Candle Making Recipes for Balloon and Beeswax Candles

So, you want to make your own candles. But how do you get started and what is the easlest approach? The final answer is…the 2 candle recipes appearing below.

We know how daunting the prospect of creating candles on your own for the first time might be, but with the candle making tips we have provided it will be sheer fun.

No stress, little mess. And did I say anything about having “fun”? For sure, I did!

Candle Making Recipes - Balloon Candle

Grab a balloon, some wax, paraffin or regular, and a wick. That’s it - Let’s get started.

Melt your wax in a double boiler at a temperature between 165 and 185 F degrees. Dip a water-filled balloon into the melted wax and pull it out quickly, allowing the wax to cool and set. Repeat until a 1cm thick wax coating forms around the balloon. Burst the balloon and remove it from the candle’s center.

Add in the warm wax, rotating around the shell continuously until the interior is almost fully covered. Insert the wick and pour the remaining wax, holding wick until supported by wax that has firmed by cooling down. Your wax masterpiece is finished!

There is even a simpler candle making recipe…

Candle Making Recipes - Beeswax Candle

Grab your scissors and a sheet of beeswax and some cotton wick. Fold and cut the beeswax sheet in half. Choosing one of the sheets, place the wick on the long side with 1 inch of the wick extending past both ends of the beeswax.

Using your fingertips, you gently spool the beeswax around the wick sealing the wick securely to the wax. The warmth of your hands will create a seamless candle. Continue to tightly roll the beeswax. Make sure it is straight as you go along.

ag. Trim the wick at both ends. The one that is to be your base, cut flush against the wax. The other end, which will be your top, snip to 1/4 inch above the wax.

See? I did not steer you astray! Simple, quick, easy and painless. And what about fun, fun, fun and very self satisfying! All that is left to do now is to show off the beautiful creations from your candle making recipes!

And you may want to check out gel candle making next…what do you think?

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