How to Make an Easy Votive Candle

By David Fisher, About.com Guide

Many candle makers start out making votive candles. They're easy and don't require a lot of materials. Let's get started making an easy votive candle!

Step 1 isn't chopping or melting or stirring or pouring--Step 1 is preparing your workspace.
This will help insure both a safe candle making project and an accurate one.
Here you see a basic candle making setup:

1. hot-plate
2. double boiler setup
3. scale to weigh wax and fragrance
4. wax in a melting pot
5. colorant and fragrance oil
6. spoons or a chopstick to stir the wax
7. prepared molds.

Notice also the notebook and pen. These are perhaps your most helpful candle making tools.
Before you start, write down:

1. the date
2. the project (type of candle you’re making)
3. the amount and type of wax you’re using
4. the type of wick you’re using
5. the amount and type of fragrance you’re using
6. the type of colorant you’re using and an estimate of the amount you’ll use. Leave a space for the “actual” amount used.

Leave space for notes about the project. They will prove invaluable for you to refer to if you want to repeat or not repeat anything on the project.
The ingredients for this project are:

• 6- 3 oz. Dixie Cups
• 6- 2.5" zinc-core wicks
• 14.5 oz. of "Votive-blend" Paraffin Wax
• 1 oz. of fragrance oil
• 10 drops of yellow candle dye

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• How to Make an Easy Votive Candle
• Prepare the Mold for the Votive Candle
• Melt the Wax for the Votive Candle
• Monitor the Candle Wax Temperature
• Add the Colorant to the Melted Votive Candle Wax
• Add the Fragrance to the Candle Wax
• Pour the Candle Wax into the Mold or Cup
• Repour/Top Off the Candle
• Unmold Your Finished Votive Candle

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