Rolled Beeswax Candle Patterns

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Rolled beeswax candle patterns.

The warmth of your hands will bond the wax and help it keep the candle shape. Beeswax sheets for rolled. Their natural honey yellow color is sometimes dyed opening decorative possibilities. Get out one sheet of beeswax and cut it in half vertically.

Gently press the end of the wax sheet in to secure the raw edge to candle body. You ll have a pair of 8 inch rolled candles. Rolled beeswax candles produce a warm sweet scent whether burned or kept intact. Hold the candle in your hands for a few moments.

Firmly roll the edge of the beeswax over it and press to secure the wick there with your fingertips. A pair of pillar candles will burn for about 5 hours. Use this small channel to enclose the wick. This is the only time you press hard with the beeswax sheets.

Finish rolling the last inch of the beeswax sheet to complete the candle. These candles make lovely hostess gifts. Repeat with the second candle. Roll the candle on your work surface to straighten the pillar.

Place your wick horizontally across one half and cut the wick so that it is just slightly longer than the half sheet of beeswax. Working from one end to the other all along the length of the wick press down firmly to make sure the wax is tight around the wick. Diy beeswax candlestick directions. Place the wick at the very bottom long edge of the beeswax and start to roll.

You ll want to roll it as tight as you can especially around the wick. Longer if you roll them tighter. See more ideas about beeswax candles beeswax rolled beeswax candles. Cut a second sheet of beeswax half the length of the candle.

Slowly roll the wax to form a cylinder candle. Just be sure to trim the pins first if they are longer than the width of the candle.