| Cover your work surface with newspaper. Place a plate
on top of the newspaper and cover the plate with a piece of wax paper. |
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| Use a measuring cup to scoop up some melted wax then
slowly pour it in the center of the plate covered with wax paper. |
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| Continue to add wax until the plate is almost full,
leaving about 2 inches in from the edge free of wax. You may find
that the wax paper buckles a bit so push the buckled areas down gently
with a Popsicle stick. |
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| Allow your wax to cool slightly so it is warm but not
too hot to touch. It needs to be pliable to be able to work with it. |
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| Pull the wax paper with the partially hardened wax
on it off the plate onto your work surface. If you remove the wax
paper from underneath you will most likely get newpaper print on it
and it may stick to the newspaper. Next, cut out a square area with
your knife. Don't worry if you don't cut a perfect square because
when you roll up the wax it will result in the top of the candle showing
the roll which looks nice (see the final image of the candle). |
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| Pull away the remnants from outside of the square.
Put the remnants back into your melter or double boiler so they will
melt again and can be used later. |
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| Tear off a second piece of wax paper and lay it on
top of the square of wax. Roll out the wax until approximately 1/4"
thick with a rolling pin, exerting light to medium pressure on the
wax. |
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| Lay a piece of wick across the bottom of the square
of wax leaving one end of the piece of wick extending past one end
of the candle. (You can leave a bit of wick sticking out the other
end as well, just remember to trim it off during the last step). Next,
use your fingers to roll the wax up tightly around the wick. |
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| Once the wax is wrapped tightly around the wick, continue
to roll the wax up until the candle is complete. |
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| Trim the wick to 1/4" from the top, and if you
have a bit sticking out of the bottom (as seen in the picture above),
make sure to trim it so it's even with the base of the candle. If
the base of your candle isn't quite even, you can lightly press down
on it to make it flat since the wax will still be soft. Allow the
candle to cool and harden completely before lighting. |
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