A candle with dried leaves formed in a candle mould.
You can make big, beautiful candles for your home using a candle mould. Dried plants are placed in the wax before it hardens. We have made a lantern and a big compact candle.
Moisten the dried flowers and attach them to the inside of the mould. Remember to close the hole in the bottom. Pour in melted candle wax coloured with ivory. Mix one part of stearin and three parts stearin/palm oil. Fill up only approx. 1/3.
With a stick attach the leaves/flowers which have become unstuck.
Weigh down a melting pot or similar and insert into the mould. Let the wax solidify and remove the melting pot. You can also wait until this step to add the plants. You could pour a little sand into the bottom before placing a tea light. This candle mould can be used again and again.
Pour approx. 2cm of candle wax into the bottom. Let it harden. You can insert a candle holder in this mould. Pour in a little sand or gravel first.
The candle mould can also be used for making a compact candle with wicks. Pour a few millimeters of candle wax into the bottom. Tie knots on the wicks, which are then inserted into the melted wax. Or you can use waxed candle wicks as shown. (As we no longer stock the long wicks, use the 10cm wicks and extend them with a piece of string or thin thread so that they can reach up between the supporting sticks).
Fasten the wicks onto small sticks and pour in the melted candle wax.
Place the flowers gently and hold them in place onto the side with a stick. Some will slip off again but keep on putting them in place whilst the wax is liquid.
