[Nfb-krafters-korner] Candle Making

[Henrietta Brewer]

Okay Dixie,
Now you are bring back memories. That is a great project. We did it 
at Carol's last summer. We used smaller containers and crushed ice 
but they are so neat.  We did have some trouble with more ice melted 
spots then wax lace.

Here you guys go, a terrific project for summer fun with kids.

HenriettaAt 06:25 PM 8/16/2010, you wrote:
>When I was a little kid, my mother and I used to make candles.  I remember
>making candles in a half gallon paper milk carton, filling it with ice cubes
>and then pouring the wax over that.  The finished candle had a lacy look as
>there were holes where all the ice cubes had been after they melted away.
>
>We also used to make sand candles in which we would pour the wax into a
>hollow in the sand.  When it hardened the outside layer of the candle was a
>bowl of sand.
>
>
>
>Dixie
>
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>
>Terrence
>
>You don't have to worry about it smoking as you use a double boiler or as I
>  did use the wax pouring pot and I would put it in a fry pan with water in
>the  fry pan.  Then you have to use a wooden spoon and I would keep stirring
>
>it  until the hhunks of wax were melted.  I used container wax which is a
>one  pour wax and it melts at 130 degrees.  When I poured it into my
>containers  such as jars or ceramic creamers, sugar bowls, coffee cups, etc.
>I would
>  hold my finger tip inside at the heighth   I wanted to stop at and pour
>slow enough that I would feel the wax hit my finger.  The low temperature
>of
>the wax to melt never hurt my finger.  Different types of wax have  higher
>melting points and you could really  burn your fingers.  These  other waxes
>you had to do a double pour with them as when they hardened    they would
>not be level across the top.
>
>I have been asked before about making candles, maybe I should give a
>lecture on how to do it.  Anyone interested in that?
>
>Joyce  Kane
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Henrietta
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