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Hendmade is gaining more and more popularity. Extravagant decorations, paintings, toys, decor elements, gifts are only a small part of the fact that enthusiastic masters and lovers create their own hands. Today we will talk about how to make a candle at home.

This process does not require special skills and devices. After reading our recommendations and detailed master classes, even newcomers can start this fascinating process.

Creating a candle: where to start

Candles do with your own hands much easier than it would be possible to think. And the main plus of such classes is the necessary materials are easily accessible. If you are preparing, you will find them even in your home.

Materials for homemade candle

Wax, stearin or paraffin are suitable for work. Moreover, the beginners are better to start familiarizing from the latter, it is least whimsical to use. You can purchase paraffin in the store or use the remnants of old white candles.

Wick

As a phytylka, it is best to use natural threads, ideally - thick cotton. Do not attempt to use the synthetics: such a wick will quickly burn and leave behind the unpleasant smell. To check the thread on naturalness, just burn her tip. If it is melted, forming a solid ball at the end - in front of you synthetics.

If you have conceived an unusual candle and think how to make the original wick for her, then use color threads Moulin. This is excellent and natural material.

Remember the important rule: the thickness of the candle, the thicker should be the wick.

It is easy to make him own. To do this, prepare the solution: in a glass of water dissolve 1 tablespoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of boric acid. Soak in it hb thread or Moulin for 12 hours. Then dry them and twist them harness or braid a pigtail.

If this process seems to you tedious, neatly Remove the wick from the finished shopping candle And use it.

Form for candle

First, decide on the configuration of the desired candle, and then try to find the hollow object of the same form. You may be useful:

• cardboard packages from milk and juice;
• plastic cups from yogurts and desserts;
• egg shell;
• silicone baking molds;
• glass glasses, wine glasses, glasses and glasses;
• children's oak;
• figure forms for ice cream;
• tin and glass jars from coffee;
• empty tin cans.

The only requirement is the form material must withstand heating up to 100 ° C.

Another interesting option is to pour candles into beautiful transparent glasses. They can not be reached, but they will look very stylish and unusual.

Sometimes aromatic candles are made in a mandarin or orange leather. Fruit is pre-cut in half and carefully remove the flesh. You can also use large seashells or coconut shells.

Dyes

White candle is elegant, but boring. Naturally, the question arises than to paint the paraffin to get bright interior decorations.

Fans of the Summer Education are better and cheaper to take wax crayons for children's creativity. Want to get a special candle? Looking pearl chalk - your creation will be unique.

Do not attempt to use water-soluble gouache or watercolor - fiasco is waiting for you. The dye will inevitably fall on the bottom or falls in flakes. The finished product will look very unprepared.

Paraffin melting dishes

In order to melt the paraffin, you will need a small saucepan for steam bath and an iron bowl. Experienced masters recommend to stir paraffin on the steam bath, considering the remaining methods, including microwave, fire hazardous.

We recommend that you also use this, proven years, in the way: Paraffine bowl put in boiling water container. If the candle is planned color, add chalk immediately and move the cleaned mass several times to obtain a uniform color.

Flavors and decor

For decorating candles, any blowing materials will be suitable. First decide on the theme of your work. Pebbles and shells effectively complement candles in the marine style. For New Year's themes, use beads, small bumps, small decorative balls, ribbons and bows. Candles of lovers loving decorate with hearts, glitter bows, dried flower, coffee beans, etc.

Aromatize home candles is best essential oils, which can be purchased in the nearest pharmacy. Another option is to find cinnamon with vanilla in your kitchen. Adding flavors in the melted paraffin is at the very end, after staining.

Step-by-step master classes

We bring to your attention a selection of available master classes that will help newcomers to learn the main techniques and techniques of work. If you already know how to create candles with your own hands, you can learn from them interesting ideas for incarnation in your work.

Coffee candle

Want to create a romantic mood? Light a coffee candle - her divine fragrance will take away all the alarms, leaving only good mood and peace. Especially nice is rainy autumn or cold winter. And this is an excellent gift for any reason and even without.

To work, you will need:

• paraffin;
• solid coffee beans;
• two plastic cups or boxes of different sizes;
• fitle holder - teaspoon, wooden wand or plastic coffee mixer.

If you have not found paraffin, take household candles, you can also get wip.

Relieve the paraffin with a knife into small pieces to speed up the melting process. If you took the store candles, neatly crush them blunt side of the knifeSo as not to damage the wick.

Place paraffin into a glass jar and lower it in a saucepan with warm water. Heat water on slow heat until the paraffin is completely mounted in the bank - it should become transparent.

At this time, prepare the shape for the fill. In a larger plastic cup (or any form that you have) Place a smaller, after completing it with water. Between the walls of the cups should be quite wide space. Push the coffee beans to half a height between the walls.

Fill the melted paraffin into the shape to the level of grains, wait 10 minutes. Then pour the paraffin to the edge of the form and let it fully harden. It will take about it for about an hour.

Carefully pour water from the inner glass and get it out of the paraffin rings. Lower the wick to the workpiece so that it takes to the bottom of the glass. The upper end is attached to the holder and place it on top on the glass, centered by fitting.

Fill the mounted paraffin of the middle of the candle. Put the top of several grains for the decor. Now it will have to wait 4-6 hours before completely frozen the candle.

The frozen candle is carefully removed from the cup. In this case, it can be cut to scissors to facilitate manipulation.

If you want the grain to be better visible, blow the sides of the product with hot air from the hair dryer. Paraffin fell and the surface will be relief.

Excellent aromasvea turned out, isn't it? Do you want to make it even more romantic? We offer you along the same technology to create candles in the shape of a heart that will become an unforgettable gift for your second half for Valentine's Day or for a birthday.

Have questions? Watch a detailed video of creating fragrant coffee candle and you make sure everything is even easier than it seems at first glance.

Rainbow Candles

Want to add bright paints to your home? In this you will be helped by the interior rainbow candles of handmade.

For their manufacture, you will need such ingredients:

• paraffin;
• stearin;
• cylindrical shape;
• dyes corresponding to the colors of the rainbow.

More information you get from a detailed video tutorial. For beginner masters, it shows all stages of preparation of the candlestone and creating a gradient transition of colors.

Multicolored candles layers

Spectacular multi-colored candles in a transparent glass will be a highlight of your interior. How to do them, look in our master class, illustrated by phased photos.

Another interesting idea is a square multicolor candle. Wax pencils are also used for its staining. If you are new, be sure to read the clear video lesson, with it you can easily make such a cool cradle for a gift to friends and loved ones.

Openwork candles

Decorative candles can be the most diverse design, because talented masters do not get tired to affect their fantasy and creative experiments. In support of these words, we suggest you familiarize yourself with the method of making an unusual openwork candle.

To work, you will need:

• paraffin;
• at the request, the dye and flavor;
• fitil and holder for him;
• cylindrical shape;
• small ice cubes.

Melt paraffin on a water bath. If the candle is assumed to be colored, paint the candle mass, you can also flavor it as desired.

Install the phytyl form so that it takes it to its bottom. Do not forget to fasten it on an improvised holder. Put the root ice, not reaching a couple of centimeters to the edges.

Fill the melted candlestone. Leave the workpiece to the complete cooling of the paraffin. At the same time, naturally, the ice melts, and cavities are formed inside the candle.

Gently drain the water and remove the product, pulling the wick.

Be careful, this beauty is rather fragile and requires careful circulation. Such an unusual openwork candle will become a wonderful gift to your family and relatives. If you use paraffin from old candles to work, get such beauty completely free.

Visual instructions for action you will receive from detailed video creation of openwork candles. After watching them, you can independently make such beauty at home.

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Option number 3:And if you think about it, you will surprise them with a red openwork candle of handmade. She will be an unforgettable gift and bring a festival feeling together with Christmas mood. See the work of the Master and inspire your own masterpieces.

Massage candles

The main ingredient to create a massage candle - soy wax. By adding useful components to it, you can get a product with healing properties. It already appears not to the decor, but a homely cosmetic agent that makes the skin soft and well-groomed.

Healing properties of essential oils:

• Mind the skin and clean the pores will help the essential oil lemon..
• Orange Oil has an anti-cellulite effect.
• Rose oil stimulates the regeneration of skin cells and contributes to skin elasticity.
• Clean the skin from pigment stains and make it smoothly capable rosemary butter.
• Oil perfectly copes with moisture patchouli.
• Lavender Oil will delight with its healing effect.

Even in massage candles add solid vegetable oils. For example, cacao butterused to moisturize and tonizing the skin. And with its regular use, cosmetologists promise you smooth and gentle skin.

Save dry skin from peeling capable exotic shea Butter. Smooth the skin can coconut oil rich in natural antioxidants.

General Algorithm for creating a massage candle:

1. melt the wax with solid oils in a water bath;
2. give the mass to cool a little and add liquid oils;
3. slightly cool the mass and add essential oils, extracts and vitamins;
4. fill the obtained candlestone in the form, after inserting the wick into it;
5. wait for the complete hardening of the candle and remove it from the form;
6. hushed candle is ready to use.

We offer you the most common recipes for efficient massage candles.

Recipe number 1.

• soy wax - 85%;
• avocado oils and shi (it can carite oil) - 5%;
• patchouli essential oil - 2.8%;
• ilang-Ilanga essential oil - 2%;
• vitamin E - 0.2% (a few drops).

Light the finished candle and give her a little to easily. Take it. Type a little warm wax on your hand and you can arrange yourself a rejuvenating massage session. Do not be afraid to burn the melting point of such a candle much lower than paraffin.

Recipe # 2 "Massage Candle with Soothing Effect"

• soy wax - 80g;
• shea oil - 40g;
• almond oil - 40g;
• cocoa butter - 20g;
• essential oils of sage and lavender - for 2 g.

Session of massage such candles is best arranged before bedtime. The soothing effect of essential oils will help you relax and sleep hard.

Recipe # 3 "Massage Candle with Anti-cellulite Effect"

• bee wax - 100g;
• cocoa oil - 60g;
• chili pepper ground - 5-10g;
• essential oils of orange and grapefruit - for 3 g

Make sure you have no allergy to any of the candle components. After massage, you can feel the burning or tingling, which is associated with the presence of chile in the composition.

Regular massage will help get rid of the hated "orange peel", make the skin soft and elastic.

Decorating candles in the technique of decoupage

If you do not have a dye, but I want to create something bright and memorable, do not be discouraged. The most simple candle made of firewood can be turned into a work of art. To do this, you need to gain a little patience and decorate the product to your taste.

Candle decorated with dried

The dried leaves, stalks and flowers will help you create an exclusive candle, which will be almost impossible to repeat. The use of natural materials is limited only by local flora and your fantasy. That's when the skill comes in hand in full.

For work it will be necessary:

• any drywests;
• 2 candles - for decorating and ordinary;
• tea spoon;
• tweezers;
• nail scissors;
• paraffin for final coating.

Of your available dryers, make the composition that you want to implement.

Over the ordinary burning candle, heat a teaspoon ( internal side over fire, because A spoon will be a little black, and in order not to dye the candle - then all the manipulations will carry out the other side of the spoon).

Attach to the decorated candle dry flower and gently swinging his petals exterior Side a spoon, so that they will be sent to paraffin and not sticking out. Thick stalks may need to swallow several times, heating with a spoon.

Unnecessary stems that go beyond the candle limit, gently cut down the scissors.

Similarly, glue the rest of the items, choosing the desired location. Watch the edge of leaves and petals not sticking out.

It remains to consolidate the result. Melt the paraffin on the water bath, recover it into the container in which you can fully dip the decorated candle.

Holding a candle for wick, immerse it in a melted paraffin, install on a flat surface and let it cool. If the petals were united poorly and the protruding tips were visible, repeat this procedure again.

Such an elegant candle will conquer any heart and will not be ignored. Complete it with a beautiful candlestick and it will become a unique decoration of your home.

Decoupage with paper napkins

The desire to decorate the candle could come rapidly, and there are no dryers at hand. In this case, you can do with paper napkins. With their help, you can easily decorate the candle to any holiday.

Select the napkin with the pattern you need. Cut the desired elements from the napkin. Carefully remove the two lower layers of paper from the obtained billets. Further, the principle of work is similar to the decoration of drieds.

Apply the prepared element to the candle and mark it with a hotspoon. The cooled surface is sanding with a rough side of a conventional kitchen sponge. Immerse the candle in the melted paraffin in this method is not necessary.

Your masterpiece is ready. Make a beautiful composition of candles in the New Year style, fir branches and colored balls. It will bring a good mood and atmosphere of the holiday to your home.

Photo ideas design

You want even more ideas for inspiration. Browse our selection of decorative candles. You will definitely find the one that he wants to repeat immediately.

We were able to convince you that creating unique masterpieces can be even from the girlfriend? That is why the sparkling has become a favorite activity for many, beginners and not only, the masters.

Original form templates:

Now you know what candles do and how they make, you can proceed to work. Do not attempt to use your favorite photos as a template and unconditional ideal. Inspire ready-made work to create your own unique candles. A little effort and perseverance - and already your masterpieces will be an imitation reference.

Useful advice

In the modern world, the candles are more used as part of the decor, decorating the interior and creating a common setting of coarse. To make a candle at home, you need to know several rules, for example, that properly made Fitil It is important, since it depends on the evenness of burning candles.

Also worth knowing that candle thickness depends on the number of threadswhich are used when cooking. For example, to make a candle with a thickness of 2 to 7 cm you need to prepare 15 threads, and for a candle with a diameter of 10 cm, 24 threads need 24. Candle with a diameter that exceeds 10 cm, needs 30 threads.

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A little useful information about the preparation of candles

Use the steamer to melt wax. It can be replaced with an electric oven. IMPORTANT: Do not use glass dishes.

There are many types of wax, but almost all of them melted at a temperature of 90 degrees Celsius.

Also it is advisable to have a number of thermometerwhich will help keep track of the temperature. It is better to use a thermometer with a steel rod and a scale from above. It can be purchased in specialized laboratory equipment stores. The thermometer with a steel rod can be used to mix wax.

Keep care if you decide to melt the wax on the open fire, since in this case the wax can catch fire.

For extinguishing, use the food soda, but not water. It is also worth knowing that overheated wax will begin to allocate acrolein - toxic by-product. Do not forget to take care of good ventilating room.

How to make a candle with your own hands

Prepare:

Old saucepan for the melt of paraffin;

Old bowl;

Heat-resistant forms in which future candles will be;

Several wicks that may have both paper and wire core;

Wand;

Special holder to pull the wick in the molten paraffin.

To make 3 candles prepare:

40 g of stearin powder;

400 g of granulated paraffin;

Dye to give color wax;

Flavoring (you can replace it with etheric oil).

1. Made the basis for candles:

On a saucepan with boiling water, place a bowl and pour a stearne powder into it;

Wait for Stearin melts and add 1/4 tablets to the same bowl of the wax dye;

In a bowl, put paraffin and heat the water to 80c;

Still carefully all the time;

After melting the entire mass, drop a few drops of essential oil or flavoring.

2. Prepare phytyl

Immerse the wick for 5 minutes in the melted paraffin;

Let him dry on the foil.

3. Getting directly to the manufacture of candles

Cut the wick - its length should be slightly larger than the height of the form;

One end of the wick pass through a special holder, and clamp it with pliers, and the other you need to wind up a stick (pencil, for example) and secure;

Lower the holder along with the wick on the bottom of the form and start pouring paraffin;

After you have poured paraffin to the edges, you need to put a wand on the edges of the form in such a position so that the wick was in the center;

Wait until the mass freezes;

Cut wick.

4. Something special

If you want to make your candle unique, you can use your favorite flower, souvenir or spruce twig or bump if the candle for the new year. You can also depict something on the form (you can use the festive stencil).

Useful advice

The wax is better to look for such that is commonly used in the manufacture of church candles;

For candle dyeing, use powdered paints (the best option), aniline oil-based paints or natural substances.

How to make a gel candle at home

When making candles, you need to be careful and follow all safety rules, especially if you want to put some decoration inside the candle. Also carefully choose the type of aromatic oil and dye.

Now you need to solve what kind of candle you want to cook. Gel candles are different, and are divided into several groups:

Aquariums, terrariums and treasure candles;

Beer glasses and cappuccino with foam;

Coca-Cola and other cocktails;

Rainbows, vortices, fireworks and neon glows;

Fruit canned food;

Ice cream and desserts;

Festive design.

After that, you decided on the topic, pick up a suitable glass vessel for a candle. Alternatively, you can take a square vase, a glass, a jar from the jam or a mug.

It is better to use forms that have a diameter of at least 5 centimeters (which will not give the flame too close to the edges of the vessel);

Look for a transparent or color shape (the candle look beautiful);

The glass of your form should be durable.

For cooking you will need:

Flavoring;

Dye.

Example gel candle

As an example, consider the preparation of candle-aquarium, which will contain marine design.

Prepare:

Gel for candles (can be several colors);

Several clean decorative items that will be inside the candle and decorate it. Since the topic is maritime, then you can use, for example, shells or toys on marine topics.

1. Gel for candles put on aquatic bath;

2. Use slow fire to warm up gel to 100 ° C;

3. Strengthen the wick with the leg at the bottom of the form with the help of glue so that the wick was in the middle, which will ensure the best burning of the candle; It is also necessary to fix the wick on top of the form (you can use ordinary threads);

4. It's time to use decorative items that you can, as you want to decompose on the bottom of the form - naturally, they all should not be igniting; You can put several items at the initial stage, while others a little later;

5. Candle decor items can not be placed closer than 6 millimeters to the wick, and it is desirable closer to the walls of the form so that they are better visible;

6. Before you begin to pour gel, it is desirable to warm up the shape, and you can do it with a hair dryer - so you can get rid of bubbles;

7. Keep track of the gel temperature, and when you cool it to 80-90s, you can start slowly pouring a candle;

* The best option will be the fill with layers, i.e. First pour a bit of gel and after a while when the gel on the bottom of the form hardens, you can pour a new layer, and so until the form is filled out;

* Waiting for a long time, if you do not want to see the boundaries of the layers;

* If you use multiple colors, you can make it so that they will smoothly shimmer in the form, and it is also necessary to wait a little while the bottom layer hardens, otherwise the paints are mixed;

8. You can use the candle in a day.

VERY IMPORTANT

* Place the wax only in a water bath and follow the instructions of the shape or wax, as the temperature at which the wax melts depends on such factors as: the quality of wax and shape, as well as the type of candle you want to do;

* Wax overheating is dangerous to health and its pairs can ignite if the temperature is reached in 180s;

* to extinguish the burning wax Can not be used - Use a rag.

* Use pure and dry shape;

* Souvenirs that you want to decorate the candle should be clean and non-flammable (you can wash them with warm mineral oil).

In recent years, the manufacture of candles from mass production slowly moved to the homemade workshops of the needlewoman, turning into a creative occupation.

Candles that some century ago were not only the main source of light, but also a peculiar welfare indicator of the families used in wealthy houses instead of a smoking lady have long lost their original meaning. Today, it is relevant to make candles with your own hands at home to use them in a completely other quality - as an element of the exquisite decor and a constant attribute of the creation of a romantic mood.

Creating decorative candles like a hobby

Thanks to the simple technology of creating and the large selection of materials for work and decoration, now each craftswoman can open at home the miniature "candle breeding", which will not only bring pleasure from creativity, but can also become an additional source of profit.

The advantage of this type of hobby is that the occupation is a simple, non-piece, and a beautiful result can be obtained pretty quickly. For these reasons, the manufacture of candles at home will have to do and it will be under the power of the needlewomen of all ages - both mastyt, and not very experienced.

What you need for creativity

The most pleasant thing is to start work the minimum set of materials is needed:

• candle gel, wax or paraffin;
• fitil or cotton threads without synthetic impurities for its manufacture;
• form for pouring a candle;
• elements for decorating.

Wax or paraffin can be used from conventional household candles, of them, they will not be difficult to extract the finished wick. Candle gel is also easy to make it yourself. Instead of an expensive form, you can take any suitable refractory container - a beautiful cup, a jar, a tin box. In short, the start of the new hobby will not be very expensive. We can say that this is one of.

Based on the main material used for the manufacture of candles, two basic technologies are highlighted - wax and gel, which are largely similar, but still have their own nuances in the work.

Secrets of making candles from wax or paraffin

In the process of creating a product from wax, the most responsible is the moment of melting material. There will be good skill and speed of action, since molten wax or paraffin quickly cools, besides, it is very hot and easily can burn.

Also before making a candle with your own hands, it is important to choose to choose the thickness of the wick: if you make it overly thick, then the candle will be overlooking and smoking, and it will be very thin will constantly go out. The density of the wicking of the wick is also played a big role - for wax and paraffin candles, the threads should be twisted slightly loosely so that the flame does not go.

There is no universal council here - the optimal thickness and density of twisting threads for the phytylka will have to be displayed only on personal experience, by the method of samples and experiments. Each master over time produces its formula and secret of successful work.

Gel candles do it yourself

For the manufacture of beautiful transparent candles that do not distinguish either smell, nor smoke, you can use the finished gel wax, and you can prepare the consumables yourself. In the latter case, you need to purchase such ingredients such as glycerin, tannin, gelatin, distilled water and mixing them, boil on low heat until the fluid evaporates.

This technology is somewhat more complicated than wax, but the result is attached efforts - products are obtained very elegant and unique. During cooking, the mixture can be poisoned, but this is a temporary phenomenon that passes immediately after the cooled of the gel.

Gel opens a lot of different opportunities for decorating. For example, it looks very beautifully stood with transparent waxing seashells, pebbles, starfishes, dried citrus or flowers. Eth think to make candles with their own hands at home can women seeking, since no harmful substances are distinguished during operation.

Creating Aromasons Home Conditions

Separately, it is worth saying about the aromasons - they are also easy to do at home. The advantage of aromatic household candles is also in the fact that it is possible to have one hundred percent confidence in the environmentalities and the harmlessness of fragrant components.

Why learn to make candles

Beautiful interior candles Designers and decorators are very often used to create false fireplaces in homes and apartments. They can also be a good gift or romantic souvenir, so if you learn how to make a high-quality and original product, then on your favorite hobby, it is quite really good to earn money.

Especially if on the eve of large generally accepted holidays to make products with thematic design. Customized products can also be offered restaurant owners that often use candles to create a chamber environment in the institution in the evening or giving a special festive atmosphere.

Step-by-step master classes with photos

To help those who only taste themselves in creating "home foci", we have prepared unique master classes with step-by-step photos. Detailed instructions will help you to delve into the fineness of skill and master the complex moments.

Previously, the candles were used only in prosperous families in order to illuminate the premises. Today, many are interested in how to make a candle as a scenery with their own hands. It is possible to realize the conceived at home, the main thing is to prepare everything you need. Let's start!

How to make a candle with your own hands - necessary materials

Paraffin

First of all, take care of the presence of paraffin. Buy it in the stores "Everything for needlework" or in economic supermarkets. You can also get paraffin from the underworked old candles that stayed at home.

Wax (instead of paraffin)

The analogue of paraffin is bee wax. It is a fully natural composition, which in the process of burning cleans the air indoors. But the wax can not be exposed to flavors or staining. If you prefer this component, choose soy wax.

Wick

In addition to the main component, wick will be required. It can be in the form of a paper harness or a thin rope.

Workplace

Prepare space for work. Ideal at a flat table lined with a linen or newspaper. You can make candles with your own hands only with high-quality lighting at home.

Additional tools

You will need a mixer capacity, saucepan for the heating of the components on the water bath, the thermometer for measuring the melting point of wax / paraffin (sold in the needlework stores, is designed to create candles).

Dyes

If the manufacture of candles of a certain shade is supposed, dyes will be required. For this purpose, the pigment is not suitable for this purpose. Choose oily dyes.

Essential oils

Since it is possible to make a candle with your own hands with a certain smell at home, purchase essential oils. They are sold in pharmacies and any cosmetics stores.

Scenery

If a goal is to do a beautiful decorative candle, you may need coffee grains, beautiful pebbles, seashells and other elements.

Form for candles

As a form, use a glass, a cup, a cropped can, a square heat-resistant container and other technician tanks.

General technology for creating a candle with their own hands

In this section, we will present a common scheme, detailed recipes you will find below.

Step number 1

First build a water bath: fill with water with water, wait for boils. Paraffin / wax can not be melted on an open fire to avoid burning.

Step number 2.

Prepare a container smaller in size than a saucepan. Take the paraffin into it using a small grater. Install this dishes in the pan so that water does not hit the paraffin. Reduce the power of the slab, expect melting.

Important!In the process of tomation at hand, it is necessary to keep a soap solution and wet gauze, folded in several layers. If suddenly paraffin stain the table, you need to instantly clean the surface.

Step number 3.

Arm yourself with a thermometer that is sold in needlework stores. It is designed to measure the melting point of wax. Paraffin melts about 84-90 degrees. Do not overheat it, measure the indicators. Do not allow boiling.

Important! So how to make a candle with your own melting hands it will not work, follow the safety technique at home. Tomorrow on the water bath can lead to a fire. Carefully follow the temperature. When using the residues of old candles, it is necessary to first remove all of them.

Step number 4.

Continue tomorrow until the paraffin will find a liquid structure. At this stage, essential oils for smell and oil dyes are added for color. You can make a multicolor candle, adding at the same time many pigments of different shades (do not mix hard).

Step number 5.

Take the shape for pouring the candle. Place the pencil on her sides. Prepare the wick, tie it in the center of the pencil. Lower the tip of the wick in the form so that the rope is located exactly all over the height of the tank.

Step number 6.

If some scenery is used, it's time to send them to the mold. It is better to lay decorations on the sides and the bottom of the tank, so that they clearly break the wax after soak.

Step number 7.

It is time to pour the melted paraffin / wax into the mold. Manipulations are carried out by a thin weaving so that the wick does not break aside.

Step number 8.

When you fill the form, leave the candle at room temperature. It will freeze after 10-14 hours. It is not necessary to withstand the products in the refrigerator, otherwise it will burn badly. Before use, cut your wick, remove the product from the mold or leave inside.

Preparation of gel candles

Gel decorative candles began to use great demand. The transparent foundation can be easily decorated with various elements of the decor. Consider how to make a candle with your own hands without difficulty at home.

1. Visit the craft store and purchase a special gel-based mass. It can be colored or transparent. The gel base for candles can be mixed with each other to achieve the desired shade.

2. Melt the gel by classical technology (as paraffin), observing the temperature regime (90 degrees). As a result, it turns out a liquid mixture. Prepare the mold in advance and install wicks in it.

3. Place the decorative elements at your discretion on the bottom of the container. Fantasy no limit, improvise! The main thing is that such decorations are not flammable. They need to be flushed in advance and dry.

4. It is recommended that part of the accessories are placed on the bottom, and others are added as the container filling. As a result, elements will look in a state of care. Also, they should not be close to the fit (at least 1 cm), it is important.

5. To avoid the formation of bubbles in the finished candle, the filling form should warm up. It is enough to use a hairdryer or boiling water. Lower the vessel into the liquid. Write the tank dry.

6. You can enter in a different way and give a candle a more "playful" view. To increase the amount of bubbles, the form is pre-cooled in the freezer. As soon as you poured a candle, she needs to stand at least a day.

Creating aromaslets with your own hands

1. It is not difficult to guess how to make the Aromasveche with your own hands, so that it pleases in the home. The undoubted advantage of such products is that you will be fully confident in the environmental friendliness of the components.

2. So that the candle gains a pleasant aroma, to the base, no matter, gel or paraffin, you should add a few drops of any essential oil.

3. Take into account the features of each ether. Some compositions when heated becomes hard and pronounced. The rest of the procedure is carried out by classical technology.

Original ideas when creating candles

1. To make the candles really unusual, try to take the basis of different colors. Pour them in layers. It is best to carry out the procedure with a gel base. It is enough to pour the layer and wait a bit. As soon as he grabbed, Leite further.

2. Play the color scheme. Pour the gel of a different shade layer behind the layer. As a result, you can create a beautiful rainbow candle. So that the transition was smooth, expect the frozen of the previous layer less.

3. Color formulations will be just connected on the border. To understand how to make a rainbow candle with your own hands on such technology at home, follow the rules.

4. You can prepare a natural candle from citrus zest. Cut away any cytrus and carefully remove the pulp. Mount the base and enter a few drops of lavender ether into it, dried cloves and rosemary branch.

5. Pour the melted gel in a genuine mold and wait for cooling. The result is an unusual cytrus candle with a thin aroma.

Homemade candles are pretty simple. Having made several copies, you can proceed to more complex tasks. Add something new and decorate the candles to your liking. Do not be afraid to experiment!

I made this candle from the remnants of old (different colors and shapes), using a tetrapak and roses from the orange peel. When you burn the candle, it starts to smooth the orange peel and a pleasant fragrance to spread around the apartment. If you do not like it, then do not place the candle decor close to the fit and roses will only decorate your creation.

So, we take unnecessary candles, tetrapak (cut up the package), rosets from orange peel, wick (from old or church candles). Mills with candles in the old tin can, pour paraffin into a tetrapak in different odds and different colors, giving the opportunity to cool each color. I alternated the layers of paraffin croches (shed a candle on the grater).

At the last stage, put on the perimeter of the tetrapak here such roses from the orange peel, as presented in the photo. When everything cooled, cut the package and removed the candle. Just and fascinating)

You can make any decor that will take care of you.

To make a fragrant candle, you can use anything. For example, you can make a candle in any container, pre-laying a cinnamon sticks on the bottom of the vase and tea crumb (any, from the house available).

Securing the wick on any wand, pour, pre-melted in an empty tin can candles and make cool.

photo from Ineta

You can do with a different kind of shells that you brought from the sea, and how to use do not know ...

Or with rose petals ...

Or without anything without anything, it's just a pity to throw out the remains of burnt candles ...

You can make your hands with ice candles!

Materials:

Wide form for future candle (you can use a cardboard bag from under milk)

Thin ordinary candle (type of economic)

Cheat ice

Water bath saucepan

Paraffin Melting Capacity

Pour water into the pan, put a can with paraffin into it. Put several wooden sticks in the bottom of the pan, for example, ships for kebabs, and already put a paraffin jar on them. When the wax completely melts can be added to it for color, finely acely wax shallow and flavors.

While the wax is melted, prepare forms for candles.

Place the usual thin candle in the center of the candle shape. The form may be any.

Pulling the space around the candle with brine.

Use finely crushed ice: the larger the ice, the larger there will be holes in your candle in the future.

Melted wax cautiously pour into prepared forms, trying to evenly distribute it evenly around the ice.

The ice under the influence of hot wax will hide and leave small holes in the candle.

When the wax drops (approximately about 1 hour), pour water from the form through the edge.

Leave the candle in the form at night, in the morning, remove the candle from the form. Try to pull out carefully in order not to damage the resulting openwork candle shape. In this regard, cardboard forms are more convenient - you can simply cut the edge of the box and then break it. Leave the finished candle for another half a day on a towel for a complete burden.

Now you have a candle in which two elements are connected: ice and flames!