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Mid-Summers Night Yankee Candle Jar

Description

A midsummer’s night yankee candle has a provocatively masculine scent, mysterious and powerful. Evocative, true-to-life scents.  People who have purchased the midsummers night yankee candle have raved about the manly scents this candle lets off so it is definitely something a single guy can by for his apartment or house and not worry about it smelling all flowery.

Renowned Yankee Candle quality. There are many reasons why the Housewarmer® candle line is a definite favorite.

The traditional design of the signature Housewarmer® jar candles reflects a warm, relaxed sense of style that’s always at home. The 22 Oz. discount candle has a 110-150 hour burn time.14.5 Oz. Candle has a 65-90 hour burn time.….more info

Features

  • This particular candle is a 22oz Jar Housewarmer Candle with enough burn time to last you anywhere from 110-150 hours.  That’s approximately 5 days of continuous burning!     [You probably don't want to burn it that long without a break since your candle will generate some serious heat and could get someone burned]
  • The jar has a handy little top that comes off easily but allows you to help the candle retain its scent longer by having the cover left on when not burning.

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Candle Wax Pouring Jugs, Scales & Candle Dipping Cans

As we come to the conclusion of our first part of the candle making series, I’m starting to get excited because we are now just a post away from learning how to make our first candle!  Before getting to that though, I do want to talk about a few more key items to have in your candle arsenal and this will be your pouring cans, dipping cans, spoons and scales.

Containers for Holding/Transporting Melted Candle Wax

After you have melted your candle wax, you need to have a safe way to transfer and hold that hot wax without getting it all over your workspace and also not burning yourself badly.  As with all of the other candle supplies there are different types you can choose from based on your preference, but I’ll only talk about the ones that I use.

Metal Pouring Jugs

I use a couple different sized metal pouring jugs for putting the melted wax into.  I like the metal jugs because they are sturdier and can handle the high heat that the melted candle wax gives off.

For any container you use to transport and then pour the candle wax into molds or dipping cans, do yourself a favor and make sure it has a solid handle and a spout or lid that is tilted enough to make pouring easy.

You need to finesse the hot wax by pouring slowly and evenly into the molds or you will increase the likelihood of air pockets in your candle.  Air pockets in candle are a bad thing since it will actually make the overall candle weaker and it will create a pour combination for burning the candle evenly.

You don’t need a huge jug for your projects; a quart size or even a half gallon size pouring jug will be more than sufficient.

Dipping Can for Candles

If you’re going to be making candles that do not use a mold, but instead will be dipped candles you want to have a sturdy can that will hold the the melted wax and allow you to dip the candle into it.  I use a metal dipping can so that I can have a piece of equipment that will last a long time.  They tend to be pretty expensive so if you have a tall enough pouring jug you can simply use that to dip your candle wick into when you’re making taper candles.  That will save you money if you’re hesitant to buy a candle dipping can.

Kitchen Scales, Spoons & Other Accessories

Kitchen Scales

With some of your projects you may find that you need precise weights of paraffin, stearic acid, etc.  A common kitchen scale works perfectly for these times and are not that expensive.  My most recent kitchen scale was one I got on Amazon for $20 and its pretty cool.  It’s a Ozeri Digital Kitchen Scale and is perfect for getting precise weight measurements when I need it.  Plus, it doesn’t have to be used exclusively for candle making since you shouldn’t be getting melted wax all over it.

Measuring Spoons

As with the scale above, there are going to be certain candle projects that will require specific amounts of wax or additive to be added to the wax or the candle won’t turn out.  Any measuring spoons will do as long as you don’t reuse them for food preparation.

Stirring Spoon

Having a stirring spoon is a must when you’re adding color, fragrance or additives to your melting wax.  Using a spoon to help eliminate any air pockets in your wax is also another task easily done with it.

Cutting Board

If you’re going to be working in your kitchen or on a table that you want to protect, a cutting board will work perfectly when you’re having to, say break chunks of wax for melting.  It’s also very good if you need a flat surface for rolling a candle.

Pick one up at the store or online and just make sure it’s plastic or glass because I have found the wooden ones are sometimes too porous and cause the candle wax to stick onto it.

Candle Making Supplies Conclusion

So this is the last post for Part 1 of “How to Make Candles” series.  In a couple weeks, Part 2 will start up; allowing you the opportunity to put together all of the candle making supplies that you will need.  The series of posts thus far are by no means an all inclusive one since there are many tools and supplies that you can use in your adventures.

If you need to know all of the items then I would recommend picking up a book that was very helpful for me.

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Heating and Manipulating Your Candle Wax


Heat Sources

After you have obtained the wax you want to use for your candle making project, you will then need to decide on how you will be melting the wax so that you can put it into jars or creating you pillar candles, etc.

If you are going to be using your kitchen as the workspace, than by all means, your stove will work perfectly.  If you will be carving out your own workspace somewhere else, then an electric hot plate will serve nicely as a heating source for melting candle wax.

There are two primary types of equipment that are best for melting your wax in effectively and that is either with double boilers or using a concealed element heater.

Candle Making Tip 2: Every wax that you purchase to melt will have a certain temperature that you will not want to exceed or you will risk burning the wax and rendering it unusable or worse causing the wax to become combustible.  Paraffin waxes are usually fine up to 200 degrees.  It is important to always be attentive and in the room when you are heating up the wax to prevent any fires.

Double Boilers

A double boiler is simply a large metal pot that contains boiling water.  In this pot is a smaller one that sits in the water from the larger pot but raised so that it is not touching the bottom of the larger pot.   This is done so that the candle wax is not in direct contact with the heat source.

There are a number of double boiler systems that you can purchase or if you have extra pots that you will no longer need for cooking those will work as well.  Just be sure that you don’t use them for cooking food after using them for candle making or you will find your food tastes horrible!!

Regardless of whether you buy a double boiler pot set or use some from your kitchen make sure the smaller one has a lip on it that allows the hot wax to be poured easily into containers or dipping cans.

Concealed Element Heater

A concealed element heater is one where the heat source is concealed and provides the benefit of not allowing direct contact of the wax to the heat source.  Two good examples of this are a slow cooker and a deep fryer.  As with the double boilers, you can use these items from your kitchen as long as you don’t intend to ever use them for cooking again.

If you like your slow cooker than I would recommend picking up one of the simpler ones off of Amazon or going to your local store and buying one there specifically for making candles.

Other Candle Making Tools

Obviously, the primary heating items you need for your candle projects will be the ones just mentioned.  In addition to those you will also require, at times, things like a heat pen, or propane torch.  Of course, don’t forget a thermometer which is invaluable as a tool for making sure you do not over heat your wax.

Heat Pen

When you decide that your candle making needs a bump up in the design level, you may choose to add decorations to your candle or need to make small modifications in the wax.  This is where a heated pen comes in handy.  It will allow you to melt just enough wax to allow you to adhere some type of decoration to the candle without destroying the entire candle.  In a pinch? Using some small metal object that won’t melt when it is heated.

Propane Torch

The propane torch is another handy, but not essential, tool to have in your candle arsenal.  It can be used to melt wax off of surfaces or even create unique shaping to your candles.  The fire marshal in me needs to you remind you again that you want to use utmost care if you will be using a propane torch.  Not only can the torch be dangerous on its own, but if you heat the candle wax past its flashpoint temperature the wax will become combustible.  So always be cautious with the torch and keep it as far away from the wax you’re melting as possible.

Thermometers

For thermometers there is no need to get all fancy and by some expensive and high tech digital thermometer for your candle projects.  A simple candy thermometer will work perfectly since it is designed to be used in very high temperature liquids without causing damage to it.

Up to this point we have now discussed all of the types of candles you can make, what kinds of waxes you can use, fragrances and colors and now the tools used to melt the wax.  There will be one more post to conclude part 1 of this series on how to make candles before we get to the 2nd and most fun part of the series.  That will be learning how to make all kinds of candles with your supplies.

Are there any supplies or equipment that you think are vital to the success of making homemade candles?

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