| For the purposes of this craft you need to use a metal,
not a plastic cookie cutter. It cuts through the beeswax better than
the plastic one. |
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| Lay your sheet of beeswax on a cutting board. You will
need a hard surface to press down on to ensure a neat cut. Arrange
your cookie cutter on the sheet of beeswax as close to the edge as
possible. |
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| Place a piece of cardboard over the metal cookie cutter.
Since you have to press down so hard to cut cleanly through the beeswax
it helps to have something on top of the cookie cutter so you don't
hurt your hand. Press down on the cardboard covering the cookie cutter
with all your weight (it helps if you do this standing up). Lift up
the cookie cutter slightly to see if you have cut all the way through
the beeswax. If not, press the cookie cutter back down until you cut
all the way through. If some extra wax does come away from the sheet,
do not just pull it off because you may ruin your tree shape. Instead,
press down on it slowly and gently against the edge of the cookie
cutter so it helps you cut it off safely. Push the tree shape gently
out of the cookie cutter and set it aside. Cut out 21 more tree shapes.
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| To maximize the use of the sheet of beeswax (I was
able to cut out 22 tree shapes from one sheet) you need to place the
cookie cutter over the tree shape you just cut out. Since you won't
be using the stem of the tree in the final candle you can overlap
this part of the cookie cutter onto the top of the previous tree to
save beeswax. |
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| After you have cut out all 22 tree shapes from your
sheet of beeswax, you need to trim off the stems of each of the trees.
When all the trees are pressed together, the base needs to be flat
so it will sit flat on whatever surface you decide to place it. |
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| Place one wax tree shape on your cutting
board. Center another tree shape over top of it and press down on
it gently with your fingers to make the two pieces stick together.
Continue to lay tree shapes on top of each other, centering them each
time so your candle will be straight and press them together with
your fingers. |
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Cookie Cutter
Candles Continued |
