Decorative candles with their own hands New Year's, Christmas for beginners: master class. How to make and decorate wax, paraffin wax, aromatic, colored, carved candles?

In this article we want to tell you how to create candles with your own hands. Such candles will make your design unique, in addition, as a gift they will fit perfectly.

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Candles with your own hands for beginners: master class
How to make and decorate wax candles with your own hands?
How to make and decorate candles from paraffin with your own hands?
Beautiful carved candles with their own hands: forms
How to make colored candles with colored fire with your hands?
How to make scented candles with your own hands?

Did you know that people started using candles as early as the third millennium BC?True, at that time they were allowed only by well-to-do citizens. In our days, candles are used mainly as cozy decor items. Let's see how you can make such a miracle yourself.

Candles for the beginners: master class

For these candles, which are simple to manufacture and can decorate any decor, the will need the following:

Actually, the candles themselves - several pieces

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IMPORTANT: It is quite possible to purchase the most ordinary candles in the economicdepartment store. They, however, have a grayish shade due to the fact that they do not undergo purification. However, this defect is easily corrected, if you plan to do painting.

The capacity of is a small saucepan. It is desirable to attach a clothespin to the edge. Paraffin, which is melted, is very hot, so some kind of handle is just needed
Shape - in our case we need 2 shapes of different size
Wick
Plasticine
Grater
oil Acrylic contours
Fine chalk - waxen

IMPORTANT:based oil can not dissolve in wax - they should not be taken unequivocally.

Let's start to manufacture:

To begin with, all available candles cut into small pieces. Remove the wick from them.

Process the chalks with a grater. It is best to rub each color separately.

It's time to put on a water bath paraffin. And while this happens, should prepare the form - lubricate it with oil.

And now the paraffin melt! It is now possible to add an old chalk.

IMPORTANT: It is extremely important to carefully mix the colorant until it dissolves completely.

Now paraffin is poured into large mold .However, one should not get too carried away - the smaller form will later fall into a larger form. Consequently, the level of the filler rises - you need to take this into account.

mold. Lubricate the outside the small mold - after that it can be immersed in into a large one. It is recommended to place the inside the clay.

IMPORTANT: Try to adhere to the "golden mean".With a small amount of plasticine, the mold will not sink, but if it is too large, it will go to the bottom.

After a few hours, can get a frozen impression. And immediately deal with by placing the wick .The hole can be done with something thin like a toothpick or a brush.

Thread the wick. The bottom of the candle is to disguise the with a hot spoon.

The other end of the wick is fixed on the toothpick. A toothpick, in turn, is placed across the candle and fastens with clay.

. Like the green paraffin scheme, melt the yellow .Fill it in the recess of the future candle. The wick cut the so that the candle remains approximately 1 cm.

IMPORTANT: Do not forget to top up the paraffin in the recess near the wick.

After all has hardened, the will remain with the candle. And here comes in handy acrylic contour.

How to make and decorate wax candles with your own hands?

To make a beautiful a wax candle in the form of a rose you will need:

Actually itself wax
Stationery knife or at least its blade
Burner
Wick
Mirror or glass of small size

IMPORTANT: However, if the workstation is flatglass is optional.

First of all, melt the wax. And just then the burner comes in handy.

The melted wax is then poured onto a flat surface. Wait until it has cooled down completely.

The wax stain is cut by the with a knife.

Now the wax is separated from the surface. One part of it is delayed for a while.

One of the pieces is overlaid with the wick. It should be wrapped in wax .

IMPORTANT: Try to perform this procedure quickly, otherwise the wax will solidify.

Similarly, create other petals. Do not forget that their edges should be bent for maximum identity to a real flower.

How to make and decorate candles from paraffin with your own hands?

The ice candle from paraffin wax in winter time. However paradoxical this may sound, ice and fire can be combined, and will need for this:

Paraffin wax candles - 4 pcs.

IMPORTANT: Paraffin must be of high quality. Otherwise, the candle will smoke, churn, spread an unpleasant smell, burn unevenly.

Wax colored chalks
Ice cubes
Knife
Two bowls or pans .Please note that their diameter should be different. In addition, cookware, usually used for cooking, is not suitable.
skewer or small wood rod
As for the mold , you can use even a plastic cup
in this case. Terry towel
Any convenient potholder and oilcloth

Before you startcosts to cover a working surface with an oilcloth. Then take the candle and and call it in size with the mold.

mold. But there are others besides this candle - it is necessary to cut their into small pieces of , previously delivering the wick.

In a large saucepan, pour water and bring it to a boil, then reduce the heat. The turn of the of a small saucepan has come - there are pieces of paraffin , and all this is put on a water bath.

IMPORTANT: It is extremely important to consider that paraffin is highly flammable. Therefore, do not heat it on an open fire or in a microwave oven. Do not be distracted from the process, and on hand just in case, keep baking soda - it is necessary to extinguish burning paraffin.

Knife finely crumble chalk. The principle is simple: the more chips - the more saturated color will be a candle.

Pieces of chalk are poured into a small saucepan. Do not forget to stir.

It's time of ice - get it from the freezer, put it on a towel, cover with another piece of towel and chop .The dimensions of the ice should correspond to what you want to see the openwork - delicate openwork patterns require small ice.

Fill the ice with a mold. At the same in the middle should be placed a piece of candle with a wick, cut off at the very beginning of work.

Now the melted paraffin can be poured into the mold, directly on the ice.

IMPORTANT: Do not forget to use a tack.

candle Wait for color paraffin to cool. Then extract mold from the mold. Doing this all is recommended over the sink, as it is necessary to drain the melted ice. With the heated knitting needle, , it is possible to melt the wick , if it was filled with paraffin.

Just in case leave the candle to dry additionally. When using it it is worth taking a wide candlestick - paraffin can melt.

looks. Beautiful carved candles with their own hands:

shapes Carved candles seem incredibly difficult to execute, but some of them are easy to make. Prepare:

Paraffin
Form of your choice. It's better to start with something simple like the shape of an egg. As for the material, it is recommended to choose silicone
wick or
cotton thread from tanks, in which the colored paraffin wax will be poured. Do not need household cans, pots or even cans
Special dyes or wax crayons
Hook and crossbar to it

IMPORTANT: Choose the size of the hook considering that you should be comfortable to hold it in your hands.

Bucket with water
Paper napkins of the kind that are soft to the touch
Knife

Just like in the previous master classes, melt paraffin in a water bath. Fill it in the form , leaving a long one - not less than 10 cm. - wick.

After the snapshot is extracted from the , follow the long wick to hang it on the hook.

In the water bath, preheat the paraffin with the addition of shades.

IMPORTANT: To bring it to 60-80 degrees will be quite enough. In this case, you need to stir, because paraffin settles.

should look like. Begin to lower the hook on the hook with the colors you need. Try to do this quickly, but at the same time smoothly. Allow the paraffin to drain and then immerse the product in a bucket of water to secure the remaining . The layer can be several dozen, because hot paraffin gives a very thin layer.

looks like. We will assume that these were internal layers. Now gently dunk the workpiece alternately in the desired shades for the to obtain the gradient effect. If splashes are obtained, gently clean them with a tissue.

Now hang the workpiece on the hook - and cut out the patterns of the !To begin with cut off excess layers of paraffin , which formed a foul. It is possible to make the sketch for the convenience of , as there is no possibility to make edits.

IMPORTANT: On average, the paraffin cools down in 10 minutes, so try to cut out patterns during this time.

Then cut out the patterns as fantasy dictates. You can even twist the cut strip and put it into the cutout - you will get an interesting effect from .

The flowers are shaped like - certain patterns are cut out that are bent in the right way. You can decorate the with a candle , for example, with beads.

Of course, variants of shapes and colors can be a huge amount:

How to make colored candles with colored fire with their own hands?

On how to make colored wax, we wrote earlier. By the way, an interesting variant - multilayer multi-colored candle. The main thing in this business is slowness, because every previous layer must dry before forming the next one.

IMPORTANT: Cool the similar product for at least 5 hours.

The secret of the color flame is in burning of salts. And the composition of depends on what color you want:

Yellow, orange - table salt
Red - strontium nitrate or sodium chloride
Blue - copper chloride
Green - barium chloride
Purple - potassium chloride

Similar candles are good because is not toxic to , and if it happens occasionally, then traces will not leave .However, flames up the for a long time.

How to make scented candles with your own hands?

In order to create an aromatic candle, use with the appropriate oil. It's great if the matches the with the appropriate shade of wax for certain notes of the fragrance.

IMPORTANT: Add oil to the wax at the stage when it has already melted, but has not yet been poured into the mold.

Please note that:

Bergamot in combination with lavender will help to relax
Lemon and rosemary will clear the head of negative thoughts
Equal part of roses and geraniums , as well as twice as much lavender will restore calmness and help balance the mind after strong experiences.
Lemon with cedar will also relieve stress
Carnation with orange guaranteed to lift the mood

Candles enchant, pacify, delight, inspire - how many uses this light source has! And, you will agree, it will be simply great if you can independently regulate all these emotions, making your own candles.