Gel Candle Making For Christmas

Consider gel candle making for Christmas gifts this year.  It's a great way to give unique and personalized gifts for the holidays and all year round.

Once you've made a few of these candles you may want to make this creative means of self-expression a hobby!  It's fun, easy and the results can be beautiful.  The photo above represents a rather plain looking candle but the video you'll watch shows how creative you can get and the photo at the right.

If you find yourself stuck without a gift for a special occasion and you don't know what to do, use these easy instructions to make special, unique and personalized gifts.  Read the tip at right about how to decide whether or not to scent your candles.  It's a great way to personalize, but it may not be right for your gift recipient.

So if you're ready, let your imagination flow.  Well, at least make a few candles first and then let go and see what you can do. Your creativity plus a few tips from us will make that special person feel extra special because of your own custom gel candles.

GEL CANDLE MAKING INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Prepare the following materials: 

• Ceramic containers like mugs or any fancy-shaped figurine that could hold the candle wax when melted and cooled. Glasses are also great.
• Gel wax,
• Candle wicks
• Pencils
• Pot (for melting wax)
• Candle scent and color (non alcohol-base)
• Sharp scissors

2. With the use of a pencil, twine the wick around it but leave some of the wick free so that it can reach the bottom part of the candle container. It must be straight down the center of the container.

3. Put the pencil with the twined wick on top of the container; allow the wick to hang down the center of the container. According the the  directions of the gel wax, melt it by cutting it into cubes first to speed up the melting process.

4. Add color and scent but make sure that they will not make the wax cloudy.

5. After it melts, pour the gel wax into the container you have prepared. Fill the container to about 1/4" from the top.  Before getting to the next step, make sure that the wax turned gel fully cools down.

6. Check out the wick to make sure that it is at the center of the candle and that it actually takes the focal point of the container.

7. Trim the wick to 1/4" of its total length.

8. You could tie a ribbon around it or stick a piece of fancy paper with a special message or a mini-picture of the receiver or their family. Give it with love.

As you follow these quick and easy steps, you could unravel both the artist and entrepreneur in you. This could bring out a creativity in you that has been hidden. Moreover, it may be an initiation of your new business specializing in candles. They are making it big on the market today.

Watch this video for other methods of making gel candles.  It can be views a few seconds after the ad.

Gel Candle Making Video

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