{"id":4257,"date":"2012-02-25T14:48:27","date_gmt":"2012-02-25T12:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tazintosh.com\/?p=4257"},"modified":"2014-04-17T22:19:53","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T20:19:53","slug":"make-you-own-candle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vpn.tazintosh.com\/en\/make-you-own-candle\/","title":{"rendered":"Make you own candle"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div><\/figure>\r\nWho has never seen a candle end (over wick) while a significant amount of wax still remained? I'm not the kind to pick up the first nail rusting telling me that it may serve one day, but I do not like to waste and throw something that could still be used.\r\nThus, I always keep the remains of wax of the candles I buy and where there is enough, I make a new one. It's simple, fun (I guess that's more true for those who enjoy working with their hands), and besides it gives a satisfaction of a kid, I love it!\r\n\r\n
How to do?<\/h5>\r\n
  • <\/i>When a candle is finished, get the wax (dry) and store the pieces (\u2248 2 cm per side max.) in an empty jamjar. I do not care much about the wax color, with me, everything is mixed, but do as you please;<\/li>
  • <\/i>When you think you have enough wax to create one or more new candles, select the containers of your choice (no plastic or burning material there huh\u2026 I decline any responsibility ^^), ideally those candles already purchased;<\/li>
  • <\/i>To melt the wax, I put the jamjar thus filled in a double boiler. Progressively, the pieces of wax will melt completely and the \u201csolution\u201d will become particularly hot and liquid. Always use caution;<\/li>
  • <\/i>You'll need a wick. This can be bought, but I make them. So while the wax melts, you can make it. For this, use a natural string, not nylon, etc. (if you can not make a difference, ignite one end, if it melts, do not use!). Depending on the thickness of your string, it may be necessary to make a braid to give it a more appreciable diameter. If you need several wicks braided, make one big wick and cut it;<\/li>
  • <\/i>Glue one end of your new wick to the bottom. Once properly fixed, find a way to stretch your wick vertically (see the photo illustration above to see my method);<\/li>
  • <\/i>Your waw has probably melted now. If it appends long before you finish the rest of your work, leave on low heat, always in a double boiler, and remember to redo the water level;<\/li>
  • <\/i>Now it's time to fill the container of liquid wax. Prior to, place your container in a bath of cold water. Always with extreme caution when handling something hot, pour hot wax into your container to desired level;<\/li>
  • <\/i>Just before leaving your candle cool, dip \u2248 1 cm from the top of the wick into wax and then retighten. This will allow you to light the candle easier;<\/li>
  • <\/i>After a few hours off, your candle is ready!<\/li><\/ul>\r\n
    During cooling, the wax will probably collapse around the edges of the wick. By putting a little wax aside, you can redo the level.<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Who has never seen a candle end (over wick) while a significant amount of wax still remained? I'm not the kind to pick up the first nail rusting telling me that it may serve one day, but I do not like to waste and throw something that could still be used. Thus, I always keep [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1237,1290],"tags":[1387,2008],"class_list":["post-4257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article-tutorials-diy","category-article-tutorials-diy-misc","tag-candle","tag-diy-do-it-yourself"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpn.tazintosh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpn.tazintosh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpn.tazintosh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpn.tazintosh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpn.tazintosh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vpn.tazintosh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpn.tazintosh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vpn.tazintosh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpn.tazintosh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vpn.tazintosh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}