Dipped bears

[moniek]

Hello! I was wanting to try to dip some bears. What type of wax do I use? Can it be any stuff animal, any size? Thanks for all the info!

[pdevine]

I use either a pillar, votive or embed wax to dip mine. You definitely want a harder wax, not container. I have even used hurricane wax to dip. As far as the size, it doesn't matter what size animal you dip, works just like a large one. HTH Portia

[candlebean]

Some animals are better than others - a lot of candle supply companies sell plush animals for dipping - JMO, but I think it would be better to stick with those over something you might find at the dollar store or something. I know a lot of people say to use a harder wax, but I'm a black sheep and use 100% soy wax flakes - they are awesome and I'll never use anything else. I get my flakes from the wax teddy bear company.

[moniek]

Do you dip the bear one time or several?

[Doneen]

You only dip them once, then squeeze out the excess wax (wearing heavy duty lined rubber gloves). Here are complete detailed instructions & tips to give you a starting point:

http://www.candlesupply.com/how2dipbears.html

HTH!

[Scented]

And there's other directions: http://www.candletech.com/waxdippedanimals/