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Step One - find a candle holder:
Anything creative, interesting, or original can make a beautiful candle holder. Take a look in your garage for forgotten containers, or dishes. Even shallow serving dishes can make beautiful and elegant candle holders. It just has to be deep enough to hold a wick and a few hundred wax beads. Make sure your container is not flammable and has a sturdy base. Even fruits and vegetables can double as a candle holder. A pumpkin can become an elegant center piece.
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Step Two - Put in the wick:
Take the wick and place it in the center of each container you are using to create the candles. Keep the wick long, don't cut it before or after you place it in the container. Make sure all the wicks are in the center of the container and are standing up right. The base of the wick must be flat against the bottom of the candle holder, make sure it is not tipped over.
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Step Three - Pour in the beads:
Open a bag of the Pebble Wax Beads, hold the wick steady in position in the center of the container. Pour the beads in slowly into the container. Fill up to about a little below the edge of the container. Flatten out the surface of the beads to make them nice and smooth. Make sure the wick is still in the center of the container and is standing upright amongst the beads. Try not to mix the different colored beads together when filling more than one container. Keep each color to it's specific container to keep the beads from looking messy.
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Step Four - Cut the wick:
Finally it's time to cut the wick. For shallow dishes and containers you can easily cut the wick with a pair of scissors. But for deeper containers using a pair of nail clippers might be easier to cut when cutting the wick. Nail clippers are also good to use when cutting a burned wick because you can lift away the burn piece rather than letting it drop into the wax. Make sure you cut the wick about a quarter of an inch away from the wax beads.
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Step Five - Light and enjoy!
Now find the perfect place for your candle. Such as a diningroom table center piece, in front of the fireplace, on the mantle, in the front hall way, disguise a pumpkin candle on the counter amongst bowls of fruit, on the bathtub ledge, on the bathroom or kitchen counter, on your bedside table, or even place a tall container in your hallway. Any place visible with a flat hard surface is a perfect place for your candle holder. If you have children make sure you don't place your candle where they can reach it. A higher place like a counter or mantle is a more ideal place if there are children around. Once you've found the perfect place for your creation it's time to light it and enjoy! A barbeque lighter is the suggested safer tool to use to light your candles. It is also easier to light wicks in low containers than using matches or lighters. Enjoy and make sure your candle is placed in a none flammable and none dangerous place, out of the reach of children. |
