candles..??

@drdivu (1011)
India
June 27, 2009 2:52pm CST
well, candles have been very fascinating to me since childhood..they have been used as gifts, on diwali and christmas and guru nanak jyanti, along with candle light dinners..!! any where else when these candles can be used...?? also pls share any unique ideas of making wax as well as gel candles..?? thanks in advance...
5 responses
@imsilver (1665)
• Canada
27 Jun 09
A friend of mine and I were talking one day about using wax crayons to make multi-coloured candles. That's my next project. When my daughter and I clean out her drawer we are going to collect all the broken crayons and melt them down to see how it'll work for candles. I'll let you know how they turn out.
@drdivu (1011)
• India
30 Jun 09
sure..wil be waiting to see wat u and ur daughter come up with..thanks
@substance (585)
• India
27 Jun 09
hey!! i definitely have manything to do with candles. Actually its a hobby of mine to make them. I had a contract once for supplying white candles for a wedding ceremony and i made a huge profit. i try to mould them in different sizes, scents, and shapes and sometimes gift them to friends on occasions. I just like them.....
@drdivu (1011)
• India
30 Jun 09
hey, i like making them too..have made a huge collection of them this diwali...want to make them for something big, like u did..!! thanks
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
27 Jun 09
I haven't made candles in quite a while....back a long time ago we found containers...like a milk carton and we would put ice in it then pour the wax over it....the candle came out with little holes in it....they were very cute!
@drdivu (1011)
• India
30 Jun 09
have heard about them but have not tried them yet..wil sure try them for this diwali..thanks
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
28 Jun 09
hmmm a lot of my friends make this kind of thing here in my place but never really got the chance to watch them do that all I know is that its very easy they say ....I too want to know how to make one just got interested before but forget about it
• United States
7 Jul 09
I love making candles. I used to sell them at craft shows before the economy killed any profit in it. As for an idea when I lived closer to the beach we would make sand candles. This can be done with art or sand box sand I guess. all you need to do is make and interesting hole in the sand stick in a wick (it will stand on it's own) and pour in the hot wax. Let sit for an hour or so and there you go a really cool free form candle with a textured side as the sand will stick a bit. The same can be done in the snow!