How Do You Make Beautiful Floating Wax Candles?
Floating candles can set a romantic or luxurious mood in any room. Scented and colored candles are particularly stylish and float in almost any liquid. They can be used for parties, dinners or relaxing soaks in the bath tub. However, floating candles, especially scented and colored versions, can be a pricey option when lighting a room. If you’re on a budget and enjoy crafting, creating your own floating candles at home might be just the project for you. This recipe will make six candles. Measure the depth of the depressions in the cupcake pan. Cut the wick to be 1/2 inch longer than the depression of the pan. Cut the wax into chunks so that it will fit into the boiling pot. Six ounces of wax should fill a cupcake pan with six depressions. If you have excess wax, don’t worry. It can be remelted and reused when you make more candles. Set up the double boiler so that water is in the bottom pot and the wax is in the top. Turn your stove’s burner on high and melt the wax. Add thirty drops o
