Rolled Beeswax Candle Patterns

Use this small channel to enclose the wick.

Rolled beeswax candle patterns.

Finish rolling the last inch of the beeswax sheet to complete the candle. The warmth of your hands will bond the wax and help it keep the candle shape. Gently press the end of the wax sheet in to secure the raw edge to candle body. Roll the candle on your work surface to straighten the pillar.

Decorative pins can be pushed into the candles in different patterns. Diy beeswax candlestick directions. See more ideas about beeswax candles beeswax rolled beeswax candles. Place your wick horizontally across one half and cut the wick so that it is just slightly longer than the half sheet of beeswax.

You ll have a pair of 8 inch rolled candles. Get out one sheet of beeswax and cut it in half vertically. Hold the candle in your hands for a few moments. Sep 20 2014 explore robin harding s board rolled beeswax candles on pinterest.

Beeswax sheets for rolled. Firmly roll the edge of the beeswax over it and press to secure the wick there with your fingertips. Working from one end to the other all along the length of the wick press down firmly to make sure the wax is tight around the wick. You ll want to roll it as tight as you can especially around the wick.

Repeat with the second candle. Just be sure to trim the pins first if they are longer than the width of the candle. This is the only time you press hard with the beeswax sheets. Lay the wick along the edge of the sheet and start rolling the candle by bending over about 1 8 inch of the wax.

Place the wick at the very bottom long edge of the beeswax and start to roll. Cut a second sheet of beeswax half the length of the candle. Longer if you roll them tighter. Slowly roll the wax to form a cylinder candle.

Their natural honey yellow color is sometimes dyed opening decorative possibilities. Roll and seal this sheet in the same way as you rolled the candle flush with the bottom half of the candle.