How to make a candle at home?

Presented in today's market of goods to create a cozy and romantic atmosphere in the house - a huge variety. For example, you can find absolutely any candles: decorative, interestingly designed and having the most unusual shapes. Such a candle will not only give a pleasant atmosphere, it can act as an ornament of any room.

Nevertheless, you can create a much-needed thing in the household by yourself. Knowing how to make a candle at home, anyone who wants not only saves money, but also gets a lot of pleasure from the manufacturing process and the result obtained. For this, it is not necessary to have any special education or to take a course in design.

You can easily learn how to make a candle at home, and so that it can safely compete with store analogues. There are many sources. For example, doing self-education, watching TV programs or reading special literature. You can also ask friends and acquaintances who have already practiced in this area and know how to make a candle. At home, many people have tried to create such a necessary attribute.

Once making an unusual and fragrant candle, some of this activity is transformed into a real hobby. The production of candles at home is a simple process, it is within the power of everyone. If you have the necessary materials, you can create a unique and original thing. For this it is sufficient to have:

• The most common shop stearic candle or a few wax cinders;

• A container in which paraffin will melt;

• A wick borrowed from a whole candle or specially woven from ordinary threads;

• A form from which you can take out the resulting work of art or leave a candle in it;

• To impart a certain color, use wax crayons or food colorings ;

• If desired, you can add various flavors (for example, essential oils or orange and tangerine peel).

The candle itself can be not only monochrome in color, it can have several matching multi-colored layers. Sometimes as an original filler craftsmen add shells to the candle, decorate it with sea or glass pebbles, fresh flowers or beads and sparkles. Such a candle can rightfully be called a work of art.

How to make a candle at home? Manufacturing technology is very simple:

• In the prepared container the wax is crushed and put on a water bath, while the melting mass is periodically stirred;

• Flavor is added to the melted wax and the coloring material is a crushed wax crayon or food color;

• In the center of the chosen form, the internal walls of which are pre-lubricated with vegetable oil, a wick is fixed with a stick or toothpick and filled with a melted mixture;

• The filled form is removed to a cold place until it is completely solidified.

  The candle is ready! Now it can be admired by placing in the interior of the room, or getting real pleasure, lighting it with a romantic dinner.