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Learn How To Make Gel Candles At Home
Candle making for fun is a great hobby. Candles are pretty to look at, especially gel candles, which are also very user-friendly and simple to light and slow burning, saving you money.
Gel candles aren’t expensive, and they’re very simple to create since the craft is so easy to catch onto. There are lots of things that you can do to make your gel candle different such as adding embeds or fragrance. So, let’s learn the basics of how to make gel candles.
To get started, you’ll need gel, scented oils, zinc wicks and dye in the color of your choice. Be sure to select zinc wicks when you’re shopping for candle supplies. Cotton wicks will not work because they absorb the gel and make it hard to light and burn. Craft and hobby stores and online websites provide a good selection of candle making supplies.
What kind of container should you use for your gel candle? Usually you find gel candles in clear glass containers, but any noncombustible jar or glass is acceptable. You may opt to make gel candles in wine glasses or glass vases, adding various embeds like pretty rocks or shells into the gel.
Use a hot glue gun to attach the wick into the bottom of the container. Make sure you’ve allowed enough wick length to stick out of the top of the container.
Use a double boiler or wax melter to melt small strips of the gel wax until it reaches two hundred degrees. You must pay close attention to the temperature because it the wax temp gets too high or too low it can ruin your candle. Heat the wax too high and your gel color will not be vibrant, too low and the gel will not set properly.
It’s a sinch to add color to your gel candle and you use less because gel wax is naturally vibrant. Put your color of choice into the liquid wax very slowly and continue to add more or stop when you’ve reached the color you want. Use less color if you are adding embeds to the candle so the article is visible through the gel color. Placing the embeds around the edges of the container so they’re easy to see is a good tip to follow.
Another tip is to heat the container in the microwave for a minute to get it good and hot before adding the gel so you don’t have those ugly bubbles that are often seen in bad gel candles. Put the embeds in after you heat the jar while keeping the gel hot. Hold the wick from over the top or hang it over the edge of the container before you pour the gel. Once the gel is set, cut the wick to the length you desire. The next thing to add is scent if you want.
You can learn to make candles at home, it’s an easy and affordable hobby. Make gifts for family and friends or create beautiful decorative gel candles for your own home.
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