Master Class. DIY coffee bean candle
Purpose: interior design, gifts for family and friends.
Target: development of creative abilities among teachers and parents.
Tasks: to form in teachers artistic taste, the desire to do something unusual with their own hands.
Decorative candles- quite a popular gift. They come in a variety of designs, scented or plain. You can make decorative scented candles with coffee beans. To do this you will need a little patience and desire to do New Year's celebration cozier, warmer and kinder.
In crafts from coffee beans, as in everything you do yourself, there is a piece of your soul and the warmth of your hands.
This is the coffee candle we will make
Required material:
Paraffin candles (one large candle takes 4 regular candles, which are sold in a hardware store, the price of one is 8.5 rubles)
Coffee beans
Cotton thread for wick
Various boxes for candle shapes
For aroma vanillin or flavored oils
Wax crayons
For ribbon decoration, jute twine
Wooden skewers
Iron ladle and olive jar
Step-by-step candle making:
1. Cut the juice box to a height of 12 cm, and twist the thread for the wick into two folds or crochet a chain. You can just take the one we take out of the broken candle.
2. Prepare paraffin.
To do this, you need to cover the table and prepare disposable napkins in case you suddenly have paraffin dripping somewhere.
We cut the candles and remove the wicks from them.
Then cut into smaller pieces (two and a half candles for the first portion with coffee beans, the rest for the second portion, which we will paint with wax crayons)
3. Prepare the mold for the candle.
In the bottom of the boxes, exactly in the middle, we make punctures for the wick with an awl. Lubricate internal surfaces boxes vegetable oil so that the finished candle can be removed without problems.
We thread the wick into the hole in the mold, tie a knot on the outside, securing the wick with tape, and at the same time protecting the paraffin from leaking out of the mold.
4. Pour coffee beans into the gap between the two boxes and hold the box tightly in the middle.
5. Pour paraffin into a tin jar and place it in a water bath over low heat, do not let the paraffin boil, stir with a skewer. Add a pinch of vanillin for flavor. (I flattened the jar a little with pliers to make it easier to pour liquid paraffin)
Individuality in your interior design will always be its winning side. Nothing gives it so much home comfort apartment, like things made by the hands of the owners. And if until now you could not boast of such fruits of handicraft, you have a great opportunity to fix it. We invite you to try making candles with your own hands.
Candles are a wonderful souvenir that can brighten the atmosphere of any family holiday. Candles have long been an attribute of celebration, significant dates, romantic evenings. Yes, just sitting in silence, listening to your favorite music to the trembling of a gentle light - this is sometimes so missing.
For some, a candle is nothing more than a cute decorative item. And there is nothing wrong with this either; such products serve as wonderful decorations in the home. But scented candles can become a real psychotherapeutic tool: they will help create the necessary atmosphere for relaxation, taking a person into the world of dreams and pleasant memories.
In addition, a candle is a wonderful gift. The warmth of your hands and the light of a beautiful candle will best wishes to a loved one. Candles will decorate even the most modest setting, highlight color scheme of your apartment will be evidence of the excellent taste of the owner.
Needless to say, mothers on maternity leave can even earn extra money for this amount have a nice activity. And not only mothers - everyone who is fascinated by the process of creating a candle. And you can be sure that there will be people who want to purchase such hand-made beauty.
So, we have many reasons to finally begin our creative process. But to make a candle, we need to stock up on certain materials and tools.
Materials for making candles
Indeed, how to make candles with your own hands without special materials? We will need the following in our work:
- Wax melting vessel
- Candle molds
- Pan (for water bath)
- Sticks (the first is to attach the wick, the second is to stir the wax)
- Decorative elements for decorating the product
- Wax crayons
- Household candles or stubs of old candles
- Paper threads (100% cotton)
All this will help us create, if not a wax masterpiece, then a beautiful original candle. So let's begin!
Candle wick
Now we have to learn how to make a candle wick with our own hands. Whether we make a gel, paraffin or wax candle, in any case we will need a wick. In order to make it, we need natural cotton thread without any impurities. Alternatively, use colored floss threads as a wick. It looks very cute and unusual.
The thickness and texture of the wick depend, first of all, on the thickness of the part of the candle that should burn out. For example, there are candles that are partially composed of flammable materials. Only the core burns out in them.
For those who are going to cast a candle from wax, you need to take thick threads and weave them not very tightly. Paraffin and gel candles, on the contrary, require a tight weave of threads (otherwise the wick will smoke when burning).
Wick for wax candles
Wick for gel candles
You also need to be attentive to the following detail: if the candle is colored with wax crayons, small shavings can clog the wick without dissolving in the paraffin or wax. In general, there are a lot of nuances in this issue; be prepared for the fact that choosing a wick for a certain type of candle will have to be done by trial and error.
If you use a very thick wick, it is possible that the candle will melt too much, which can lead to soot. If you make a very thin wick, it will constantly go out.
There are several options for designing a wick: it can be crocheted, braided, or twisted with a rope. Before pouring the candle, you can soak the thread with wax, or you can do both pouring and impregnation at the same time.
If you don’t want to waste time making a wick, then use a wick from ready-made household candles.
Candle mold
In this matter, your imagination plays a decisive role. You can use any plastic or metal molds that you think are cute and appropriate for making candles. Don’t limit yourself to just ready-made molds: yogurt packaging, cream jars, baking tins, tin cans, glasses or mugs that can withstand high temperature heating Some even use milk tetrapack as a mold for a future candle.
Candles poured into tea cups
Candles made in eggshells
But for your first experience, it’s better not to split hairs: take something simple. For example, a yogurt cup. Be sure to remove the paper label first, as it may catch fire.
We take our glass and pierce a hole in the middle of its bottom with a thick needle - insert the ready-made wick there. WITH reverse side cup, the wick must be tied in a knot. In this very place of the knot there will be the top of our candle, because it will be poured “upside down”: the knot minimizes the flow of paraffin, stearin or wax through the hole we made at the bottom of the glass.
Go ahead. We need to place any stick across the glass - a toothpick, brush or pencil. We need to tie the other end of the wick on it. It should be positioned strictly in the center in a vertical, level position. This way, you guarantee yourself that the candle will burn and melt evenly.
Coloring a candle
You will get really beautiful candles if you don’t forget to color them. The simplest and most acceptable way is to color candles using simple children's wax crayons.
Do you think it would be smarter to use watercolor or gouache? Indeed, the palette of these colors is richer than color variety crayons. But the problem is that both gouache and watercolor are made on a water-soluble basis: these dyes are not suitable for working with a candle. They do not mix well with wax or paraffin, they can float in them in strange-colored flakes, and then completely settle to the bottom.
Decorating candles can and should be done only with fat-soluble dyes, and these are our wax crayons.
Often, many craftsmen use lipsticks or shadows to decorate candles. If you don't mind your cosmetics, please feel free to follow their example. But rest assured that the aroma of lipstick will linger throughout the house, which is not always pleasant. Many people may find this smell intrusive.
If you decide to make decorative candles with your own hands, it is better to use less aggressive materials. When choosing wax crayons, we focus on soft types of this dye. Candles made using mother-of-pearl wax crayons are especially good.
If you come across hard crayons, melting them will be difficult. Yes, and planing them is quite problematic. So, we chose a piece of chalk, sharpened it using a grater, and added these shavings to the wax cinders. Mix the shavings and cinders thoroughly with a stick.
However, there is another coloring option. It’s easy to find tableted pigments in specialty stores. different colors. They can be mixed with each other and dosed. Using such pigments, you will be able to make a truly unusual, bright or delicate candle. Pigments in tablets significantly expand the possibility of obtaining interesting shades.
You should not refuse to use dyes: they give the candle a unique look and create a unique pattern.
Pouring a candle
Now that the wick is ready, it’s time to fill it. We will need a regular one tin. It has to be flattened a little to form a kind of nose. This is necessary to make the process of pouring out the molten material easier.
It is better to grease the pre-prepared form thin layer dishwashing liquid or simple vegetable oil. Both remedies are equally good.
We need to put the fragments of candles in a jar (candles must be of the same quality). If we are going to make a paraffin or wax candle, we can take a saucepan or ladle for melting, which is not too much of a waste. In any case, this container should be placed in the pan that will be used as a water bath. In principle, you can use whatever you want, except glassware.
So, we fill the pan with water, boil the water, and then immerse the container with wax or paraffin. This is how our material will melt.
When the material and shavings are completely melted, you can begin pouring the candle.
Fill the bottom of our mold with wax and let it cool. Do not rush to fill the entire mold at once, otherwise a lot of wax or paraffin may leak out through the hole in the bottom. We pour the wax in layers, and what has flowed out is re-sent for re-melting. When the candle is completely filled, it needs to be cooled. The temperature should be room temperature.
Many people make a mistake at this point: they try to speed up the cooling process by placing a candle in freezer. In this case, it may spread unevenly.
This is not critical if we fill the candle upside down. If you use another method, then you should leave a little wax in order to fill the depressions next to the wick. And after drying they will definitely appear.
When the temperature of the candle becomes equal to the temperature of the room, you need to untie the knot at the bottom of the mold. At this moment, we remove the product itself by carefully pulling the wick.
If you can’t do this, you can cut the mold. Or put it in the refrigerator for a minute, and then put it under hot water for a few seconds.
After this, we cut off the excess part of the wick, leaving a tip of 1 cm. If there are unsightly seams left from the mold, they can be removed hot water. But with these manipulations, the candle may become cloudy, its shine may fade. That's why optimal solution will choose a candle mold that does not contain seams.
DIY aroma candles
Making scented candles with your own hands is quite possible. In particular, this is worth doing for those who are true fans of aromatherapy. In order for you to get exactly the aroma candles, you need to add some essential oils before pouring them into wax. The choice of oil depends on your taste: you can add any oil, except perhaps rose oil. After all, its smell when burning will be suffocating and heavy.
It would be great if the decor of the aroma candle matches the plant whose oil we use. For example, using lavender oil as the basis for the aroma, pink or lilac dyes should predominate in the decor of the candle.
Using laurel or mint oil, it is better to decorate a candle with green shades.
Vanilla or cinnamon will be organic in warm, beige-brown tones candles.
It's not just oils that can make your candle scented; regular coffee is a strong and pleasant scent.
In principle, achieving the scent of a candle is not so difficult. Aroma oils added to paraffin, wax or gel. And then the process of making a scented candle is no different from creating a regular candle.
We advise experimenters to mix oils: unusual bouquet flavors are guaranteed. If you are afraid of “doing something weird” and synthesizing incompatible smells, look at perfume recipes. Follow their instructions, just don't add rose oil.
Gel candles
Now let's talk about how to make gel candles with your own hands. In order to make gel candles, it is better to use ready-made gel wax. The recipes for making candles are often written on the packaging with it, and you can use it.
For those who are used to doing everything themselves, the following recipe can help:
- 5 g gelatin
- 2 g tannin
- 20 ml water
- 35 ml glycerin
First we need to dissolve the tannin in the glycerin through the heating process. We continue to heat, adding the remaining glycerin and gelatin to the composition. Add water to the resulting clear solution. Bring the mixture to a boil. Some cloudiness of the solution should not scare you: it will soon disappear. Until the water completely evaporates, you need to boil the solution.
Can also be added to gel candles essential oil, this does not contradict the recipe. A separate, especially pleasant process is decorating gel candles. Place loosely on the bottom of any transparent container. decorative elements: beads, beads, pebbles, shells, sequins, coffee beans, dry plant stems or flowers. Then fill everything with gel transparent wax. This candle looks simply incredible: transparent, delicate, with a magical pattern inside.
Coffee candles
I can’t imagine making decorative candles either. special labor. For example, you can make an original coffee candle. The decor is, of course, coffee beans. The operating principle is as follows: in big shape insert a small one. Between the walls of the two molds you need to pour coffee beans, and then fill them with candle mass.
As soon as the mass with coffee beans has frozen, the walls need to be blown with a hot hairdryer. Thanks to this, excess paraffin will drain and the coffee beans will be clearly visible.
Now the outer layer with coffee beans is ready. We put it back into the mold, fill the inside with paraffin/wax of a different color.
Coffee candles can be like this:
You can make sea candles in the same way: instead of grains, they will contain pebbles or sea shells. As an option - transparent gel candles with small pebbles or coffee beans.
Candle decoration options
How else can you decorate a candle you created with your own hands? The first way to add originality to your candle is to use unusual, unexpected shapes. Sometimes an interesting shape can be more advantageous than even the most skillful decor. A wonderful decorative element for candles is various types of glass stands.
In a specialized store you can find special stickers for decoration. Or decoupage is a great way to decorate candles. By the way, it is very fashionable among professional candle makers. Most often, napkins are used as the basis for decoupage. Don't forget about safety precautions: use special varnish for candles.
For lovers original decor The following option will do:
Before pouring, place shells, pieces of dried fruit, cinnamon, seeds, and dried flowers around the edges of the mold. Or let it be coffee beans in an ensemble with rhinestones and beads. But in the latter case, it would be more appropriate to talk about the decor of the finished product: we insert decorative elements into melted paraffin/wax.
An already frozen candle can be covered with bamboo or cinnamon sticks. You can add star anise or the same coffee beans to them. It will be beautiful decoration for aroma candles.
If you are using dried plants (or any other decorative items that can become flammable), the candle wick should be thin so that the candle only melts in the middle.
In principle, if you have the opportunity to go to specialized stores for material, you will buy a lot there useful means. For example, markers and outlines are sold there; they do not burn, but during the smoldering of the wick they melt along with wax/paraffin.
If you don't want to collect old candle cinders, use paraffin beads or candle gel. In specialized stores you can even find ready-made wicks (with metal holder). For floating candles, you can purchase specially formulated wax.
Today is a fantasy creative person There is practically no constraint: the prices for materials for making candles are not high, the process is exciting and not as long as it might seem. Having once created a beautiful candle with your own hands, you are unlikely to deny yourself the pleasure of experimenting again.
And for inspiration, we invite you to watch a wonderful video master class on creating carved candles
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Today we will make gifts for the holidays. We will make candles with our own hands. After all, what could be better than giving a piece of your warmth to your loved one :)
I tried to write as detailed as possible for “users” like myself :)
For the candle itself we will need:
- - ordinary candles, colored or white. You can melt down old cinders or buy cheaper ones at the store. For advanced people - candle mass from specialized stores;
- - wax crayons from stationery. Please note that they are wax and not plastic (they look similar). For advanced - special dye from specialized stores;
- - wick. We will use the one in the candles. you can also weave a braid from threads, such as floss, or buy a wick in a specialized store;
- - coffee or any other decor. These can be food products (pasta, beans, peas, cinnamon sticks) or any other beautiful things that are available (shells, pebbles, dried flowers, and even nails and bolts - this will be relevant for men).
From scrap materials:
Knife, scissors, glue or double-sided tape, stapler (optional), awl, ruler, cardboard (optional) old box), a couple of sheets of paper, 1-2 tin cans (for corn, olives), baking paper/tracing paper, a container that can be placed on the stove (ladle, iron mug, small saucepan), pliers or thin-nose pliers, a couple of sticks (for example, skewers), lighters (preferably 2-3), a rag.
Well, decor, if you want to decorate the candle after production. For me it’s hemp rope and the same coffee.
Don’t be afraid that you need so much - after all, you have almost all of it at home :)
Shall we get started?
There are two ways to make a candle - simpler and more complex. I'll show both here.
For something more complicated, take cardboard and cut off 2 strips about 10cm wide (this is the approximate height of the future candle) + 1cm. On one strip we retreat this 1 cm and draw it along with an awl - the place of the fold. We make a fashionable “haircut” for this edge with scissors (see photo). We divide both strips in half (a ruler comes in handy) and here we draw an awl (or something sharp) - the place of the fold. Ta-dam:
Now take a piece of paper, bend it in half and cut out a heart, just like we used to cut out valentines. We unfold it and there it is - a symmetrical heart. Now we take it and trace it along the contour onto the cardboard. Cut it out.
I do everything by eye, for those who are especially precise, you can measure everything with a ruler: the length of the cardboard strip should be equal to or greater than the circumference of the heart:
Now let's glue it. If you, like me, don’t like fiddling with glue, then before cutting out the serifs for our designer, you just need to stick a strip of double-sided tape on this place and cut it out along with it. Or now coat this place with glue. We glue the walls to the bottom-heart, starting from the sharp tip of the heart (here we have a fold), with allowances outward so that the bottom remains even. We cut off the excess, we get:
To glue the hollow of the heart, take a small strip of cardboard 10x2cm, bend it in half lengthwise using an awl and a ruler and glue it with glue or tape. So that the heart does not “spread” (if you have reached this stage, you will understand what I mean:), I secure the cleavage with a stapler, but I think it can be done in any other way:
From the second strip of cardboard we make the same heart, only without the bottom and smaller in size, (which is much faster and easier):
Now is the moment - for a simpler option (remember, we said at the beginning) you can use a jar of something and a piece of cardboard. All you need is a stapler. Please note that the edges of the jar are as smooth as possible (otherwise it will be difficult to remove the candle later):
Now baking paper will come in handy. To make the candle easier to remove from the mold later, we wrap it inside with this paper and insert one element into another. Between the formed walls we pour our filler (for example, coffee). At the same time, we press the inner heart to the bottom so that the coffee does not get under the cardboard and the shape is not distorted. I also pour a little coffee in the center, but this is not necessary:
We put our blanks aside and take up the candle mass. Lay out a cloth, take a knife and a candle, and use the sharp tip of the knife to sort of divide it lengthwise. At the same time, it crumbles, we clean the wick from the pieces remaining on it, if necessary, prick it a little more with a knife:
Prepare a steam bath - turn on the stove, place a container with a small amount water, put a tin jar inside into which we pour the crushed candles. 4 pieces were enough for me. thin regular candles for one heart. For me it looks like this:
If everything doesn’t fit at once, don’t worry, the candle melts and you add the rest.
As you can see in the photo, the jar has a “spout”, I made it using thin-nose pliers, but you can do without it, just pour it carefully later.
While the candle is melting, you can add dye there - wax pencils, one per serving, you can mix several colors to get the desired shade :) Mix everything with a stick.
Now important point. We take the pliers/thin-nose pliers comfortably in our hand and use them to remove the jar from the water. You can replace them with a potholder. Soak off excess water. We pour just a little bit onto the bottom and try to distribute it evenly. Let it cool a little (put it on the windowsill or in the refrigerator). We do this in order to inner part The mold was glued with wax to the bottom and at the next stage the wax did not leak out.
Now pour the molten mass between the walls of the mold:
Let it harden. To the point of “not leaking, but still warm.” Carefully remove the inner mold. This may seem difficult at first as it sticks to the sides and bottom. I shamelessly tear it apart and take it out piece by piece. It’s harder from the bottom, but thin-nose pliers help me there (it doesn’t slip:). We took out all the cardboard, take a stick and wind one end of the wick around it. By the way, you can twist the wick from the two that we removed from the candles, since our future candle will be thicker. We place the stick across the mold, the wick to the very bottom:
Add to the top. Let it cool completely (I put it on the windowsill, it is very cold this time of year). Now you need to remove the candle from the mold. Made from cardboard, it’s not a problem at all - we crumple the shape a little in our hands so that the baking paper lags behind the cardboard. It's the same with the tin. The main thing is patience and the candle will come out on its own. Remove the paper. What we have:
You can stop at this stage, but I like more texture. So I arm myself with a lighter. We put the candle on a sheet of paper, sit down comfortably, light it, bring the candle to the wall, trying to let the blue flame touch it, not the red one.
The red decor will become smoky (pay attention to the grains, I was gape while taking pictures):
This is why another candle will not work instead of a lighter. They recommend doing this with a hot hairdryer, but my hairdryer is not hot enough: (In a word, look for the best method for yourself. I’m doing this for now, but I’m planning to buy a burner.
That's it, the candle is almost ready. It may happen that after cooling, a hole forms in the center around the wick. I collect the wax that I melted from the walls, melt it again, and add it to the center. When it hardens, I smooth the edge with a knife (until smooth) and warm fingers and a cloth (until it shines and removes marks from the knife). Adding decor. Ta-dam:
I didn’t even try to level the top of the second candle - it worked beautiful heart, I liked it and left it that way :)
There is another option, which ultimately assumes that the bottom of the mold jar is the top of the finished candle. in this case, a hole is made in the bottom, a wick is threaded through it, everything else is the same. After removing from the mold, the candle is turned over and the excess tails of the wick are cut off (on one side end to end, on the other leaving about 1 cm). In this case, the surface will be perfectly flat. Well, or like the one at the bottom of the mold :)
Go for it! You are talented!
In this article we will share with you the variety of shapes and colors of decorative candles, and also tell you how to make such beauty with your own hands.
Did you know that, according to statistics, candles for decoration in last years used by a large number of people? This can be partly explained by the constant stress that we have to deal with in the modern bustle. So let's fight this stress, including making candles with our own hands!
DIY candles made from tangerines and oranges: shapes, decorations
Oranges and tangerines are a strong association with the winter holidays. Let's see how they can be incorporated into candle making:
- Cut large tangerines and oranges into two parts. Get it of them pulp
IMPORTANT: Try not to touch the peel when doing this.
- Now, carefully After cutting regular candles, remove the wick
- In a water bath melt the wax. Can add dye to it or colored wax crayons.
- Meanwhile, the wick is located in containers made of citrus peels. Secure it in a way that is convenient for you - with clothespins or some other way.
- Pour in the melted wax, wait for it to cool down
You can make it interesting orange-tangerine candle in an ice-cold candlestick. You will need:
IMPORTANT: It is extremely important that the glass containers are of different sizes.
Place the smaller container into the larger one, previously filling the larger one with water. Secure these containers with tape.
Fill in the space between containers with decorative elements. Including pieces of oranges and tangerines.
Now you need cool crafts. You can put them on the balcony, for example, but it is best to place them in the refrigerator - it’s more convenient to monitor their condition.
IMPORTANT: The water should not freeze - the ice will turn out cloudy. And it is recommended to use gloves - glassware sometimes it can burst.
After everything has frozen, return the containers to the heat, remove the tape. Don’t be afraid to hold the products under the stream for a while warm water- So containers it will be more convenient remove from ice.
But how can you prevent the candlesticks from melting quickly? It is recommended to use non-standard wax candles, A decorative with LEDs.
DIY openwork candles with coffee beans: shapes
In order to make openwork coffee candle, it's only worth pour the grains into the already melted wax. Or place them in a mold and pour wax on top.
By the way, if you want the candle to also attract with a coffee aroma, Grind some grains. You need to add them to the melted wax before pouring into the mold.
Beautiful DIY gel candles: shapes, ideas
Gel candles amaze with their extraordinary beauty and a variety of decor options.
IMPORTANT: The container for the candle must be transparent, otherwise the decorations will be difficult to see.
Gel wax can be purchased ready-made. This is very convenient, because the packaging even contains instructions on how much it should be added to the candle preparation.
However, you can use this material make it yourself, for which you will need:
- Gelatin– 5 g.
- Tannin– 2 years
- Glycerol– 35 ml.
- Water– 20 ml.
Glycerin with tannin heated in a water bath and mixed. Later added gelatin and water. The mixture boils until until the water evaporates.
IMPORTANT: Don't worry if the mixture becomes cloudy - it will disappear over time.
Further The gel is poured into a fireproof glass mold and decorated. Please note that those decorations that are placed at the bottom will remain there after pouring the gel. If you want to make the figures “hang”, add them as you fill, but quickly - the gel hardens quickly.
As for the decor, then anything your heart desires can act as it: beads, seed beads, pebbles, shells, small toys, sequins, pieces of dried fruit or flowers, twigs, coffee beans, buttons. This is how whole pictures are created!
You can create entire pictures in gel candles 
Christmas themed gel candles DIY Christmas tree candle
For her will be needed:
- Wax or leftovers from candles. Their color, by the way, doesn’t matter.
- Pencil waxy green
- Wick or thread twisted many times
IMPORTANT: The thread is suitable cotton, dense. For example, floss.
- Glass jars- 2 pcs.
- Pot, in which the water will be heated
- Decor for the Christmas tree
- Cardboard
- Dense sheet the kind used for magazine covers
- Scotch tape, glue, tweezers, scissors, tailor's pins
Let's get started:
- Add up all the cinders in one jar and put it in pre-boiled in a saucepan water.
- Add grated colored chalk stirring everything periodically.
- While the material for the Christmas tree is being prepared, you need make a mold. To do this, roll a magazine sheet into a cone and secure it with tape. Pass the wick through the cone and secure.
- Pointed end down place the cone in the jar. You can put foil on the bottom of the latter - a little paraffin can spill out, which will ruin the jar.
- Pour the melted green wax into a cone shape and leave it there until it hardens.
IMPORTANT: Do this carefully, because there may be larger pieces of wax at the bottom of the jar.
- Cooled down get the wax and trim if necessary.
- Before decorating the Christmas tree place it on a cardboard circle. It is recommended to slightly melt the bottom of the candle so that it can stick to the cardboard.
- Let's get to the fun part - decorating! Beads and cones can be attached using glue. Or you can put cones on pins, hold them over the fire and attach them to a candle. Take the beads with tweezers and also hold them over the fire - this way they will definitely attach to the wax.
DIY candle with pine cones
To make this wonderful winter craft, prepare:
- Cones
- Candles. Either buy small ready-made ones, or create them yourself according to the classic scheme described earlier. They should be small and round.
- Aerosol paints for gold and silver
- Nippers, scissors
- Lace
- Glue gun
IMPORTANT: Not every cone is suitable - only stable ones are needed. Remember that they will serve as candle stands.
Carefully with wire cutters remove the top of the pine cone– the result should be a flat area.
Cover the pine cones paint.
Measure out how much lace you need to wrap the candle without overlapping. Glue strips of lace to the candle using a pistol.
Same glue gun glue the candle to the pine cone.
Finishing touch –application spray paint on the candle lace.
IMPORTANT: Try to avoid getting paint on the candle itself.
However, pinecone candle design can be anything:
Beautiful New Year and Christmas compositions from candles: decoration, decoupage
Candles for the winter holidays can be decorated the way your heart desires. Present to your attention Several variants:
Cozy candles in knitted cases 
Festive candle with Santa Claus 
DIY wedding candles: decoration
A candle is an excellent wedding accessory because it symbolizes the warmth of hearts. But decorating this warmth of the heart will clearly not be superfluous. With successful decoration, similar candles You can give it to guests, decorate tables and the hall, or use it in a ceremony.
IMPORTANT: A trend to follow is delicate jewelry. And, of course, focus on the main tones of the event.
What candles to choose for decoration? Typically smooth and white. The diameter can be either large or small.
Whatever you choose to decorate, be sure to stock up on scissors, double-sided tape, threads and needles, glue gun. Candles will transform ribbons, beads, beads, pendants, beautiful fabric and even fresh flowers! Also very popular figures made of polymer clay.
We present to your attention Several options for decorating wedding candles:
Bows, beads and flowers on candles in white and gold tones White beads and airy ribbon skirts on candles also look great 
Candles are a seemingly insignificant part of the decor. But they are capable of wonderfully calming, uplifting, creating a solemn and at the same time cozy atmosphere. And having mastered the art of making candles, you can also acquire an exciting hobby.
This master class reveals all the secrets of making a coffee candle with your own hands.
At first glance, the craft seems complicated, but in practice, making a beautiful candle with coffee beans is quite simple, and the whole process does not take much time. Ready-made crafts can be beautifully packaged and given to friends and family on New Year, March 8, professional and other holidays. Experiment and add your own twists to the design.
Materials and tools for creativity
For the manufacture of decorative candle prepare:
- coffee beans;
- paraffin white or transparent;
- two tin cans of different diameters;
- utensils for melting;
- scissors.
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Step-by-step manufacturing technique
Prepare paraffin for kindling by breaking it into small pieces or grating it on a coarse grater. You can use candle stubs or regular white household candles.
Pour some paraffin into a jar and heat it in a steam bath.
While the mixture is melting, prepare the mold. Place a jar of a narrower diameter in a jar of a larger diameter so that their axis of symmetry coincides.
Pour two millimeters of melted paraffin to the bottom. Let cool. This is to seal the bottom to secure the internal shape.
Pour some coffee into the space between the larger and smaller cans.
Pour in the coffee so that the paraffin layer barely covers the beans.
Repeat the previous steps until the coffee layer reaches the desired height.
When the mixture has hardened, carefully remove the inner mold.
Cut a white utility candle to the height of the mold and place it in the center. To prevent the craft from falling, first pour a little melted paraffin onto the bottom.
Carefully pour white melted paraffin into the remaining empty space. Leave in the jar until completely cool.
If you don’t have a household candle, but have paraffin and a wick, then do this. Tie a small weight to one end of the wick and secure the other end to the top of the mold. For example, wrapped around a stick. Then fill with a paraffin layer.
Remove the outer mold.
The work is complete, but the coffee is hard to see under the outer layer. Remove excess by treating the surface with heat. For example, spin a coffee candle over a burning working candle. Or place on a dry frying pan lined with parchment paper
For beauty, cover the coffee with a transparent water-soluble varnish and hide it under a decorative ribbon uneven edge layer of coffee beans.
This is how the coffee candle turned out! Do you feel sorry for lighting? Then let it stand for decoration in the living room or bedroom.
If you don't dare full cycle making candles, then look at how ready-made store-bought ones are, making them your own. and if you don’t know how to decorate all this beauty in the interior, then... There are many ideas for decorating your home with candle decor!
A master class on making a candle with coffee beans with your own hands was prepared specifically for the online magazine “Women’s Hobbies”. Create with us!
