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Melt the Fill Wax

Taping the Faces

Taping the Faces

David Fisher
Melt the wax you're going to use to fill the candles. You don't have to use the same extra-hard hurricane shell blend wax we used to make the shells, but I do recommend using at least a basic votive or pillar blend wax for the fill.

Melt enough wax to fill all of the shells.

When the wax is fully melted and at about 180 degrees, add your fragrance and color. For these candles, I'm using a yummy Pumpkin Pie fragrance oil and a bit of yellow liquid candle colorant. I also made a green fill for one of the candles - it gives a bit better contrast. Whatever color combination you like!

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