candle making

[healy]

I love to make candles and have made over 20 now. I buy different scent waxes,molds and wicks and design my own after getting a kit for Christmas.I'd like to talk to someone that shares my hobby.

 

[Mrazamazing]

I've always wanted to start! I saw in a magazine at work a fish bowl candle. They used a little clear fish bowl, and put in some marbles and fake fish, and use the clear stuff, and had a wick and all. I can't imagine it could be burned, though....lol.
I actually work in a craft store....but I guess I never really learned how to make candles. Any tips?

 

[pastel]

I used to make candles eons ago. It is really fun. There are additives you can buy so that the candles last longer when you burn them. There were some amazing molds back then, and I imagine similar things can be found today. Good luck with your hobby!

 

[healy]

I'm happy! I found 2 girls that love to make candles like me. I just made a pillar tonight for mothers day. I have a kit and you have this urn that you plug in and put the wax chips in or even old candles(take the wick out though or it will plug your urn) and you heat to a liquid then turn the valve to open and it will pour into your mold. I have to buy long wicks to make pillars and the kit came with a wire to hold the wick in the center as you pour. I put scents in that come in wax and you break it off. I love this hobby and hope to start crafting my own and designing molds.

 

[SparkyMaddie]

I have a candle maker but I have too many problems with my candles sinking down and the wicks won't stay straight. I don't think I have the instructions either it came from my aunt who didn't want it. what is the brand of your candle maker Healey? is it silver in color?

 

[VioletAngel]

I used to buy the wick material by the yard, and set it in the mould, and tie it around a pencil that set on top of the mould as I poured in the wax and while it set. Then I trimmed the wick. It stayed straight that way.

 

[SparkyMaddie]

That's what my kit has but no directions.Just a thin metal rod that fits in the grooves so thanks I didn't know why that was there.I have made 1 candle so far but had to hold the wick and candle votive in place because my machine has this groove to set a certain holder in. I had to use potholders..this thing gets boiling hot.I'm searching for the manufactor.

 

[2LivIsChrist]

I've only made one. It was in my interior design class. It was lots of fun. It's a star shaped pink candle.