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Home-based Business: Rustic Pillar Candles II

Guest post by: Charles Godbout

Article Overview: Rustic pillar candles for a home-based business are excellent. The rustic effect makes a candle, especially a pillar more attractive. They can be used as part of a home decoration in a living room or even in a bedroom. The process on making candles is not different from all other candles except for one thing.

Home-based Business: Rustic Pillar Candles II

Rustic pillar candles for a home-based business are excellent. The rustic effect makes a candle, especially a pillar more attractive. They can be used as part of a home decoration in a living room or even in a bedroom. The process on making candles is not different from all other candles except for one thing.

To begin with, place all your molds for pillar candles, for an hour inside a freezer. This is what makes the rustic look on your candles. If your metal molds are pre-wicked, wrap the entire mold with a plastic bag to prevent the wick from absorbing any moisture from your freezer.

Then, as you would a basic pillar candle for your home-based business, weigh your needed wax and melt it on a melting pot. You have to know the melting point of your wax so you would know when to pour in your scented oil and coloring dye. When the wax melts, take the pot off the flame and you pour your oil for the aroma. Mix it thoroughly and follow your coloring agent. Mix it well again and return to the flame for two minutes, and continue stirring the mixture.

To fully shock the wax mixture, freezing the metal mold is not enough. You have to pour the melted wax mixture at a very cool temperature. Allowing the mixture to cool at its original melting temperature helps. You can also place the pot in a water bath to accelerate its cooling pace. Notice that the sides of the mixture and thermometer start to solidify. Continue stirring the melted wax mixture to keep an even temperature.

Once your wax has cooled enough, get your molds out of the freezer and be ready to pour the mixture. Now, you have to understand the importance of pouring the mixture quickly but with precaution so as not to spill the wax anywhere. The point is to prevent the horizontal lines in the candle from occurring. The horizontal lines appear when you have to allow a level of wax to cool before you pour another level.

Another method of having a rustic effect on your home-based business pillar candles is to pour the mixture really quick into the previously-frozen metal molds, and place them immediately into a cool water bath. Or, if you have someone to assist you, have him hold the metal mold sank on a water bath as you pour the mixture into it. Do it until you have filled all the metal molds with the mixture. If you choose to do it this way, you are creating a frost crystal effect on your pillar candles, which again, can add to your wide selection of candles for your home-based business.

As you watch the metal molds filled with wax mixture, you will see the sides to solidify immediately. Bubbly and frothy top will also be visible. It is normal as you would have already known if you have read my previous articles about candle-making. But if not, then you have to know that there is nothing to worry about them because you will re-fill the molds again later to cover them up.

Wait until you see some skin forming on top of the rustic pillar candles. When you do, poke some relief holes into the top, around the wick to allow the air bubbles to escape. Wait for few hours for the pillar candles to solidify before you make a second pour. Maybe after one to three hours, your rustic pillar candles are ready for a second pour. Fill in the valleys created by the shrinking and cooling of the wax. Ensure though that you do not fill in up to the outer edge of the candle as this can seep down into the outer portion of the wax ruining your finish.

Allow your rustic pillar candles to solidify for the night. The following day, un-mold them and cut the wick. Your rustic pillar candles are ready for your home-based business.

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