About Candles in Your Life

Jan 18
09:11

2012

Gleb Inyutkin

Gleb Inyutkin

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A man can endlessly look at the surrounding elements, especially on the fire. The easiest and safest way to secure this is unforgettable spectacle in their own house or apartment (and creates a romantic atmosphere warm) - this is candle. Well, especially if your home becomes an atmosphere lit candles made by hand.

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A man can endlessly look at the surrounding elements,About Candles in Your Life Articles especially on the fire. The easiest and safest way to secure this is unforgettable spectacle in their own house or apartment (and creates a romantic atmosphere warm) - this is candle. Well, especially if your home becomes an atmosphere lit candles made by hand.

Candles is a practical souvenir of genius or a small gift: making candles cost cheap, it will take a little, the person does not necessarily hold a candle donated by a layer of dust on the shelf, but you can just light and enjoy a brief contemplation. Also, have candle is useful in case of blackout.


 Do you know what tools and materials you will need for creating handmade candles?
As in many other kinds of needlework, for the first experiment may be sufficient that there exists at your fingertips.

Materials for candles:

  • stubs of old candles or ordinary household candles
  • crayons
  • 100% cotton thread
  • Tools for making candles:
  • form for a candle with a small hole in the middle
  • stick to stir the wax
  • stick to attach the wick
  • vessel for melting wax
  • pan to create a water bath

In order to paint handmade candles, the simplest and recognized by all means is the usual children's wax crayon. The main problem in painting candles is that most dyes which are available to us, are water soluble (such as watercolor, gouache, etc.), but here only suitable water soluble. Wax crayon - one of them. Water-soluble dyes are not mixed with a candle, floating flakes in it, make muddy and settle to the bottom.

Some craftsmen use to color candles or lipstick shades.

It is better to paint candles with available for this special pigments, they look like pills and have a variety of colors, they can mix with each other and subtly varying the added amount of the dye, to press the delicate shades to bright colors.

When making candles you can use knowledge of aromatherapy by adding essential oils. They need to drip into the wax before pouring directly on the forms. Of the oils are not recommended to use only the pink, because it changes with the candle in a very unpleasant odor, asphyxiant. Use special labels for candles decoupage on candles follow. To comply with fire safety, use a special paint for candles. If you use the simple form of candles play with materials and decoration.

Lay on the edges of your form before pouring candles pieces of dried fruit, cinnamon, shells, dried flowers, seeds, finished glue candle or cinnamon. When used in fire hazard decor make the wick is thinner that the candle melted only in the middle, not reaching decorated edges.

Very nice is looking painting of special circuits on the candlelight. Use interesting forms for pouring candles.