If you need to make a romantic atmosphere from time to time in your place, or if you like the scented smell some candles have and you can not always afford to purchase them, you’ve got to know that you can make them yourself, with the aid of some recommendation.
Candles are made of old burned candles or from newer ones, acquired in one pound packs; they are far less expensive that way. New candles aren’t made of wax as it is dear and it leaves candles with a warm dark yellow shade. Still, it burns better without any smoke. The candles will be melted in a recipient full of water. They can never be placed without delay aflame, as it is deadly.
At the same time we have to prepare the shapes the candles will take. We can make them ourselves or we can use boxes or paper glasses (like the ones from fast-foods that go with refreshments). We turn the shape upside down; we make a small piercing that will be used to keep the top of the candle separated from the rest of it.
The straw that will keep the candle burning can be taken from an old candle of can be made out of white cotton straw. We turn the shape upside down, and with a stick, pen or pencil we introduce the straw so that it is placed right through the middle. More precisely, we wrap the straw around a stick that will be fixed by the edged of the shape. In order to color the wax we will use oil colors or coloring dust that is dissolved in the melting wax.
If we want a candle with horizontal lines, we will pour each line at a time in different colors, waiting each time for them to cool so that the colors won’t mix. After they are completely cold we can remove them from their shapes. If we can not do this, we will place them in the refrigerator and wait an hour or so, and remove them after that.
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