The Multi-Pot Method

This is actually the method you would use to make any layered pillar candle. The benefit is that you can pour any color wax in any order. You can alternate light and dark colors, or choose contrasting colors. The disadvantage is that you have to use multiple melting pots and/or separate your wax into separate portions.

1. Melt the entire amount of wax you'll need to make your pillar candle.
2. Add your stearic or vybar.
3. Add your fragrance oil. I've used Bitter Creek Candle Supply's delightful Candy Corn fragrance oil or any of the fragrances on my Autumn Fragrance Oils list.
4. Once the additive and fragrance are well mixed, you're ready to pour the first section (white).
5. Pour 1/3 of the wax into your mold.
6. WAIT
7. While you're waiting for the first 1/3 to cool, separate the remaining wax into two parts. I will often use a soup can or spare melt pot for this.
8. Add your color to the two parts of wax - making one yellow and one orange. Keep waiting for the first layer to cool. It doesn't have to cool completely, but it needs to have hardened pretty well on the top or else the second layer will melt through the first. Timing is important here.
9. Keep the rest of your wax warm, at about 180 degrees. Poke the top of the first section with a skewer to see how firm it is. The wax may also be just beginning to shrink back from the sides of the mold. That's the time to pour the second layer.
10. Slowly pour the yellow layer on top of the first layer. To be really on the safe side, just pour a 1/2 inch or so of the wax at first, let it cool a bit, then pour the rest.
11. Wait until the second layer has hardened some, and then pour the third layer. Save a bit of the third layer's wax to top off the candle. Or Top it Off with a Heat Gun

    Let the candle cool, remove from the mold, and enjoy!

    For a little easier melting and pouring, your can try theThe one pot method