From David Fisher,
Your Guide to Candle & Soap Making.
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Hurricane candles are a nifty candle making variation that creates a shell of wax that you insert a votive candle into. When the votive is gone, you just insert another one and enjoy the candle again. While their lovely simple glow is enough of a reason to make them, many people will embed flowers, photos, candy or any number of other items into the shell to give an even more intricate look. For this ste-by-step, we're just going to be making a simple shell though. Once you've mastered that, check out photo hurricane candles.

For this project you'll need

• Basic candle making tools and equipment
• A high-melt point wax like IGI 1014
• A large pillar or hurricane shell mold
• Set up for a water bath