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How to make Soft Candle for Carving

General info

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  • You can easily make your own colored and scented candles
  • This soft candle burns for about 5 hours.
    ⚠️ Don't leave the burning candle unattended.
  • Difficulty: Easy

What you will need

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  • 24 g (0.85 oz) of white candle (paraffin wax candle)
  • 20 g (0.71 oz) Gel candle wax
  • Crayon (oil pastel)
  • Stainless steel bowl
  • Electric grill pan
    Tip: you can also use a induction cooker or double boiler setting
  • Spoon
  • Silicone baking Cup
  • Awl, skewer or other pointed tool
  • Paper towel

Optional

  • Fragrance oil

Instruction video

Note: Instructions on how to make candle for carving begin from 0:56.

Instructions

1. Using a scissors, carefully break the candle into small pieces to separate the paraffin wax and a candlewick.
Make sure that you don't cut the wick.
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2. Keep a wick as you will use it later in this tutorial.
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3. Place a bowl on an electric grill pan or an induction cooker.
Put 24 g of paraffin wax into the bowl, then melt the paraffin wax at a low to medium temperature.
Alternatively, you can melt the wax using a double boiler.
⚠️: Don't place the bowl directly on fire.
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4. Put 20 g of gel candle wax into the bowl.
Melt the gel candle wax at a low to medium temperature.
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5. Chop up your crayon into small pieces so it is easy to melt.
Stir well to mix.
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6. Turn off the heat and let the wax cool down a bit.
Then add a few drops of fragrance oil to the wax (optionally).
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7. Pour it into a silicone baking cup.
Let it cool down and set at least 12 hours at room temperature before you carve it.
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8. To clean the bowl, wipe the wax off with paper towel while it is still warm.
Tip: Don't wash the bowl with water because the wax does not dissolve in water.
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9. Pop it out of the silicone baking cup.
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10. Done. Let's carve your candle.
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11. (Optional) Make a hole in the wax with an awl and insert a wick.
Tip: You should add the wick to your candle after you carve it.
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