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There are special occasions, like weddings or receptions, where you need beautiful and elegant centerpieces. In many instances like this, people tend to use rose floating candles. Believe it or not, you can make your own rose floating candles. Now if you'd rather purchase them, they will cost anywhere from two or three dollars, a piece, on up to seven dollars, a piece. The choice is yours – either experiment a little and make your own elegant roses very inexpensively or pay a good bit and buy pre-made ones.
Now describing this floating candle making process here is a little difficult, but we will summarize the steps and give you an idea on how it is done, but then it would be wise for you to search the net for a description with photos.
First it is assumed that you know a little bit about making candles. The steps for making floating rose candles starts with the same procedure as making regular candles. Making regular candles is not difficult. It is well described on the net and does not involve great investment.
Okay if you have any cake decorating experience it will help you with making rose candles for making rose candles is very similar to making rose petals or flowers out of icing for cake decorations. In short, to make rose candles, you will need to begin with flat sheets of wax – about one quarter of an inch thick. You will take these sheets and cut from them petals and leaves. These pieces will then be wrapped into the rose flower. This means you will have to work quickly while the wax is still warm and pliable. The good thing about this is that if you ever make a mistake or something that you don't like, simply re-melt the part that you are not pleased with.
To begin, get a cookie sheet (with sides) Place a piece of aluminum foil down on the cookie sheet and up against the sides. Now using, a ladle or large spoon, dip out some molten wax and place it on the cookie sheet. You can use your ladle or spoon to smooth it out and get it to the correct thickness.
While the wax is cooling to a temperature and firmness that will allow you to proceed, cut a wick about two inches long. It will be trimmed to the proper length later.
Once the wax is firm and cool, remove the aluminum foil and peel off the wax sheet. You can put the wax sheet on your working surface (which should be a cutting board or something similar). Now using a knife you will want to cut petals and leaves – if you want leaves. The petals are elliptical shaped, with slightly more pointed corners.
The first piece that you should cut should be a small rectangle. Take this rectangle and wrap it tightly around the bottom of the wick. Now take a petal and wrap it around your first piece that you just wrapped. Firmly squeeze the bottoms together, but not the top of the petal. Continue doing this around and around, making and shaping the candle into a rose shaped candle. Remember your rose petals on the inside will be smaller than those on the outside so when drawing and cutting your petals, start with smaller ones and work up and into larger petals. When the wax becomes unworkable (inflexible) dump the unused wax sheet back into the pot and re-melt it. Then begin again.
Once the complete rose candle is finished, take a small piece of the wax sheet and place it on the bottom of your first piece (with the wick) and wrap it up and around the petals on the bottom – sealing the bottom as best as you can.
Lastly, to finish the seal on the bottom, gently grab the top of the completed rose with a tweezers or pliers and dip the bottom of the rose in the melted wax. You need to do this to completely seal up the bottom of the candle or water will seep through seems and the flower will sink.
That is all there is to it. It takes a little practice, but it easy to do. Any mistakes can be simply re-melted. Many variations can also be made with these roses. You can change colors, add different colored rose petals, or even add green leaves. Again the possibilities are up to you.
Making rose floating candles is fun and inexpensive. If you use regular paraffin wax, you can make dozens and dozens of roses for the price of a handful of pre-made roses. Not only is it cheaper to do but your final floating rose candles will look much better and more elegant
Carol Short is a candle making enthusiast who enjoys candle making, talking about candle making and teaching candle making. Her new ebook "Secrets To Scentsational Candle Making" shows you everything you need to know to make candles.
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