Candle making crafts are popular for several reasons, not the least of which is the fact that they are both fun and useful. If you’d like to try your hand on a wax project, here’s a good one I found at: candle making crafts
The only materials you’ll need are: pine cones, wick or a cotton string, and wax.
Collecting the pine cones is a good project in itself. If you don’t have any pine trees of your own, let you find what you need.
One of the good things about this project is even if you don’t regularly make candles you can use the remnants of candles you buy for this project. This is not project that requires any fancy wax. Soy wax is likely to be too soft and sticky at room temperature to be successful in this application. I consider beeswax too precious to use for something like this. Because I value beeswax so highly, I don’t use it on this type of project.
Once you’ve collected the materials, the project is pretty straightforward. it’s very much like dipping candles, only you’ll be dipping pinecones instead of just a wick.
Prepare the cones by wrapping some string around them. Work it in between the segments of the cone. If you have left over wicking, you can use it but cotton string is generally good enough for this application.
Melt the wax you’ve collected to about 170 – 190. For safety’s sake, [use a double boiler.
When the wax is melted, remove it from the heat and begin dipping the pine cones. It usually works best if you prepare the pine cones before you start, then dip them each once. After the initial dipping, you can let the wax cool slightly then dip each pinecone multiple times until a nice layer of wax as build up on the segments.
Let the wax harden, then trim the string and the fire starter is complete.
Some people want their fire starters to be a little special. If you like, you can use dye to color them or fragrance to add scent.
To discover other candle crafts, click here. And I highly recommend that you follow this link to learn about a complete guide to home candle making.
Have fun making candles.
