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Pumpkin Candles

  • Completed Project: Pumpkin Candles Picture #1
  • Completed Project: Pumpkin Candles Picture #2

Add a little glow to your Halloween by recycling some old tea light candles.
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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Boil some water in a kettle and then break up some old candles in to a small measuring jug. The smaller you break them up the faster they will melt. I whizzed mine round in a bean grinder for a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Fill a larger measuring jug half way full with the boiling water and place the smaller jug with the wax in to the larger one and leave until the wax melts down and turns in to liquid. If you have a double boiler you can use that instead and it will work much faster.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Prepare your molds by placing a length of wick across it.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    Fill the mold with the wax and leave to set.


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underthethrow

29 Oct 03:16

such cuteness!

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

15 Jan 21:17

Aww thank you so much. :)

Wow

15 Jan 22:17

ur such a creative person, i really love this..thanx a lot :) ur cool!

Caroline

07 Oct 13:49

I want to make some of these! Where did you get the molds from?
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Cat Morley

Cat Morley

22 Feb 11:59

I got the molds from Tesco, which is a supermarket in the UK. They were suppose to be ice cube molds.

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

22 Feb 11:59

You can get candle dye which is specific to wax, but you can also use old wax crayons to dye candles too.

Stina

22 Feb 12:56

I USED to think I was creative. Then I stumbled upon this website. YOU ARE THE MOST AMAZINGLY CREATIVE PERSON...EVER!!!!!!! Would it work to add dye to change the color of the candle? Or would not work well with the wax?

northernstar

northernstar

14 Oct 20:45

so cool!

Eien

Eien

21 Oct 06:57

Liquid dye won't work as water and wax do not mix. But they do sell small blocks of wax dye. That should work I think. They even sell fragrance too.

Cat Morley Posted By:
Cat Morley »
October 23, 2005 23:30
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