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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