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How to Make an Easy Votive Candle

By David Fisher, About.com

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Repour/Top Off the Candle

Repour Wax onto the top of the candle

Repour/Top Off the Candle

David Fisher
Most waxes will shrink a little as they harden. After you have pierced the top of the candle to allow the air bubbles to escape, reheat your wax to the pouring temperature. When the wax is back to temp, carefully and slowly pour a bit of wax into the top of each of the molds, "topping them off."

You're done! Let the candle cool and start cleaning up.

If you've measured correctly, you should not have very much wax left over. (Put a note in your notebook if your measurements were off!) Either pour the remaining wax into a coffee can, or, if there is just a little bit, carefully wipe out the remaining wax with a paper towel. If the wax has hardened, use candle wax remover.

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