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Make Layered Container Candles

By David Fisher, About.com

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Plan out the Layers - Warm the Jars

Warm the Jars

Warming the Jars

David Fisher
O.K. - for these candles, we're making three layers of varying shades of blue - dark on the bottom, medium in the middle, and light on top. (You can plan out your layers however you like.)

When the first 1/3 of the wax is melted, add fragrance oil and color and stir well. For the bottom layer, I used 8 drops of blue liquid candle dye.

When the color and fragrance are well mixed with the wax, set it aside to cool.

While the wax is cooling, get your jars warm. Instead of warming the jars in the oven, like I did in the Basic Container Candles project, I used my heat gun to warm the jars.

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