How to make gel candles at home - detailed instructions, smart tips and cool photo ideas

Candles in the interior: practical and decorative uses

Paraffin and wax candles look quite mundane and traditional, while gel products with additional decorations look festive:

• aesthetic and festive interior decoration with notes of originality;
• laying the table with thematic decorations and accents on the decor;
• Creating a romantic atmosphere and lighting up certain areas of the house.

Gift sets of gel candles will be a great gift for guests or loved ones, and it does not take much effort to make them.

Features of making gel candles with their own hands

Those who are interested in needlework will definitely enjoy making gel candles at home using simple materials. For the creative process uses a minimum of materials and time spent on making crafts not much, if you prepare in advance all the necessary supplies:

• containers for filling, you can choose the most familiar jars and cups with intricate shapes, crystal glasses and shot glasses, transparent and frosted bases are suitable;
• You can buy wicks in special stores in advance or make them yourself from carefully bunched sewing threads, thin cords of natural threads can be used as wicks;
• Various fragrances and dyes (natural or artificial), crystals and sequins, beads and beads, dried plants and flower arrangements can be added to the gel;
• gel for filling is easy to prepare from simple components purchased at a drugstore or specialty store, individual elements can be purchased in supermarkets without spending a lot of money.

For needlework, you will need several containers for mixing the gel, additional decorations for decorating the finished candles. All processes must be carried out in safety, which will ensure the simplicity and ease of production, while it is recommended to strictly follow the instructions and carefully study the master class.

How to make the gel for the future candle with your own hands

Gel filler is sold in special stores for needlework, if you want, you can look into a pharmacy and buy everything, to make it at home. It is recommended to buy in advance tannin and glycerin, high-quality and inexpensive gelatin, the process of making gel requires compliance with certain steps:

• purified water is heated and 2-3 parts of liquid glycerin, purchased in the pharmacy, are placed in it;
• The resulting composition is placed in a container in a water bath, and it is important to use glass or ceramic ware;
• the mixture is constantly stirred, it must not be allowed to boil, making sure that the glycerin is evenly distributed;
• in a separate container is mixed the remaining glycerin, gelatin and tannin, the mixture should be thoroughly mixed and added to the main mass;
• Having removed the container with the prepared composition it is necessary to wait for its not complete cooling, and then use it for pouring.

Careful attention should be paid to the proportions of the main composition, which includes water (36%), tannin and glycerin (respectively 3 and 53%), food gelatin (8%). The decor is added to an already prepared mixture or in a container, prepared for filling, the wick should be carefully secured before the process of pouring, for this purpose two bamboo skewers will do.

Interesting options for creating decorative products

Self-made gel candles is quite a fascinating process, if you worry in advance about choosing an idea for a future craft. To diversify the creative activity and increase the uniqueness of the finished product will help different decoration options and original ideas for creating exclusive candles.

Beautiful design

Using food dyes it is easy to achieve a change in the color of the prepared gel, and you can stop at the choice of such design options:

• Multicolored candles, the monochromatic shade is regulated by the careful mixing of certain proportions of dye;
• Iridescent products, for such candles you can use different colored gel, it is poured one by one after the complete curing of the next layer.

Vertical stripes on the candles can be obtained by changing the position of the container when solidifying the gel, for this they are fixed at a certain angle to the surface.

Aromatherapy candles

When burning the candles, the gel actively evaporates, so they can be used for home aromatherapy, which is sure to please connoisseurs of subtle fragrances:

• natural flavorings, you can add cinnamon powder or dried fruit, spices (cloves and aniseed stars), citrus slices are used for a subtle flavor in the gel pour;
• bought essential oils will help to saturate a candle with aroma, from them it is possible to make amazing aromatic compositions, combining different flavors, such as mint and melissa, lime and lemon, lavender and rosemary, floral compositions.

The combination of fragrances and stylish color schemes can create real masterpieces that help set accents in interior design.

Decorative Additions

By practicing the creation of useful crafts, you can prepare for the upcoming holidays and make Christmas or New Year's Eve gel candles:

• thematic decor, before pouring candles you can use snowflakes and three-dimensional figures of fairy tale characters, special attributes of the upcoming holidays, helping to emphasize the New Year's mood;
• beautiful decorations, for other holidays or just a beautiful decoration of the house you can use glitter, imitating an interesting shimmer, unusual look sea candles (with shells and pebbles), eco-products (with natural decor).

Small figurines, stones and beads, Christmas tree twigs and cones, dried herbs and flowers are better secured in advance in the container, and only then conduct the pouring of gel.

Technology, how to make gel candles, very simple and can be mastered by any craftswoman, creating interesting and original crafts. In the final stage of creating the finished candle you can use the external decor, and for a beautiful gift choose a really original packaging.

Containers from candles and containers can be reused, creating other compositions, experimenting with colors and decorative filling, fragrances and decorations.

Photo ideas of homemade gel candles