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• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

1 Get out the old candles. If you have a lot of old candles in your house, then this project is especially for you. Don't worry if you don't have candles. You can go to a hardware store and buy candles there. They are very inexpensive. You can also ask your friends if they have old candles. Many churches donate old candles.

2 Find an old small saucepan or something similar in which you can melt the wax. You don't need a large pot to melt the wax.

3 Break an old candle and throw a few pieces into a saucepan, put on low heat.

4 Let the pieces of the candle melt.

5 Prepare a container for wax while the candles are melting.

• Take an old pencil or something similar, round and long. A straw will work too. Place the straw on top of the container.
• Place the wick in the middle of the container so that it is above the pencil.
• Use tape to hold the wick on the pencil.
• Pour. After the wax is completely dissolved, pour it into a container. Leave some wax in the saucepan for later. Until the candle hardens, it will take from several minutes to several candles. When the wax hardens, you will notice a small depression near the wick.

6 Now take the rest of the wax in a saucepan: the wax must be melted.

7 Pour some wax into the middle where the hole has formed.

8 Wait for this wax to harden too.

9 Remember, depending on which container the wax is solidified in, you can light a candle right there or pull the candle out of that container.

10 If you can't get the candle out of the container, put it in the freezer for 5-10 minutes. This will slide the candle out of the container.

11 Decorate your new candle with glitter, sand, flowers, or whatever comes into your head to make the candle prettier.

12 Ready.

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Tips

• Depending on the size of the container, you can make small candles or large ones that you won't find in the store.
• You can present such a candle for any occasion.
• You can use this technique to make a candle in an old punch bowl. Once the wax has hardened, you can remove the candle from the bowl and you will have a multi-colored candle.
• The best thing is to experiment with the shape and size of the candle.

Warnings

• NEVER melt wax over direct heat such as a hotplate. WAX SHOULD NOT BE BOILED! If it's too hot it will just * ignite * without warning. Always use the "double boil" method by placing the wax in a container over boiling water. This way, the wax will never be hotter than water.
• Don't mix different types of candles. The wax is NOT the same. Different candles melt differently. If you mix different candles, you end up with an ugly and badly burning candle. You just throw it away. Different candles have different types of wicks.
• You need to be sure that the container will withstand the melted wax. Thick cans are great. You can use old punch bowls that are made of really thick glass.
• If you use a gas stove, be sure to remove any wax that gets on it from the surface. If you don't, the oven may just catch fire.
• The wax should be hot when you pour it. Be sure to take care of your hands and face. Rubber gloves can melt on your hands. Warm mittens are best.
• Stay close to the oven where your wax is melting, as it can ignite. Be patient. Follow.

What do you need

• Old saucepan
• A spoon
• Store wick or old candle wick
• Thin pliers
• ribbon
• Pencil or something similar
• Punch bowl, old cans, metal molds