Rolled Beeswax Candle Patterns

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Rolled beeswax candle patterns.

Finish rolling the last inch of the beeswax sheet to complete the candle. See more ideas about beeswax candles beeswax rolled beeswax candles. These candles make lovely hostess gifts. The warmth of your hands will bond the wax and help it keep the candle shape.

Firmly roll the edge of the beeswax over it and press to secure the wick there with your fingertips. Decorative pins can be pushed into the candles in different patterns. Place the wick at the very bottom long edge of the beeswax and start to roll. A pair of pillar candles will burn for about 5 hours.

You ll want to roll it as tight as you can especially around the wick. Place your wick horizontally across one half and cut the wick so that it is just slightly longer than the half sheet of beeswax. Beeswax sheets for rolled. Their natural honey yellow color is sometimes dyed opening decorative possibilities.

Roll and seal this sheet in the same way as you rolled the candle flush with the bottom half of the candle. Slowly roll the wax to form a cylinder candle. Use this small channel to enclose the wick. 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.

Lay the wick along the edge of the sheet and start rolling the candle by bending over about 1 8 inch of the wax. Just be sure to trim the pins first if they are longer than the width of the candle. Longer if you roll them tighter. Rolled beeswax candles produce a warm sweet scent whether burned or kept intact.

You ll have a pair of 8 inch rolled candles. This is the only time you press hard with the beeswax sheets. Repeat with the second candle. Hold the candle in your hands for a few moments.

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.