Candle Making At Home – Which Candles Are The Easiest To Make For Beginners?

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Ruthie Baby Says:
January 25th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
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candle dipping needs the least equipment and can look good if done in multiple colours
? Says:
January 25th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
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Making beeswax candles are a simple and inexpensive way to introduce yourself and/or your children to candlemaking. All you need is a sheet of beeswax and a wick. No heat required! Beeswax sheets are inxpensive, they come in a variety of colors and have a pleasant, natural scent.
caliv0608 Says:
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
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The easiest candles to make are dipped candles. Cut a length of the wick, attach something for a weight to the bottom. Have melted wax ready in buckets in different colors. Dip in one color several times until its about a 1/2 inch in diameter. Then dip in each color one at a time to have a layered candle. Let it dry for a few seconds between dipping.
Another easy kind is to find rolls of beeswax. It looks like honeycomb, but its thin and flexible. You can just cut a strip of it to be the height you want for the candle, lay a piece of wick down and roll it up. They have a slightly strong smell when they burn, though.

For more advanced candles, go to Michael’s or somewhere like that, they have all kinds of molds and types of wax
Lilian B Says:
January 28th, 2010 at 11:59 am
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A simple votive candle is the easiest to make for beginners. Apart from your basic candle making setup, all you need as ingredients are:
- Dixie cups
- zinc core wicks
- votive-blend paraffin wax
- fragrance oil
- a few drops of yellow candle dye