| Fold one sheet of the beeswax in half and press along
the fold with your hands to flatten it. This makes the edge easier
to follow when you are cutting it. Using scissors, cut the sheet of
beeswax in half. |
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| Lay one of the cut pieces of the beeswax sheet on your
clean work surface. Lay the piece of wick on the edge of the piece
of beeswax directly in front of you. At least a half an inch of the
piece of wick should extend past each side of the piece of beeswax. |
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| Slowly and carefully start to roll the edge of the
piece of beeswax closest to you over the wick. |
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| Tuck the edge of the piece of beeswax in around the
wick. You want to seal it in so you when you continue rolling your
candle it will roll up neatly and evenly. |
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| Roll up your candle slowly and carefully with your
fingers pushing the beeswax with both hands exerting even pressure
at the same time. While you are rolling keep and eye your edges to
make sure you are rolling straight so your candle will be straight.
You want to roll a nice straight, tight candle so it will look nice
and burn well. |
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| Continue rolling at the same pace you have been until
you are about two inches from the end then slow down. You want to
make sure the end of your candle is rolled as tight as you did the
beginning and that the edges are still straight while you are rolling
up the last of your candle. |
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| When you have the end of the piece of beeswax rolled
up around to finish off your candle you need to seal the edge to the
roll so it won't come undone. Once again you can use your body heat
to warm up the wax so you can do this. Starting in the middle of the
roll of beeswax, press your fingers gently along the edge of the piece
of beeswax. You only need to do this lightly and briefly. You don't
want to push down on the edge too hard or you will crush you candle.
You are only trying to adhere the edge to the rest of the candle.
Continue this until the entire edge is molded to the body of the candle. |
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| Trim the wick at one end of the beeswax candle so it
is flush with the base of the candle. Trim the wick at the other end
of the candle to 1/4" long. |
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