Candles are a very popular decoration for Christmas. There are many different varieties of candles that can be found in storesduring Christmas time. The best kind of Christmas candle is the kind that is made at home and is personalized. Here is how a crafter can make her very own Christmas motif shaped candles.
Materials Needed:
- Different colored sheets of beeswax – stick with Christmas and holiday colors such as green, red, silver, white, and gold
- Cutting board
- Christmas cookie cutters
- Hair dryer
- Candlewick
Instructions:
- Gather together all the Christmas cookie cutters in the house or visit the local craft or cooking store to buy some. Such Christmas motifs that can be used to make the candles are snowmen, gingerbread men, stars, Santa Clause, Christmas trees, and mittens. Other motifs can also be used and is up to the crafter's imagination and what style they are going for.
- Lay sheets of beeswax individually on a cutting board. Using a cookie cutter, cut six shapes of the same cookie cutter. For a thicker candle, cut out more than six layers from the beeswax. For any nonsymmetrical shapes, turn the wax over to the "right" side and cut out half of the needed shapes.
- Place the candlewick in the center of the wax layers, leaving approximately 1/2 inch at the top of the candle, so that they candle can be lit properly.
- Press the wax shapes together. Use a hair dyer on a low setting to slightly heat the wax so that all the layers bind together. Make sure not to melt the wax so that is loses its shape.
- To make more than one candle, repeat the steps over again for a different cookie cutter. All different sized cutters can be used for a personalized style.
- When burning the candles, secure them on another piece of beeswax or on a nonflammable surface such as a candle plate. Never leave the candles unattended when they are burning, as they can fall over and start a fire in the home.
These Christmas cookie cutter candles can be used as decoration in many places around the house during the holidays. Set them on the place settings on the dining room table when you are having a dinner party. Place them on the fireplace mantle to light up the night. They can even be used to decorate a bathroom for Christmas. The candles also make a creative and personalized Christmas gift for someone. Small candles can even be used as stocking stuffers.
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