Candle Workshop Instructions
Step-by-step guide on how to create
your own candle masterpieces!
Step 1
You will need a candle vessel, wick, wick sticker, wick stabilizer, stir stick, and a bottle of fragrance oil.
Gather Your Supplies
Step 2
Clean with alcohol and a paper towel to be sure that the wick will stick properly.
Clean Your Vessel
Step 3
Use wick sticker to secure your wick in the middle
of your candle vessel. Use the wick stabilizer to
keep your wick straight and upright.
Secure Your Wick
Step 4
If you have not done so already, pick a fragrance. You may choose to use the whole bottle (recommended) or if you want your candle scent to be subtle, you can add in less. Keep the bottle and give back to the instructor, we recycle them!
Pick and Mix Your Scent
Step 5
See the instructor when you are ready for wax!
Get Your Wax
Step 6
All mixing of candle wax will be done in your white cup. If you choose to color your wax, now is the time. You can test how your color will set by scooping a little wax onto you tray’s tissue paper and letting it set. Once you are happy with your color, add your scent. Give your wax a good stir, at least 30 seconds, to ensure everything is evenly incorporated.
Mix Your Wax
Step 7
Pour wax into your vessel, slowly, to avoid and splashing and spilling.
Pour Your Wax
Step 8
Your candle will take about 45 minutes to set (more or less depending on the atmospheric temperature) you can take this time to get another beverage!
Let Your Candle Set
Step 9
If you are choosing to add any 3D elements on top your candle you can now plan how you would like to arrange them.
Plan Your Decorations
Step 10
Grab a buddy to help you!
The Instructor can also help you.
Depending on atmospheric temperature, this process will need to move quickly.
1st person: use the heat gun to melt the top layer of wax. Keep the gun perpendicular to avoid splashing.
2nd person: Once enough wax is melted, place everything in desired position on top.
If you are using glitter, you can add that after adding your 3D decorations.
Securing Your Decorations
Step 11
Use the black snipping tool to cut the wick to about 1/4” and you’re done!
Snip Your Wick
Step 12
We want to see what you created!
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