Let set for 24 hours before burning, baby. Cut the bottom inch of the candle off to create a straight bottom. Repeat the water-wax-dipping-cycle until the candle reaches desired thickness (our tapers were about 3/4″ to 1″ thick).Ħ. Shake any excess water off and dip once again into the wax. ![]() Dip into a bowl of water (this will ‘set' the wax). Once the beeswax is melted, pinch the wick in the middle and let the ends of the wick hang down. Both ends of the wick will be dipped into the beeswax and you can easily hold it up by the middle.ĥ. For example, I wanted 6-8″ taper candles so I cut a 16″ piece of wick. Cut a piece of wick to double your desired length. This creates a double-boiler of sorts and allows the beeswax to gently melt in the heat of the water.Ĥ. Place the deep container into the large stockpot. Over medium heat, heat up a large stockpot full of water.ģ. Place into your deep container (I used a glass gallon jar).Ģ. ![]() Roughly chop the beeswax into large pieces. – Deep container, such as a metal tin or glass jarġ. I recommend starting out with about 3-5 pounds – 100% pure beeswax ( purchase pure beeswax here) Much like fresh flowers add life to the kitchen table in summer, these homemade beeswax candles add life through the winter. It adds a life-giving element to an otherwise dark and cold season. This time of year, I like to burn them from about 4:00pm until bedtime. It took just a few hours of fun-candle-dipping-family-time to stock up on candles for a few months. But it's one that I'm planning on sticking with. And though we don't raise our bees for their wax (we leave their comb year after year so that they don't have to draw it out each year and thus, produce more honey) I love that it's a resource we could easily harvest right here from our own property.Īnd though I shouldn't be surprised that anything having to do with bees is super-cool, I still think beeswax is an exceptional product.ĭid you know that beeswax produces a negative charge when it's burned? And did you know that pollen, dirt, and and dust are charged by positive ions? And thus, burning a beeswax candle actually causes these particles to drop out of the air thus, purifying the air? And thus, lessing affects of allergies, asthma, hay-fever and more?Ĭandle making is a new hobby for me. That being said, there is serious value to falling in love with pure beeswax candles. The point is that there's something wholesome about it… something grounding… something of more value than just the candle itself. 02 a piece, this certainly isn't a project that's done for cost savings. They force me to slow down and be in the moment – on the farm.īeeswax candles serve much of the same purpose.Ĭonsidering that synthetic wax candles can be purchased at the store for approximately. These are tasks that fill me with purpose. As is watering gardens, sneaking a treat to Sally (she loves apples!), thumbing through seed catalogs, knitting, and on it goes. And that there are things so much more valuable than time spent on the computer.Ĭleaning the chicken coop is another one of those tasks. And when that happens, I peel myself away – brain slightly sizzled – and instantly try and find something to do that will ground me.īaking bread has always been one of those things. ![]() I got sucked into computer-land for too long. Using them as a lightsource can be helpful to reduce eye strain and headaches.I did it.
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