How I Made Candles
This year, I took upon the fun challenge of making my own candles to gift for Christmas. However, instead of outlining the entire process, I wanted to use this post to share tips from what I learned through my own experience. (If you want to see the step by step post that I followed from jojotastic.com's blog, look down at the bottom of this post for the link. She does a far better job of explaining the process than I could).
What You'll Need:
- Jars or vases (I used 8oz mason jars)
- Wooden wicks
- Wax (I bought a 10lb bag of soy wax; said to yield approx. 20-25 8oz candles)
- Any bulk spices for topping (I used cinnamon & star anise)
- Essential oils for scents (I bought an autumn essential oil set from Amazon)
- Stove
- Double boiler or a glass bowl on top of a saucepan
- Wooden stirrer (I used a chopstick)
- Scissors & nail trimmers
TIPS:
- When boiling the wax, in place of a bowl, you can boil it in a glass measuring cup (THIS IS IMPORTANT: because it's easier to pour the wax when it's in a bowl that has a pouring lip/spout vs. a regular bowl. I used a 4 cup glass pyrex measuring cup & layered it over a small saucepan)
- Don't place the toppers into the wax until the candle is almost completely cooled (top 1/2 inch or so should still be liquid)
- Let the candles cool for 24 hours before trimming the wick, in order to ensure there's no cracking
- If you're making candles with different scents, don't forget to label them
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