| Show candles are fun to make candles are a almost as important m as christmas chrisom s trees alwi when h apor i it t comes to filling the home with the christmas spirit thelma G walton county home demon stra agent notes candles ar are e fun to make because every family member can have a part in making them when making homemade candles you can use molds such as soup vegetable or coffee cans for I 1 large arge candles use potted meat or fish can and cupcake tins for making small flat candles walton suggests purchase se the real candlewick ing fro from M hardware sto stores res or use long wicks from damaged candles she advises cut the wick four or five inches i chin e s I 1 longer 0 n e r t than h a n t the h e finished I 1 n i s h e d candle d 1 e will w i il be b e and a n d tie t i e a a knot k n ot in the bottom end make a hole in the bottom of the can just large enough to draw the wick up through it with the knot outside the bottom of the can lay a stick aaros the top of the mold tie tic each wick around this staci stock to hold it straight and taut collect candle stubs and brok en or damaged cand candles lei paras paral fin covers from jelley and jam jars wax crayons are useful for coloring the candles melt thi stubs and other wax in a double boiler strain all of the wax through several of cheesecloth reheat and it if it is not the color you want melt wax crayon and add them to the wax until you obtain the correct c color 0 lor pour the wax into the molds and when it is cold cut the knotted wicks at the bottom of the molds then a quick dip into boiling water will loosen the candles sufficiently so they can be easily removed candles having many colors can be made by melting wax and pouring into the mold one at a time for instance green yellow then red add melted crayon to make bright red streaks stir slightly to make swirls and let harden to frost your candles heat one cake of paraffin cool until the wax is slightly milky and beat until very foamy using ayou you egg beat beater r frost your candles all I 1 over with the bub bly wax using a fork to spread it large candles may be dipped into the bubbly wax and left to harden stand such a su candle an brou e on a c crystal ry s tal P plate 1 ate and d surround nd 1 it t w with i th c evergreens ever v e gr greens beens and you will have a lor beautiful cinter center piece for your table |
