Gel candles with their own hands lately became very popular, everyone wants to have original candles in her house, not similar to the store. Candles are an indispensable thing for romantic or family evenings. The technology of making candles from a special gel is quite simple, you only need to make a little effort and a lot of a lot of fantasy. For decoration of candles, you can use many infringement materials. A feature of this type of candle is that all decorative elements can be fixed anywhere: at the bottom, in the center or right near the neck.
This master class will help all novice needlewomen make good candles at home.
According to old annals and archaeological finds, the first candles appeared in ancient Egypt. Then they were made of papyrus, wetted in fat. Much later, in the East, in China, Japan and India in the manufacture of candles began to use wax. True, then it was mined from insects and trees. But the most of all was mined precisely from fat, which very much stuck. In the 18th century, the substance was used as a material for candles, which was mined from the head of China. Only in the early 19th century, paraffin was invented and from the moment the candle was well smelling and cute.
Let's proceed to the manufacture
This simple way to manufacture gel candles will surely enjoy all lovers of needlework.
For work we will use:
- Candle gel;
- reinforced wick;
- essential aromamasla;
- Food dye (liquid);
- glass;
- jewelry;
- thermometer;
First you need to prepare a candle gel. To do this, mix 10 grams of gelatin and 40 grams of purified water. To the finished mixture add 50 grams of glycerin. Next in a small saucepan, heat the solution to transparency. In another container, dissolve 4 grams of Tanina in twenty grams of heated glycerin. Mix two of these mixes with each other. Now the gel is ready if there are bubbles in it, it can be heated in the oven. From heat bubbles will disappear.
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So now you can move to the main cooking of the candle.
In the center of the floor of the cup to drop a little hot glue and put the wick there. When the glue freezes, cut the candle gel on small pieces so that it melted faster. Then take the saucepan and melt the gel at the average temperature. Next, bring the gel to a high temperature, but not overlay. In the painted gel wax add a dye until the desired color is obtained. Then add 1/3 teaspoon of aromatic oil.
Please note that lemon oils, bergamot or lavender oil are best suitable for working with candles.
To heat the capacity for the candle to 65-70 degrees. Now in the capacity to place the decoration, for example, flowers, pebbles, shells or sequins. After that, slowly and gently pour into the container a candle gel from the side.
Fitil stretch upstairs, wound on the pencil. Give a candle to cool and cut off the extra end of the wick. Gel candle is ready! It turns out approximately as in the photo (you can do in different variations):
Idea with vinyl record
The finished candle can be very original and brightly decorated. To do this, take a vinyl record and put it in a brazed to 140 degrees a brass oven. Remove the oven plate when the vinyl will become soft. Wrap the plate around the candle, laying out arbitrary folds. Leave the candle to dry and the vinyl harden. Then paint it into gold or other colors. Decorate with buttons, beads and beads. Candle is now completely ready!
