Candles in the Sand

[MrMacheteman]

i cant get the wax to hold on to sand or gravel it just keeps on crumbbling off. anyone have the same prob? any idea on how to get the sand to absorb more wax?

[totalrandomcrap]

4:48 I'm Amish and don't use electricity. How can I do this without an electric iron? On a hot day could I set it on the hood of my car maybe?

[myalisa78]

Just a little careful?

[myalisa78]

@myalisa78 hahahaha...then put the iron back to give na na a surprize when she does her washing.

[LamiaPandora]

so does the candle always have to have that sand coating on it?? how can u make it so that the candle shows and keeps the sshape u used in the beginning withpout torching it??

[WereBack21]

@LamiaPandora u can try to put tin foil arounf it maybe :))

[ooMimiooMioo]

Can we use the Guash colors as a candle color ?

[bedaleigh]

beautiful!

[bnicole202007]

ok 1970 something? There are much easier ways to do this now.

[jbeiler55]

what are the easier ways of doing this now??

[bnicole202007]

Look it up. What am I the fucking internet? You have it, use it.

[jbeiler55]

@bnicole202007

Hey, calm down. If you don't know it's ok. Your post made it sound like you did know something. I looked all over the internet and haven't found an easier way so was hoping you could help. Sorry to offend you.

[bnicole202007]

Sorry. I thought you were being a smart ass like I thought I knew it all.

[XysflightchampX]

you know maybe you could try carving two blocks of wood out and coating them in something wax wont stick to. then you could put the halves together and pour in wax. i don't know if that helps but its the first thing that comes to mind for me : )

[Oreocremerocks]

@XysflightchampX If you put on several layers of polyurethane, or old fashioned lacquer, on the wood mold, you can then spray your mold with a non stick kitchen spray and the candle will pop right out. In theroy at least, it works for homemade soap which is hot also when its poured into molds, so there shouldn't be much difference. The main problem I see is wax is thinner than soap when poured, would have to clamp very well. Maybe a light coat of rubber cement after the sealant?

[XysflightchampX]

@Oreocremerocks if you put a thin layer of sponge (bear with me) between the mold halves it would soak up some of the wax and harden it between the mold halves (due to it cooling faster than the normal wax) and make a temporary seal so a shell of wax could form without leaking out. speaking of which you could then siphon out the wax and pour a new color in at a low temperature which would allow you to make multi colored layered candles. idk. i'm just brainstorming.

[Oreocremerocks]

@XysflightchampX brainstorming is good, helps all us home crafters improve. :) My only fear with the "wax shell" would be it melting when the new wax goes in, but the sponge gives me another idea. That weather stripping stuff that has the foam rubber on it, I have seen some very thin types, might be a way to do both our ideas in one, the spongy side and the rubber side in one product.

[XysflightchampX]

@Oreocremerocks well thats why i said the wax should be at a low temperature. like low enough that the wax would be a thick liquid and when it hit the existing shell it would harden. you would have to let one shell harden and cool though for this to work and it would be very time consuming

[bjoern60]

what is the song in the start???

[tushar1122]

very very Nice

[sunnyatscot]

weird

[llazy1]

That is so cool! Hope you have some more videos about basics of heating..what you need.

[Yakishamy]

Very nice

[Nemie125]

That candle brings back memories of my childhood in the '70s - everyone had those sand candles and I always wondered how they made them - great vid!

[chillnhill]

David Constable is the "real deal"! We look through his books for candle ideas very often. Thanks for sharing this!

[Danny7930]

my question is how do u get the sand texture if it all gets stuck to it and u gotta geet the sand off with a blowtorch?

[iremember98]

that's so cool.

[linkmaster112233]

thats amazing!

[Givusabrake]

Amazing

[johnrol]

Very good and much more professional than other craft learning prorammes. Let's have more of this!