VIDEO: Make candles yourself

Make colorful candles yourself

Almost everyone loves candles. They are available in a wide variety of sizes Colours, Sizes and shapes. Most candles are lit at Christmas, Easter and on birthdays. But they also give off a wonderfully warm light on long autumn days. Have you ever thought of making new candles yourself from the leftover candles? All you need to do is collect all kinds of candle scraps and use the following instructions to make new candles.

Instructions for crafting from spent remains

1. Candles can easily be made by yourself. Most of all, you need candle scraps. You sort them by color. Then put a color in a saucepan that should have a spout for pouring out. It is good if you have a portable electric stove, because then you can work outside, as the wax smokes a little when heated.
2. In the meantime, take small glasses, for example jam jars, etc. If you have nicely shaped glasses, the candles will be that shape too. Now wet the wick at the lower end with a little hot wax and place it exactly in the middle of the glass bottom.
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3. Then you can pour the liquid wax into the jar. Now you should wait one night so that the candle wax can harden. The next day, place the glass between two rags and carefully smash the glass.

There are a few variants of these instructions. For example, you can make your candles from several layers of matching candle wax. To do this, pour z. B. Put a layer of red candle wax in a glass and let it set. Then put a layer of pink candle wax on it and let it set too. So you can make lots of colorful candles yourself. Another variant of the instructions is to insert small things, for example you can put coffee beans in a brown candle or cinnamon or anise stars in the soft one for Christmas wax give. You can use seashells for blue candles. So you can design your own individual candles for every holiday.