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Making a Pillar Candle
By admin | November 7, 2007
Creating candles is a fun, rewarding nd creative experience. In this example we learn how to make the pillar candle.
Creating pillar candles is not much different than creating votive candles. They are just bigger and we don’t use a wick pin for this example.
Supplies needed for Pillar candles.
- Fire extinguisher
- An Accurate Digital gram scale
- Wooden skewers
- Metal Pillar mold
- Pillar Wax ( There are many waxes available in candle making. For this example we have chosen a pre-blended paraffin wax. This wax has a high melt temp and it is very easy to use. It also has a wonderful scent throw without using any Additives.The wax is manufactured by The International Group. The product name is IGI 4625. )
- Scissors
- Wick
- Mold Sealer or Clay
- Candle Scent
- Candle Dye
- Thermometer
- Double Boiler
- Gloves
- Hammer for breaking wax
- Eye protection (You don’t want hot wax, dye or scent in your eyes)
- Small plastic cups
Step 1. Getting our supplies together
First let’s measure our wax. The wax we are using in this example is IGI 4625. See our section on waxes for more information. It comes in ten-pound slabs. We simply break the slab into small pieces with a hammer. For this example we need 1 pound 10 ounces.
See our section on how to figure out how much wax you will need for your candle.
Important Tip!
To help prevent a mess you can put the ten-pound slab into a small plastic garbage bag. This way all of the pieces will be in the bag and not on your floor.
Step 2. Preparing our mold and wick
For this example we will be making a pillar candle that is 4 inches in diameter.
Always make sure your mold is clean and free of dust.
We need to prep our wick and metal mold before we begin.
When you look at most molds you need to understand that the candle will be upside down in the mold. The bottom of the mold will be the top of the candle and the top of the mold will be the bottom of the candle.
Lets make sure we don’t over pour our candle. This candle will require a repour so we need to make sure that we have some wax left for this step. I like to measure from the bottom of the mold up and make a small mark with a magic marker. For this example we will measure up 4 inches. This will give us a reference point in the mold for the height of the candle.
Continued!
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