Don't Let Candle Making
Ideas escape You!
Use these Candle Making Ideas with Confidence
Candle Making Ideas seem to be as endless as the creative mind will
allow. If you can think it, then it's possible to accomplish it with the
right info, inspiration and method of operation.
You can cast your candle with a number of various techniques such as:
- Carving - in carving a candle you can dip your chosen candle in a number
of different coloured waxes and then proceed to cut designs into the wax.
Slicing, twisting and dipping to create your very own unique design.
- Floating candles - you can usually find these at special occasions such
as weddings or intimate dinner parties. Center your wick and pour wax
into special store bought moulds. Or for original candle making ideas create your own
moulds with unusual containers you find in your home, yard sales or other
sources.
- Hurricane candles - elaborate your candle creations with nature or
personal objects. Using translucent waxes with larger and smaller
containers, to hold the wax, trap flowers, leaves, personal items or memorabilia in wax for distinct designs.
- Sand candles - using sand as your mould pour wax into a hole you form with
your chosen method. You can use bowls, hands, cans or what have you. The
sand makes very natural looking candles.
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Twisted candles - after pouring candles in the traditional way shape and
twist your work of art into designs you will cherish for a lifetime. The
soft wax is easily moulded into the designs you envision while the wax is
still warm.
- Plaiting or braiding your candles - some do not realize that wax is
braidable. Country accents in your decor are enhanced as you add these
beauties to your candle collection. Braid several warm different coloured
thin candles together to achieve the look you desire.
- Marbling - the marbling technique you add to your candles should be the
very first step you make in your personally designed candles. As marbling
is accomplished with a blow torch if you pursue this technique any time
other than at the first you risk destroying any other embellishment you
add to your candles.
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Water candles - what is a water candle? A candle which uses water as part
of the tools to create it. Molten wax is poured around a taper as it is
lowered swiftly into a bucket of cold water.
- Whipping - actually whipping warm uncoloured candle wax can make a finish
for candles so they resemble snowballs. Adding sparkles to this finish
heightens this Christmas-like effects.
- Decoupage - maybe a familiar effect to some crafters, this is a technique
using tissue paper to highlight a design in your candle. Decorate a piece
of tissue paper the size of the outside of your candle in whatever way
you desire, then dip the candle in clear paraffin wax. Stand back admire
and enjoy.
- Stained glass candles - not really made of glass or something similar
though. These are candles that "look like" stained glass on the outside.
Create a special multi-coloured candle, slice it thinly and apply
creatively to the outside of your chosen candle.
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Transfers - to create a professional finish to white or cream candles you
can use store bought candle transfers. Want to create candles that look
good but you don't have time to design on your own? Your answer:
transfers. An admirable finish, perfect as gifts or just to add to your
every growing collect of unique candles.
This is nowhere near every idea you could possibly encounter. Using your
mind and your way will always lead to more imaginative ideas coming to
the surface. Buy books and research to make your candle making techniques
come alive.
In conclusion:
Whether you are dipping, moulding, carving, whipping or whatever you
please for a finish or addition to your candle always let who you are
emerge from within.
Go with what your mind can imagine it's always more adventuresome than
just following what others do.
However use what others do to advance your own knowledge in this art of
candle making. Study their approach and then let your own imagination
add to all you learn. You never know what you can accomplish as you
press in and express who you truly are with your own candle making
ideas.
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