How to Make Your Own Taper Candles

A staple in wedding decor and for many, a timeless choice, taper candles are a great way to add elegance to your ceremony or enhance the look of your home interior. Available in a variety of sizes and colors, they can be positioned anywhere from on your table to up the staircase to add an elegant touch to any occasion or space.

Make Your Own Taper Candles

Making your own tapers Candles can be a fun and satisfying project that will leave you with a decorative piece you can enjoy for years to come. Whether you prefer to use beeswax, paraffin or a mix of both, you can create your own unique and scented candles using easy DIY methods.

The first step is to melt your wax. You can either buy a kit to do this, or you can buy a basic set of melting pots that will allow you to melt your wax at low temperatures. A set of heat-safe utensils like stirring sticks and a thermometer is also essential to prevent your wax from reaching too high a temperature.

Next, you'll need a large glass or metal jar that is at least 7/8-inch wide and deep enough to hold the amount of wax needed to create your candles. You can find these containers at any craft store. Once you've found a container that fits your needs, pour in the wax and allow it to cool.

You'll need to dip your wicks into the wax so that they are covered in a thick layer of the mixture. This process will ensure the wick is firmly in place and helps to shape your candles as they are being made.

Once you've finished dipping your wicks, the wax will have hardened and you'll be ready to trim the wicks and put them in a candle holder. Once your candles are in their holders, you can start to decorate them!

If you're making your own tapers from beeswax, you can get creative with the color of your candles. Beeswax has a golden color, and when rolled around the wick, it can produce a more natural and clean-burning candle than paraffin.

There are a variety of ways to dip your taper candles, including looping them and dipping them in molds that can be filled with decorations like pine needles, beads and herbs. This allows for mass production and is a convenient way to make a variety of candles with different shapes and patterns.

Another option for dipping your taper candles is to use 100% paraffin wax. This type of wax will take more dipping than beeswax but it is more durable and can be used to create candles that stand up better.

It can also be dyed to achieve a range of colors. Depending on the paraffin, you can also add additives that help to increase opacity.

You can also add hardeners, such as stearic acid, to the wax when it's hot so that the wax becomes harder and stiffer when it's cold. The result will be candles that are easier to shape and that have a stronger odor.