Gel candles are easy to make and give beautiful. Their popularity pair with the simplicity of their production is the hobby took a second source of income for many mothers to stay home and have craftsmen that a unique product. Before you start your gel candles, you do your research and you find a reputable supplier of gel wax. It is the most important ingredient in your candles, and should be your top priority. Local craft stores may not carry a high quality gel so check before you spend moneyon an inferior product that damages the manufacture of candles effort.

Include a word about before. Embeds are part of what is unique gel candles. Abandoned by aquarium scenes shells are embedded in the air, the icing on the cake. You can not any object in your candle by melting. Ceramics, glass, wax-shaped figures, tin and shine. The rule of thumb is all that non-inflammatory may be used as an embed.

Put your ingredients andTools

Gather all your tools in one central location to make it easier to work for you. Preferably, you will want to be near your heat source. This could be your kitchen or a room with a hot plate. Do not use the microwave to melt your gel. It can catch fire when it reaches its flash point, and there must be an accurate temperature for the production of candles

You will need:

* Large glass measuring container - this is your pour melted wax into your containers;
* Sources of heat orElectric Kettle Presto: Use Melt your gel;
* Thermometer: Your gel has to be melted at 225 ° C, candy thermometers work great;
* Metal Utensils: Do not move your gel with utensils made of wood, which causes blisters;
* Spits: Metal, for positioning and moving the embedded objects;
* Glass containers: These are your candle containers, they can mugs, champagne flutes, votive cups and much more. The only requirement is that it will not be made flammable or meltableMaterial;
Gel: gel wax candle in the density are required for your project, are the higher density gels for candles, which include containing used. Lower density gels are great for plain paper, scented candles.
* Essential oils: You need to be made for gel candles, and a flash point of 170 ° C.
* Liquid or block of color dye: Again, sure it is suitable for gel candles. Do not use colored fabrics, colored pencils or food coloring.
* Embeds: Use your imagination
* Candle Wicks - YouYou should before the pre-waxed tabbed wicks for the best solution.

Let's Get Started

Now that you have all your supplies have been collected, let's have some fun. Please note that you are only limited by your imagination. Each candle is a work of art that is unique to the manufacturer or the person that you do it for. Follow these simple steps to your masterpieces.

1. Melt gel: Use your candy thermometer to get and achieve the desired temperature of 225 ° C. If you use a glass cupto melt, place it in your oven to melt. The Presto Pot is great, but does not rely on the meter, with a thermometer. The gel will take a little while until the melt. While doing this, you can depend on further steps.
2. Wash your containers and dry them thoroughly. There should be no residue or oils your candle gel wax cloud.
3. Imagine your embeddable objects and your wicks and they have around your container.
4. After your wax is melted, if you focus on your wax color,with a toothpick to add a small amount of color. Stir well and drip a small amount on a piece of white paper to see the result. To add scent, add it now.
5. Secure your wick at the bottom of the container with a small dab of hot glue. Try not to use too much hot glue as it can make your candle dark.
6. Fill your container partially with hot wax.
7. Include your way you want to position your metal skewers, where you want them.
8. Top-offthe container with wax.
9. Allow the gel.
10. Trim wick to 1 / 4 "from the top.

Bubble Tips

To prevent bubbles, stir Gel Gel pour slowly and slowly. This will take practice. If you have a lot of bubbles after pouring, you can use a heat gun to remove them. If they appear after the candle has settled, you can push the candle in a warm oven, to remove them. Bubbles can be decorative if you make a candle, champagne or aquarium.

Gel candles are a simple, inexpensive means oflet your creative juices flowing. Sharing your talent with friends and family makes gift to so much more sense, and who knows, your idea for a candle, maybe the next product that has taken the world by storm.