories and allow the wick to extend deep into the container.
Use only liquid paraffin oil meant for candles.
Keep oil candles on a stable surface and out of reach of children and pets.
Make sure there is some space between the outside edge of your wick holder and the container to allow for air flow and to relieve pressure when hot.
Be careful when burning. Oil candles spill easily.
Never leave a burning candle unattended
