To create the candle you will need:
bleached beeswax (≈80-100 g)
wax melter or water bath containers
silicone mat
stack with balls (bulka)
spoon
knife
box cutter (scalpel)
awl or thick needle
fat-soluble wax dye
wax wick
center mold
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Ranunculus cutter and viner set
OpenOpenuniversal weiner with a width of 5 cm or more
Preparation:
The room should be warm, without a draft, work on a warm surface, so the wax will cool more slowly. If the countertop is cold, you can put a towel, wooden board or heated mat under it.
Pour the wax into a container and put it on a water bath or in a wax melter (without allowing the wax to get steam) melt the wax to a liquid state
Spread a mat, clean it from dust, if necessary, lubricate it with vegetable oil (optional).
Prepare all the tools in front of you
Preparation of wax:
To the melted wax add colorant. The amount depends on the desired color. If you want to achieve a bright shade, use a well-pigmented dye, as adding too much may make the wax more brittle.
Stir the wax well to melt the dye.
Manufacturing process:
(a) Making the center:
Pour the melted wax into the mold for the center, leave it until half solidified
after the wax in the mold has solidified about halfway, poke a hole in the center for the wick with an awl or needle, if necessary, put the mold in the freezer until completely solidified.
when the wax has completely hardened, take the center out of the mold, if necessary, finish the hole for the wick with a hot needle or an awl.
b) making and gluing green petals
add a little white wax to green wax, after dissolving, pour the wax onto the mat, spreading it with a spoon.
cut out 8-9 petals with the catheter №1 and give them relief with the help of a viner (it is recommended to make petals with reserve).
using a stack give the petals a rounded shape
cut out 16-18 petals with catheter №2 and give them relief with the help of a liner
using a stack give the petals a rounded shape
glue the petals of the first row on the frozen center, 1-2 mm above it, each subsequent petal should be on the previous one, and the last petal should be glued under the first one.
do the same with petals of 2 sizes, gluing them in two rows.
c) making pink petals:
remove green wax from the melting container, pour in colorless wax and dye it in the desired color
cut out 16-18 petals with a catheter #3
give them relief with a viner and a rounded shape with a stack.
Cut out 18-20 petals with catheter #4.
emboss them with a liner and round them with a stack.
Cut out 18-20 petals with the #5 cutter.
emboss them with a liner and round them with a stack.
Cut out 10 petals with cutter #6.
emboss them with a liner and round them with a stack.
add a little colorless wax and wait for it to dissolve completely.
using a catheter #5 and a scalpel knife, cut out the next size of petals, tracing the catheter along the outer contour, 35-40 such petals will be needed.
give them relief with a larger sized liner and rounded shape with a stack.
d) assembling the bud:
glue the first row of pink petals (size 3) in a circle, 1-2 mm above the previous one, similarly to the green petals, each pink petal finds the previous one and the last petal is glued under the first one
glue the next row of petals of the same size similarly to the previous row
the next two rows consist of petals of size 4, glue them in the same way as the previous rows.
the next two rows consist of petals of size 5, glue them in the same way as the previous rows.
the next row consists of petals of size 6, starting from this row glue the petals slightly below the previous row.
then glue the remaining petals of the largest size, each row glue below the previous one, in total in the lesson 4 rows, but the number of the last petals will depend on their thickness and personal preference; the thicker the petals, the less they will be needed.
e) thread the wick:
When the candle is ready, make a hole and insert the wick. Press it from the bottom against the still warm wax so that it does not stick. Remember to trim the wick to 0.5 cm before lighting.