Let's get started!
Prepare your work surface
covering anything you do not want wax on! This can get messy!
Once you get yourself set up, begin
melting your wax. For our mold it took about 3.5 pounds of wax (by weight).
Once your wax is melted, add 3.5 tsp of the mold release powder, and 3.5
tbsp soybean oil to the wax. Allow additives to melt and blend well.
Prepare your mold by plugging any
wick holes with mold plugs and covering those with mold sealer putty to
prevent leakage. Spray the inside of the mold with silicone mold release.
Bring your melted wax up to 200*F and pour the hot wax into your molds. (We
poured our candles into a sink so that they could be rapid cooled by
submerging the candle mold into cold water. This will allow the candle shell
to cool much faster.)
Once your candle has a visible shell
up the sides of the mold of about 3/4" thickness, remove the mold from the
water. Take a butter knife and remove the skim of wax from the top of the
molds and pour the remaining wax back into either your Presto Pot or your
Pour Pot.
Allow shell to fully harden and
carefully remove it from the mold. Using an exacto knife, cut a hole
in the bottom of the shell near an edge. This hole must be big enough
for the electrical plug of the candle lamp to fit through it. Make
sure the plug fits through the hole before moving on to the next step.
Now, take about 1 pound of the
leftover wax you have melted and heat it back up to about 175*F. Add
1.5 teaspoons of vybar 103, two of the Christmas Green Dye chips and 1 oz of
Mistletoe Fragrance oil and blend well. Allow the wax to cool and form
a "skim" of wax over the top and begin using your wire whisk to "whip" the
wax.
Once your wax has been whipped to the
consistency of frosting, use your butter knife to "frost" your candle shell
with the whipped wax until you have it well coated.
The cut out shapes must be done
quickly before the whipped wax fully hardens. Set the shell on a level
surface, holding one hand inside the shell, use the other hand to press the
cookie cutter into the front side of the shell. Press firmly through
the whipped wax until you feel the cutter hit the solid shell, then stop.
Remove the cutter carefully, then very carefully peel the wax shape out.
You will be left with a tree shaped cut out for light to glow through!
Next just set the candle lamp inside
the shell, and run the cord through the hole. You are done!
Below are
photographs of the entire process to help you with your new project! Click
on each for a larger image.
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Empty Mold
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Filled Mold Cooling
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Wax In Mold Ready
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Taking Skim off Wax
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Top View Finished Shell
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Side View Finished Shell
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Cutting Cord Hole
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Cutting Cord Hole
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Applying Whipped Wax
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Applying Whipped Wax
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Applying Whipped Wax
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Finished Lamp
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Creative
Decorating & Packaging Ideas:
- Try adding a
little glitter or mica to the finished project for added sparkle!
- Tie some
homespun fabric around the candle for an added primitive touch!
- Try using a heart mold and
small heart cutters using our Love Spell fragrance, and coloring the
candle pink for Valentine's Day!
- Get creative with cookie
cutter shapes, colors and fragrances. Try a gingerbread man cut
out with some spices sprinkled on the whipped wax! Or try star
shaped cut outs with red and blue whipped wax and a white shell for a
patriotic theme! Or how about making the shell a pastel blue,
and using white whipped wax, glitter, and a snowflake cut out!
- Electric
Grubby Candles look great packaged in a clear cello bag tied with
ribbon, raffia, twine or yarn!
- These make cute night lights
for kids rooms! Make a yellow shell, use blue whipped wax, and a
crescent moon cut out! Or use a teddy bear cut out with blue or
brown whipped wax for a boy, and an Angel or Butterfly cut out with
pink whipped wax for a girl!
Scents, Wax and Candle Lamps are
available at Bitter Creek!
Happy Candlemaking!
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