Rolled Beeswax Candle Patterns

You ll have a pair of 8 inch rolled candles.

Rolled beeswax candle patterns.

See more ideas about beeswax candles beeswax rolled beeswax candles. The warmth of your hands will bond the wax and help it keep the candle shape. Get out one sheet of beeswax and cut it in half vertically. Place your wick horizontally across one half and cut the wick so that it is just slightly longer than the half sheet of beeswax.

Longer if you roll them tighter. You ll want to roll it as tight as you can especially around the wick. These candles make lovely hostess gifts. Their natural honey yellow color is sometimes dyed opening decorative possibilities.

Slowly roll the wax to form a cylinder candle. Sep 20 2014 explore robin harding s board rolled beeswax candles on pinterest. Finish rolling the last inch of the beeswax sheet to complete the candle. Diy beeswax candlestick directions.

Repeat with the second candle. This is the only time you press hard with the beeswax sheets. Cut a second sheet of beeswax half the length of the candle. Rolled beeswax candles produce a warm sweet scent whether burned or kept intact.

Decorative pins can be pushed into the candles in different patterns. Roll the candle on your work surface to straighten the pillar. Gently press the end of the wax sheet in to secure the raw edge to candle body. Beeswax sheets for rolled.

Firmly roll the edge of the beeswax over it and press to secure the wick there with your fingertips. Use this small channel to enclose the wick. Lay the wick along the edge of the sheet and start rolling the candle by bending over about 1 8 inch of the wax. Just be sure to trim the pins first if they are longer than the width of the candle.

Place the wick at the very bottom long edge of the beeswax and start to roll. A pair of pillar candles will burn for about 5 hours.