Soy Candles

The process of making pillar soy candles with chunks in them takes more than one day to do.  It make take several days to accomplish.  You first need to make the colored chunks.  When they have hardened you are ready for the next step of making the pillars themselves. 

You will need soy-wax to begin and a double-boiler, that you won’t want to use again for anything else.  However the nice thing about soy-wax is that you can easily clean that double-boiler with soap and water.  With this in mind, you could use it to cook in once again.  Purchase the color dyes you will want to use and have on hand items to harden the soy-wax chunks in.  Ice-cubes trays work well for this step, if you want thick chunks.  For thinner chunks simply pour your soy-wax onto a cookie tray, let harden, then break off the size chunks you want.

Next plan out how you want your pillar soy candle to look, geometric or random.  What will be the width of your pillar mold?  This plays a big part in your pattern of placing chunks.  Spraying the mold with kitchen spray will help the pillar candle slid out easily when cooled.  Of course you will need wicks and will need to follow the manufacturers instructions on placing the wicks, as different molds have their own way of inserting the wicks. 

You can place different colored chunks in your pillar.  Once you have in mind your design for the chunks, pour white soy-wax into your mold and fill in the gaps between the chunks.  You can have some chunks come up over the brim of the mold if you want.  To be real creative, use cookie cutters to fashion your chunks.  Now brush on some melted soy-wax on the chunks and stick them to the inside walls of your mold.  Fill the rest of the mold with the white soy-wax as above.  If you want colored wax, just pick a complimentary color to use with your chunks.  A great idea for an inexpensive candle mold is old used wax milk cartons.  Simply clean and dry them out.  If you want a scented pillar soy chunky candle, buy a few favorite fragrances and add to your melted wax.

Now you are ready to set the stage for your table decor, for that family holiday dinner.  Make and use different heights of pillars for a stepped presentation, add some greenery around the base and presto, a lovely holiday creation!  What a wonderful gift idea to give to your special loved ones.  Be bold and let your imagination go, as you bring into creation your own new holiday tradition, that of making your very own pillar soy chunky candles.