Proper method of making tealight candles

Making Tealight Candles

You’ve seen them, you’ve probably even bought them. And you or someone you know has undoubtedly fussed over these “cute little candles.” Okay, so before I encountered my candle making hobby, I wasn’t sure of their name. Now, I know these adorable little things are called tealight candles.

Today, you can even find a variety of gorgeous holders created especially for tealight candles.

Here’s what you’ll need to create your own, highly delightful, tealights:

? Votive or pillar wax

? Aluminum cup

? Tealight mold

? Wicks

1. Start out by laying the tealight molds on a flat, level surface. Insert what’s called a votive pin in the mold. This particular piece of equipment helps to keep your wick straight. Spray a light coating of mold release or vegetable oil spray over the entire mold.

2. Prepare your wax. Prepare any color or fragrance you may want to include in your tealights.

3. Once the wax reaches the optimum temperature (again, about 175 degrees), pour the wax into the pouring pot.

4. And then pour the wax from the pouring pot into the tealight molds themselves. You’ll notice that this specific mold has a lip that holds overflow wax.

5. Remove the pins and pop the tea lights out the molds. Using your fingers, clean any rough edges.

6. Now insert a pre-assembled wick assembly for tealights into the hold in the candle. Place this all into a tea light cup. You’ll notice that the tealight cups

SIMPLE GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL CANDLE MAKING   have a small circular indentation at the bottom of about 15 mm. This is designed specifically to match tea light wicks.

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Julio Villanueva is a candle making expert and enthusiast. For more great information on how to make professional candles, visit http://www.candlemakingpros.info

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