Snowy candle

Craft Idea Snowy candle

Snowy candle

Difficulty

difficulty

Duration

30 min
Instructions in 8 steps The snow is reached by whisking the melted wax pellets until frothy.
Besides the articles listed below, you also need: Egg whisk, Spoon, A vessel intended for pouring of a warm wax at 70°C 
And this is how it works:
1

Step 1

Put the wax pellets in a wax melting pot and melt them in a water-bath at 60-70°C.
2

Step 2

Pour a small amount of the melted wax in a vessel and stir it with the egg whisk until a white wax-foam forms, then press it with a spatula against the candle.
3

Step 3

Start at the upper rim of the candle. The candle tips and the lower rim are going to be decorated at the end.
4

Step 4

Spread quickly the wax-foam whilst an irregular structure is going to appear which you can tap with a spatula. Let the wax cool down slowly in the vessel, pour some hot wax over it, mix it with the spatula and work it out quickly.
5

Step 5

Take the cooled wax with a spoon from the vessel out and melt it down again.
6

Step 6

Lay the egg whisk in between for cleansing in the wax melting pot. Repeat it until the side of the candle is decorated, then decorate the tips.
7

Step 7

At the end, fill the lower rim and let it cool down.

Tip: If you want to add some sequins, then you should use aluminium or glass sequins since the candle is going to burn.

8

Step 8

Clean the vessel carefully with a hot air blower 89 199 00 or with a hair dryer and put the rests of the melted wax back into the wax melting pot for moulding.
Used products For this craft idea, you need the following products of Rayher:
Wax pellets
item no. 3104202 Wax pellets
box 800g, white
(150 g)
Equipment For this idea, you need the following little helpers:
Pot for wax melting 1l
item no. 8938900 Pot for wax melting 1l
with tongs
Metallic spatula with flexible blade tip
item no. 3803200 Metallic spatula with flexible blade tip
tab-bag 1 pce., length of the blade 50 mm