Saturday, May 22, 2010
Milkshake Candle
Material Required:
Wax
Red Chunks made from Wax
Aluminum pan
Whisk
Wick{if needed}/Straw.
Glass{as shown}
DIRECTIONS:
> Melt the wax in an aluminum pan.
> Mix shade of pink/shell pink oil based color or wax crayon to it.
> Let it cool a bit.
> Now, pour it into the glass but don't fill it full.
> Keep about 2 inches empty.
> Whisk the plain paraffin wax and now take the same and pour it in the glass.
> Once it cools a bit, u can put the chunks made from red paraffin wax.
> You can wick it if you want to use it as a candle or you can just add a straw, umbrella or any fruit slice at the top as a form of decoration thus giving it a more real look like a Milkshake.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Ice Candles
Material Required
Paraffin Wax
Wick
Mold{stainless steel or Aluminum-according to shape and size desired}
Ice cubes
Oil Based color
Cooking Oil
Paint Brush
DIRECTIONS:
> Dip your brush in the cooking oil and apply it inside your mold so that it will help the candle to come out later
> Melt the Paraffin Wax into an aluminum bowl or sauce pan.
> Mix a pinch of any oil based color of your desire in the melted wax.
> Wick your Mold.
> Now pour a small amount of melted wax inside the mold.
> Next you need to fill your entire mold with ice cubes.
> Now pour your melted paraffin wax on the ice cubes and in the mold.
> Allow the wax to cool.
> After some time when the wax cools down, place the mold upside down, tap it a few times so that the candle can be separated from the mold.
> When the candle is out of the mold shake it a few times to get rid of the water that might be left.
> Voila! Your Ice Candle is ready!!!
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