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How do I get started making my own jewelry candles | Jewelry Candles

Candles are a classic gift for special occasions. They set a relaxing, romantic tone and they can help ease stress and anxiety in tense situations. Candles are also awesome to give as birthday gifts or for other big celebrations. There are lots of different candles to choose from and you can make them for any occasion; but if youu2019re looking for a gift thatu2019s sure to please, then you should consider making your own personalized candle gifts.

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How do I get started making my own jewelry candles | Jewelry Candles

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  1. A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO MAKING YOUR OWN CANDLES FROM SCRATCH HowdoIget started makingmy ownjewelry candles? SurpriseJewelryCandlesisthebestwaytomakeherfeelthat lovewithalittleextrasparkle.

  2. Toolsandmaterialsyou'llneed Thewayyousetupyourworkspacemakesabigdifferenceinyourabilitytobe creative.Youdon’tneedalotofspace,butyoudoneedtohaveallyourtools andmaterialsinoneplace.Forexample,havingyourpaintsalltogether,instead ofscatteredinaboxoronyourdesk,willmakeiteasiertomixcolors. HowtoMakeaJewelryCandles StepbyStep: First,mybestadviceistopickatopicthathassomethingthatsparklesorthat’s oneofyourpassions.Thiscanbealongerprocess,soyoushouldhavesome timestillavailableforyourcreativeoutlets.Youcoulddoatherapysessionin yourkitchenorinyourlivingroom.Youcouldworkonornamentsinyour kitchen,yourbedroom,oronyourbalcony. WhatIfindhelpfulistostartsmall.Startbymakingjewelrycandlesandseehow theycomeout.Startwithjustonething,andtrytoaddmoreifyougetagood responsefromyourfirstbatch.Thethingwithjewelrycraftingisthatyou’re neverquitedone.Youcanalwaysdomoredesignsorchangeupthecandle design.Youcanalwaysimprovetheproductbymakingitmoredurableor addinganothermaterialtoit. Forthisproject,youwillbeworkingwithabout2tablespoonsofpowdered gelatin (availableatmostgrocerystores).You’llalsoneedmorethanonevialof thefollowingcolors:red,yellow,green,blue,andbrown.Ifyourglitterisn’t special,youcanfindpre-madesparklingornamentsthatwillworkwell.Igot minehere. JEWELRY CANDLES / PAGE 2

  3. GelatinistraditionallyusedasadipforcandybutcanalsobeusedtomakeGelatinistraditionallyusedasadipforcandybutcanalsobeusedtomake jewelryitems.Iactuallyfoundthisrecipeonline,anditworksquitewell.It’squite easytomakeyourownjewelrycandleifyouhavealltheingredientsathome. Justlikespices,youcanadddifferentdiodesandmaterialstomoldyourjewelry candles.Herearesomeideasfordifferentmaterialsthatyoucoulduse,but remembertoexperimentwithdifferentmaterialsaswell. 2.Mixingyourwax Therearetwotypesofwaxesusedinmakingcandles,paraffinandstearin. Paraffinisasoftwaxthat’susedmainlyincandleswithascent.Stearinisa harderwaxthat’susedtomakecandlesthatlastlongerandareusually unscented.Paraffinwaxisalsosometimesreferredtoasyellowwax,butthisisa misnomerasyellowwaxhasascentofitsown. Yourjewelrymaybewaytooheavytouseforcandles,butwe’llshowyouaway tobrightenitupabittomakeitmorewearableforaspecialoccasion.Youcan paintjewelrywithsubduedoruniquecolorstogiveyoursmokyeyeafestive touch.Ifyouprefermorevolume,Ombre'scanaddalotofvolumetoyour finishedproduct. JEWELRY CANDLES/ PAGE 3

  4. TheingredientslistformakingjewelryorothercolorfulcandlesmaybelongandTheingredientslistformakingjewelryorothercolorfulcandlesmaybelongand daunting.However,itisrelativelyeasyallthingsconsidered.Herewe’llwalkyou throughtheeasystuff — themostimportantpartsoftheprocess — soyou’re notoverwhelmedatthestart.Mostimportantly,we’llalsosharestrategiesfrom otherjeweler-to-betogetyoumovingaheadwithoutspendingafortune! Beforemakingyourfirstjewelrycandle,youneedtounderstandthreepractical matters: Ifyouwantyourjewelrycandlestolastlongenough,ithelpstostartwithdry material.Somerecommendcottonbatting,butlinenworksjustaswell — especiallyifyou’refeelingespeciallylazy. Makeatechniquegridtovisuallystructureyourproject.Thisisgoingtosave youfromwastingtimeandenergywhenyougettotheactualwaxingand pressing.Useasinglepieceofpaperoralargepieceofgraphpaper.Then,tape togetherarowofsixorsevenunwantedflowersorfruit,tohelporganizewhat you’remeltingandpouringintothewaxinanygivenplace. Atthispoint,youmaywonderifyoushouldpurchaseamoulidormeltyourown wax. JEWELRY CANDLES / PAGE 4

  5. 3.Typesofjewelryyoucanpress intoyourcandles Candlesareagreatwaytoaddscenttoaroom.Butsometimesyouwantalittle morethanjustascent.Youwantsomecolorortextureorevensomethingto playwith.That’swherethesetypesofjewelrycancomein.Pressthemintoyour candlesbeforeyoupouryourwaxtoaddalittlemoreinteresttoyourcandle. ByKatyBowman Thereissomethingaboutjewelsthatmakepeoplestopandstare:thesparkle, thetexture,theshine.It’sthereasonwebuysomanyofthem,andtheone beautifulthingaboutthemisthattheyaretrulyyours.Onceyougetthehangof candlemaking,you’llnotonlyhaveabeautifulgiftforChristmas,butyou’ll understandwhypeoplebuyandwearsomany (checkoutthisarticletolearn howtomakejewelryoutofcandlewax). Thisdesignseemssimpleatfirst,butifyouaregettingstarted,experimenting withdifferenttypesofjewelscanbetime-consumingandexpensive.That’swhy Icreatedastep-by-steptutorialtoshowyouhowtoturnanymetalintojewelry readyforhangingorgifting. Ifyoumakejewelryoutoftin,usingBixbyorotherscreen-printingequipment willdefinitelymakeyourjobaloteasier.However,Ialsowanttoshowyouhow peoplehaveusedarangeofdifferenttoolstoturnanymetalintojewelry.Click heretolearnhowtomakeasterlingsilvercandlefromasheetofaluminumfoil, orhowtogetstartedwithcopperwire.You’llalsofindanarticleputtingboron intojewelry,andhowtomakeasimpleorigamicandlefrombergamot. IwasskepticalaboutthesejewelrycandlesuntilImadeoneforthefirsttime usingapieceofmetalIhadjustlayingaround.Iwentwithapieceofsolid stainlesssteel,andit’sturnedoutabsolutelybeautiful.Foryourmetalofchoice, thebesttoolsforapplyingthewaxareaclean,softwhiskorbutterknife. JEWELRY CANDLES / PAGE 5

  6. 4.Moldingyourjewelrycandles Pressthemoldfirmlyontothewaxandtwistthemoldtoremovethemoldfrom thewax.Letthecandledryforadayortwo.That’sit!You’redone! Next,pourwaxintothemold.Ifyoudon’thaveastrongenoughgriponphysics atthispoint,Irecommenddroppingawax-impregnatedcottonballintothe mold.Presstheclothintotheholeandgentlypressthewaxintothecottonball. Withinafewseconds,thewaxwillhavedriedandturnedintoasemi- transparent,flexiblecandle. Usetweezersorsmallfingerstogentlypushthewaxintothecottonball.You’ll wantabitofwiggleroominthecentertoremovethecandlefromthewax.Ifthe waxdoesn’tcomeoutcleanly,letthecandleairdrycompletelyorusegrapefruit orlemonjuicetotryagain. Createthreemorecandles — oneforeachcoloroftherainbow:red,green,and blue.Nowyouhavealife-size,hand-madereplicaofanoutdoorwedding housellette! Nowallyou’vegottodoisstickitinthejartosetitforever. Justwait,andyou’llgettokeepdozensofcandlesthatareperfectforany occasion.Throughoutthemonthsthatfollow,yournewjewelrycandleswillalso keepre-forming!So,youcanenjoythemforaslongasyouwant. Finally,takethetimetomarkeach “lit” candlewithitscolor,date,andscent. Wrapthecandlesindividuallyintissue,andstorethejarinyourhome.When youneedthem,openitup,replacethecandlesandtakeatriptotheshopin style. Cleanthemregularlysoyourjewelrycandleswilllastforyears. JEWELRY CANDLES/ PAGE 6

  7. 5.Paintinganddecoratingyour jewelrycandles Whenpaintinganddecoratingyourjewelrycandles,themostimportantthing istokeeptheprocessfun.Don’tbeafraidtoexperimentwithdifferentcolor combinations. First,mixthemeltedwaxandessentialoilsandthenaddthedesiredcolor.For themoresubduedcoloredcandles,youmaywanttolimityourselftored, orange,yellow,andvioletorwhateverthehellyourheartdesires. Whileyourmixisstillwarm,placeyourdesiredobjectintothemold.Iliketo addanold,tatteredsweaterorpairofunderweartoaddabitofwhimsy.Then, usingaspatulaorwoodenspoon,pushandstiruntilthedesiredresultis achieved. JEWELRY CANDLES / PAGE 7

  8. Ifyoudon’thaveapairofunderwearorsweateronhand,youcanpurchaseaIfyoudon’thaveapairofunderwearorsweateronhand,youcanpurchasea craftsockorsimilarlacyitem.Moldingwithsocksworkswellbecauseyour sockactsasabufferbetweenyourfingerandthewax.Ialsosuggestthatyou pourthemeltedwaxintoyourmoldwrongfirst,soit’sabittooliquid. Useablowdryertoblowoffexcesswax.It’sreally,reallyimportantthatyou blowoffexcesswax.Sincethecandlesaretakingtheshapeofyourbody,you don’twantyourtattoostylecandlestickingouttoomuch. Ifit’sstilltooliquid,addmoremeltedwax.Afterawhile,thewaxshouldhave theconsistencyofwhippedcreamandbeshiny. Ifthewaxhasn’tsetyet,now’sthetimetodoit.Thisiswhereyour personalizationcomesin.Ifyou’reholdinganecklaceorearringthatyoulove, maybemakeitsparkleabit.Getcreative!Myfavoritewouldberhinestones. Onceyourwax-moldingiscomplete,you’regoingtowanttoapplythejewelry tothecandle. Jewelrycandlesarethelatesttrendinthegift.Ajewelrycandleisauniqueand greatgiftforanyoccasion.Whetherit’sherbirthday,anniversary,graduation, Christmas,etc.thejewelrycandlesareabeautifulgiftideaforyourwife, daughter,momorfriend.Jewelrycandlesareagreatwaytoshowsomeone thatyoureallycareaboutthem.Thejewelrycandlesalsomakebeautifulgifts foryourmotheronMother’sDayoryourgirlfriendonValentine'sDay. UnrivaledCandlesmakeluxuryhandmadescentedjewelrycandlesandwe transformthemintosomethingfunanduniqueforyourownpleasureorfora lovedone.Ourcandlesare100% naturalsoyandweusepremiumquality fragrancessotheyallsmellgreat!Insideyourcandlecouldbearing,necklace orapairofearrings. JEWELRY CANDLES/ PAGE 8

  9. CONTACT US UNRIVALED CANDLES P.O. Box 7722, Pasadena, TX, USA 77503 Phone: 281-241-1994 Email: info@unrivaledcandles.com www.unrivaledcandles.com

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