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How to Make Gel Candles - 11 Easy Steps

Author:Tanya Turner
Category:Crafts/Hobbies
Keywords:candles, candle folder, candle making, beeswax, carved, citronella, container, floating, gel

Do  love  beautiful,  candles?  do  know  you  easily  them  It  exciting  not  all  Here  12  steps  creating  candles  you  burn  home,  as  or  sell.

Materials  gel  making

You  need:

  • gel
  • zinc wicks  wicks  be  for  candles  they  too  gel)
  • essential oil  fragrance
  • liquid color dye
  • embeds (optional)
 these  can  obtained  from  making  It  important  use  oils  colors  made  gel  fragrance  you  buy  a  shop  not  Also,  can  a  candle  kit.  a  is  best  for  beginner,  it  include  you  to  your  few candles.

And of  you  need  container.  best  for  gel  is  so  can  the  you  inside  candle,  any  container  do.  can  any  wine  or  a  wide  but  container  be  least  inches  diameter.  sales  second  stores  gold  when  comes  candle containers.

For embeds  can  anything  -  aquarium  marbles,  sand,  shells,  crystals,  stones,  jewels  pearls.

Steps  making  gel candle

  1. Place a  bit  hot  in  center  the  bottom.  the  in  and  the  set.
  2. Cut  gel  small  so  melts  and  evenly.  it  a  steel  over  medium heat.
  3. The trickiest  is  temperature  you  get  to  200F,  overheated  looses  clarity.  that,  will  a  thermometer.
  4. Maintain  temperature  200;  the  should  and  smooth,  syrup.
  5. Add  dye  the  gel,  little  at  time,  you  the  color  remember,  can  add  dye  make  color  but  cant  dye  For  candle  embedded  you  use  a  color,  the  remain visible
  6. Add the  -  teaspoon  each  of  gel  give  a  scent.  a  scent,  a  more fragrance.
  7. Heat the  in  oven  microwave  about  This  help  reduce  appearance  bubbles
  8. If  want  use  dip  in  gel  and  arrange  in  container  you  It  better  keep  objects  to  sides  the  -  will  easier  see,  way.
  9. Now  is  to  your  into  container.  your  on  level  and  the  slowly  carefully  the  If  is  first  you  probably  a  bubbles;  avoid  the  should  still  hot.
  10. Pull  wick  Roll  on  pencil  keep  straight.
  11. Let  candle  Trim  wick  you  done!  have  beautiful,  gel  made  yourself.

Tanya Turner  a  expert  a   http://www.BestScentedCandles.info, where you can find information about all types of candles, how to make them and where to get best scented candles

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