*PICTURE ABOVE SHOWS EXAMPLES OF SOME SAND CANDLES YOU CAN MAKE!*
Materials Needed: Sand, container to hold water, wick, wax, scents, melting pot, thermometer, and pencil.
1: Add sand to your container. Add water and stir. When it is moist and packs well take a bottle, jar, cup, glass, large shells, etc... and push it into the wet sand. Remove it carefully, and your mold is complete.
2: The wax is poured in 2 or more stages. The first pour is at a very high temperature. Place the thermometer in your melting pot with the wax, and heat on a direct flame to 325 degrees F. IMPORTANT: Do not leave wax unattended, or heat above 325 degrees. Pour the wax into the mold, the damp sand will sizzle a bit - that is normal. Allow to cool until firm, but still warm.
3: Attach a wick tab to one end of the wick, and wrap the other end around a pencil. Suspend this over the mold with the tab touching the bottom. Prepare another batch of wax, but heat in a melting pot to 180 degrees, then add scent. Pour into mold cavity.
4: Allow to cool completely before attempting to remove it from the sand. Brush the loose sand off. A nice finishing touch is to spray it with clear acrylic spray (protect the wick with tape). If your finished sand candle is not perfect, try again. Use your rejects for decorating the back yard. With a little trial and error you will quickly master this technique.
Variations:
Changing the moisture level of the sand, or the wax temperature of the first pour will change the appearance of the finished candle. it is also possible to embed object in the wax, such as shells, driftwood, rocks, etc... |
