Drilled Candle
Step-by-step on how to make a drilled candle, as presented by: Crafty Corner
For any questions contact: Winnie
What you need to make a drilled candle:
- Stable, firm working surface
- Hot plate or stove plate
- Aluminum teapot, or pot or double-boiler
- Paraffin coloured wax - 2 or more colours
- Mold - we used a 250 ml plastic drinking cup
- Fragrance
- Candle wick
- Spray & Cook, mould release or Vaseline
- Knife
- Sosatie stick
- Thermometer
- Sugar
- Wooden spoon
- Scissors
- Bostik sape
- Bostik Prestik
- Clingwrap
- Toothpick - length approx 10 mm
- Drill - low speed
- Drill-bit for mould hole - size 3 mm
- Junior hacksaw and blade
- Drill-bits (Speedbor Double Groove) for making holes in the candle - we used 13 and 16
Read through all the instructions first before starting this craft.
Step 1
Drill and Cut Mold (plastic cup)
Step 2
Prepare the Mold
Step 3
Bottom of Mold / Toothpick / Clingwrap- Drill 3 mm hole in the centre of the base of the cup (candle hole)
- Cut the cup horizontally using the Junior hacksaw all the way around - you will have 2 separate sections
- Tape together the sides of the cup with Bostik tape
- Put a small blob of Bostik Prestik on a toothpick
- Insert toothpick into the candle hole
- Seal the hole with Bostik Prestik
- Wrap clingwrap around the cup
Step 4
Measure the Wick
Step 5
Spray the Mold
- Using Spray & Cook
- or mold elease
- or wipe with Vaseline
Step 6
Melt the Wax - First Colour
Step 7
- Until temperature reaches 85 - 88 deg C
- Remember you only need a tiny amount, less than quarter of a teaspoon. You can also get premixed pearl based colours
- Prime the Wick
Step 8
Fill Mold
- Place mold in a cold water bath with ice for about 5 mins
- Fill mold with melted wax
- Place mold in cold water bath - approx. 25 mins
- Wax must not solidify
Step 9
Removing Wax Surface / Setting Candle Wall
- Cut the surface of the wax with a knife - approx. 10mm from the edge
- Place surface in the pot for re-use
- Pour the liquid wax into the pot for re-use
- You will now be left with a candle wall
- Replace mold in cold water bath
- Wax must set and harden for a few hours
Step 10
Removing Candle Wall from Mold / Drilling Holes
- Remove candle wall from mold - carefully
- Drill holes in candle wall - using Speedbor Double Groove 13 and 16. Use the least pressure possible to avoid the candle wall breaking
Step 11
Spray Mold / Replace Candle
- Use Spray & Cook or mold release and spray the mold again
- Replace candle into the mold
- Tape together the sides of the cup with Bostik Tape
- Wrap clingwrap around the cup
- Remove the toothpick if you can
- Locate hole at the bottom of the base of the cup. Drill 3mm hole through base and candle wax
- Insert wick
- Seal hole and wick with Bostik Prestik
Step 12
Melt the Second Colour of Wax
- Wrap wick around sosatie stick
- Until temperature reaches 85 - 88 deg C
Step 13
Fill Candle Wall with Wax / Add Fragrance
- Place Mold in cold water bath with ice for about 5 mins
- Fill candle wall with wax
- Add fragrance
- Place completed candle in cold water bath
- Wax must set and harden for a few hours
Step 14
Completed Candle
- Remove candle from mold
- Flatten top and bottom of candle if necessary
- Neaten edges of candle if necessary
- Trim the wick
