Sometimes candles are necessary not only for domestic needs, but also for creating a romantic mood. As a rule, we buy them in stores. But to make an unusual candle and your own hands - it is necessary to try.
Ways to create different candles
There are many ways how to make a candle at home, a few of them simple and simple, we now consider. With independent work you will have to show a little imagination and desire to create something new, festive, cheerful, showing creativity and love in your house. Collect in the house several old candles of paraffin candles - this material will go to the future product. You will also need a stern thread. Taking a few strings to make the wick was large, weave a pigtail. The prepared form, in the form of an iron box, a glass, a container or any other container with an interesting shape that you have chosen, should be smeared with a washable remedy that you have in the house. In this form, if there is such a possibility, it is necessary to drill a hole in the bottom part of the box and take out the wick there. From the outer part on the wick create a knot, you can maritime, if you know how. All this economy is fixed on a small stick, in order for the wick to stay on it and pass through the center and along the entire length of the candle. Creating a candle at home, small pebbles, shells, beads are laid out in the mold, after which it is poured with melted wax, melting it in advance in a water bath. Start with the bottom pouring, where you arranged all the details to decorate the candle. Let it cool down, after which you will fill the remaining mass.
There are opportunities to make a candle of different colors, thanks to the use of colored wax crayons. For this, paraffin crayons are planed with fine shavings and make a fill, creating waves. Give time to solidify one of the colors and begin to process the next chalk. The beauty of such candles is visible in all compositions and will decorate any holiday.
Maybe you will have a desire to make a candle at home with the presence of a picture. Start by finding a napkin with a pattern that you liked, cutting out the image itself and applying it to the candle. Then heat on an open fire an ordinary tablespoon and proceed to smooth the pattern on the candle with a spoon. Paraffin impregnates the napkin and your decorative product with a beautiful pattern appears on the table.
In his endless creativity, you can step on, adding a few drops of essential oil to your last product. Then the created candle will also emit fragrance. Just before this procedure, be sure to study the effects of aromatic odors on the human body. This is due to the fact that different flavors have different effects on a person, can improve mood, lull a baby, relax the nervous tension that has accumulated over a working day. For these purposes, it is best to use natural remedies in the form of dried flower branches or fragrant herbs, which you beautifully lay on the bottom of the mold and fill with prepared wax.