The life span of a candle is less than a day, in spite of that, candle making is a time taking and painful art form (if you are into handmade stuff, with unique shapes).
So, C for Candle Making.
The process is quite easy if you are making a plain candle. The wax (is sold either like chunks or granules) is melted on a stove through double boil technique, wax crayons of different colours are added for the required colour, moulds are well greased, wick is placed and molten wax is filled into the moulds. Voila, you have a candle!
Pillar candles and a flip flop floating candle made by my sis.
Proper precautions need to be taken while boiling the wax, as it is a safety hazard. Even breathing the fumes can be dangerous for people with delicate constituency, so proper precautions are required.
Chunk candle – Made with chunks of coloured wax
The art of candle making is vast and it depends on ones creativity.
Rose shaped floating candles – handmade
So, the next time you want to gift, why not try some aroma candles? Your friends will thank you.
Scented and coloured gel candle
P.S:
- In olden days, Candelabra was used to hold candles. Even now they are used, but for special occasions.
2. Candle Making and Carpentry are the two hobbies starting with a C and even though I tried my hand at carpentry thanks to my Engineering background, I am blogging about Candle Making, thanks to my sis S, who learnt it in her college and is still pretty serious about making candles.
3. The other hobbies starting with a C are Calligraphy(one of my favourites) , Canoeing and Cheese Making. Until the next post, ciao!