Oil Candle Making

Oil candles in stores appear so pretty with their various decorations from flowers to seashells that buyers often think that oil candle making involves toiling over a hot stove. Far from it, because oil candle making is actually a very easy activity bordering on the no-toil-all-joy zone! Here are the things you need to remember to make your own personalized oil candles.

Gather Your Materials and Supplies

How easy can this step be? The materials and supplies you will need are basic, which should include:

Liquid paraffin oil

Oil candle wick

Additional decorations like shells, dried flowers and herbs, fruits and flowers, shells and beads, even marbles and chili peppers, if you have a mind for it.

Thermal glass wick tube to suit the container

Adapter adjustment ring

Jar or bottle of your choice

Funnel

You will observe that these things can be bought at most craft stores and, hence, are easy to find. And these are inexpensive, too, than buying ready-made candles!

Make Your Candles

Now that you have gathered all the necessary materials, it is time to get down to the actual process of oil candle making. Just follow these very simple and very easy steps: First, fill the jar/bottle with the liquid paraffin oil. Be sure to make an allowance for the wick to protrude, which should be about a few millimeters below the bottle’s rim. Second, place your decorations anyway you want and let it settle. Third, insert the oil wick into the thermal glass wick tube. An allowance of about