Candle |

This is my first tutorial, so i do hope you all enjoy.

I love to make candles, I love the smell that fills the kitchen when making them & i love the finished results of a cute little candle just waiting to be lit. So today i am going to show you how i make my candles at home.

You will need

Wax
Double boiler (or one saucepan on top of another)
Electric hob / plate
glass container to hold the candle
wick
jug

First work out how much wax you will need: fill your glass container with water and measure the amount. Say it’s 150ml (5 fl oz), you will need the corresponding amount of wax, so 150 g (5 oz).

Put your wax ingredient(s) into the top pan of a double-boiler, and pour water into the bottom pan. (All wax has a flash point, so a double-boiler is essential to prevent it bursting into flames.)

While the wax is melting its time to fix the wick into the glass container that the wax will be poured into to set the candle. I fix the wick in between two pencils to hold straight.

Once the wax is melted its time to pour it from the pan into a jug, than that gets poured into the glass container (please take this slow and carefully.) Remember to save some of the melted wax back you will need this later to top up and level the wax out.

After approximately 30 minutes, you will notice a well forming in the top of the wax as it cools. Break the skin of the well, taking care to keep the wick in the centre of the cup. Do this every 20 minutes until the wax has fully congealed. Now reheat your remaining wax and fill the waxwell. For larger containers, you might have to repeat this topping-up process a few times.