Miadrianel Candles Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Hello everyone!I was looking arround for some new ideas and found this http://dasilvacandles.com/shop/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=62I don't know but that looks awesome IMO. How do you make this kind of candle i don't seem to find a particular technique for this one anyone know??Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustpuuppy Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Looks like a water candle. You weight the bottom of the wick and have something for a base. Lower the wick into a bucket of water, while pouring the wax in. Pour fast and lower slow and straight and you'll get those. Pour a little slower or lower faster, while slowly spinning the wick and you get some really wild designs. Looks like they dipped those three times. Ya gotta do the dip thing once for each color.Look through the archives. Several of us did some, way back when. I couldn't sell mine for shit, but it was fun to make them.I did one black one that looked like some kind of evil seaweed thing. The woman I was dating had a daughter who was into the goth stuff. Guess where it wound up?If you try these, I can promise that your first two will look absolutely nothing like you wanted them to. After that, you kind of get a feel for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustpuuppy Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Here's one of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miadrianel Candles Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 Wow that's really cool! I have to try that for sure. thanks for the reply! That candle looks very nice too...Ill post when I have something that isnt an eyesore to look at !Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustpuuppy Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I used about a foot of wick, with a tab. Put it in the freezer for a bit, the stuck it into a small bowl and poured wax to fill the bowl. That's what formed my base and gave it the weight it needed to sink in the water.I had to prop up the wick to keep it straight and centered. Can't remember exactly what kind of Jerry rigging I did to accomplish this but I'm certain it was pure genius. :rolleyes2When this base was almost set up and could be lifted from the bowl, that's when I went to the bucket with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustpuuppy Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Oops. The only reason for freezing the wick was that the wax around it instantly solidified on contact. Made it easier to keep the wick centered, without glueing it to the bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerywren Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I think aluminum pie plates or tart pans can be used as bases for water candles. Norma Coney shows how to make one in her book Complete Candlemaking.They are very cool looking.~Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustpuuppy Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I think aluminum pie plates or tart pans can be used as bases for water candles. Norma Coney shows how to make one in her book Complete Candlemaking.They are very cool looking.~JuliaI had forgotten about that. I think I didn't use those, because I didn't have either of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerywren Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I had to prop up the wick to keep it straight and centered. Can't remember exactly what kind of Jerry rigging I did to accomplish this but I'm certain it was pure genius. :rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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