pooky

well, being a complete novice, i'd assume i'd make a pillar candle, then maybe take a heatgun on a low setting or something and heat up where i wanted to slice the wax, do that carefully, and then curl it down... i guess my biggest question is like, how hot, how long, easiest/best way to cut wax, tips maybe on curling it down, etc. i'll look around some more and check out the book that was mentioned.

yeah... i have a habit of wanting to start with something difficult whenever i take up a new hobby. anywho, i decided that this year for christmas, i wanted to make candles for everyone. my inspiration for this idea were candles i saw being sold at the renaissance faire in my area. they were, like, layered inside, then sliced partway down the sides (so when they were sliced, they were also striped inside... sorry if i'm bad at describing this, heh). the sliced pieces were then curled down and stuck to the bottom. they sorta resembled flowers with very large stamens... i was wondering, before i went and spent a lot of money experimenting, if anyone had any suggestions on how to do this at home? XD the layered part isn't that important, it's mostly the shape i wanted to copy. thanks <3