Three Wick Candle Tutorial
Learn how to make a 3 wick candle with fragrance oil for fall or any time of year.
Yield: 3
Equipment
- Old pot
- Wooden Skewer or Spoon
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks or glue dots
- Computer and printer
- Hole Punch
Materials
- 3 16 oz Candle Jars
- 2 pounds Soy Wax
- 9 Wicks - Pretabbed
- 2.5 ounces Fragrance Oil
- 1 White Paint Pen or Marker
- 1 Plastic Cup
- Printable Labels
Instructions
- Print out the two templates and cut around only one.
- Use a hole punch to punch out the center of the three inner circles.
- Place the template in the bottom of a jar and mark the center of the holes with a white paint pen, marker, or other light colored pencil. Repeat this on the other 2 jars.
- Place a dot of hot glue on each of the wick tab bottoms and set them on the marked dots in the bottom of the candle jar.
- Cut out the other template larger than the circle so that it can sit on top of the candle jar.
- Cut an X in the center of each inner circle.
- Then cut a V between two of the circles from the outer edge.
- Set the template over the candle jar and thread the wicks into the cut circles and center it over the top.
- Print out another set of two templates and repeat for the other two candles.
- Melt 2 pounds of soy wax in a candle pitcher sitting in a couple of inches of water in an old pot on the stove.
- Use a wooden skewer or spoons to stir occasionally.
- Meanwhile, measure 2.5 ounces of fragrance oil in a cup on a kitchen scale.
- Once all the wax has melted make sure it reaches 185 degrees with a candle thermometer.
- Remove the candle pitcher, add the fragrance oil, and stir well.
- Pour the wax and fragrance mixture into the candle jars through the cut out opening leaving an inch from the top.
- Allow the wax to set up for about 2 hours. Reheat the leftover wax in the candle pitcher before pouring it over the three candles to top them off.
- After a couple of hours, you can remove the template and trim the wick to about 1/4 inch.
- After 24 hours if you have any cracks or uneven issues use a heat gun to melt the entire surface and let it harden to a smooth finish.
- Finish the candles by printing out labels and applying them to the top.
- Add the caution labels to the bottoms and enjoy!
Notes
For reference, these 16 oz matte black jars hold 14 ounces of wax with the lid on, are about 4 inches in diameter, the burn time is approximately 30 hours.
Tips and Substitutions
You don't necessarily need a white paint pen. A white or yellow crayon may work.
If you are using a clear container you can set the template underneath of the jar to set the wicks in place.
If you don't have a heat gun you could try a hairdryer on low but be careful.
If you don't have a scale you could try to eyeball a little more than half of a 4 ounce bottle of fragrance oil.
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