cuticle oli recipe (for dry cuticles)

CUTICLE OIL



1 teaspoon sweet almond oil

1 Vitamin E capsule (contents of)

2 drops essential oil (Rosewood is good for nail strength, Tea Tree is good for any fungal conditions)

candle jar recipes

Candle Jar Recipes


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Thank you very much for buying these recipes and instructions from me! If you need any help or have any questions, please email me and I will be glad to help you. I do work “7 nights on 7 nights off” at our hospital and on my weeks on sleep during the day but if you contact me on my week “on”, I will get back with you as soon as I get up. ☺

These Jar Candles are not hard at all. They are some of my favorite to make being that I like to recycle things and this is a great way to use old jars that we might be inclined to throw away. I use heavy glass pickle and jelly jars mostly when making these Candles. I’ve found the Mayonnaise Jars are really not thick enough and I’m always a little leery of the glass breaking from the flame of a wick.

I’ve provided all of my supplier information below with the links included. I really strongly encourage you to use a good wax when making Candles. I’ve found the waxes that are available at “Hobby” Stores are really greasy and I do not like it. (This is up to you though!) ☺

All of my Jar Candles are made using Soy Waxes. Soy is renewable (burns down to nothing); releases no harmful toxins into our air and is made from Soybeans grown by our American Farmers therefore promoting our own economy and most importantly, our farmers! Soy is capable of holding more fragrance oil than paraffin wax which makes for a stronger smelling candle!

In this recipe, I’m going to walk you through step by step on how to make these Jar Candles using Soy but you are welcome to make them out of Paraffin also. Again, this is your decision! ☺

Thank you again for buying from me and have a blessed day!

Terri Browning

3763 Lee Road 390

Opelika, Alabama 36804

Needful Supplies

Soy Wax

I get all of my Soy Wax from either www.cajuncandles.com or www.candlewic.com

Depending on where you live and the UPS shipping from these companies, I would go with the cheaper one! ☺ They both sell fantastic waxes!

I used Soy in the above Jar Candle picture from Candlewic and the link for ordering is

http://www.candlewic.com/store/Product.aspx?q=cNatural+Waxes,p677

Remember on Waxes, the higher your melt point (the wax above is a 125 melt point) the harder the wax is. Just a FYI! ☺

Embeds

Embeds are the decorations added to candles such as nuts, fruits and so on. I make all of my own embeds and do sell them for $8 a pound and I’m always glad to combine shipping on them. The website page my embeds are on is

http://www.longcaneprimitives.com/catalog.php?category=21

If you would like to order them off the net, you can do a Google Search for “Candle Embeds” and there are lots of Companies out there that sell them!

In this recipe I used Chocolate Drop Embeds. You can do a search for the Chocolate Drops or Chocolate Bits to add to you candles if you would like to embellish it with them.

Wicks

I buy all of my wicks from Candlewic. If you would like to order the exact same wicks that I use, you will need to call them to place this order since mine are custom made. This is the information that you will need to give them.

Size #2, Clip 20 and I buy them in 6 inch lengths and cut them down to the size I need if they need to be smaller for my jars.

Their customer service phone # for ordering is

1 800 368 3352.

Again, the website is www.candlewic.com

You are welcome to use the wicks of your preference but I wanted to provide you with the information for the exact wick that I use. ☺

Dyes

I buy all of my Candle Dyes from www.cajuncandles.com. I do not like block dyes but what dye you use is again, up to you! ☺

The link for ordering the dyes I use is

http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=421403&showprevnext=1

I buy the Ivory for these Cookie Dough Candles and use just a tad in the wax for a gorgeous light tan color.

Note: When coloring your wax, always remember to start with just a little dye and add more as desired.

The easiest way to test the color of wax I’ve found is to drop just a little bit on a clean sheet of wax paper and the color the wax dries is the color your wax in your candle will be.

Warning labels

Always affix a Candle Warning Label to the bottom of your Jar Candles when giving them away or selling them. Warning labels are available very cheaply at either Cajun or Candlewic.

Melting Source

I melt my waxes in a Presto Kitchen Kettle that I bought from WalMart years ago. They are temperature controlled so they are very safe and they have a lid which is important when working with waxes.

Please never leave hot wax unattended around children or pets.

I melt my waxes on the low end of the warm setting.

Always be sure and follow wax manufacturers melting temperature settings.

Fragrance Oil

Buy the Fragrance Oil that coordinates with the embeds and color of the Candle that you are making.

In the above picture of my Cookie Dough with Dark Chocolate Candle, I’ve used Cookie Dough Fragrance Oil that I bought from www.candlewic. The link for the oil that I use is

http://www.naturesgardencandles.com/candlemaking-soap-supplies/item/rf-32/-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies-Fragrance-Oil-(ZB).html

This oil smells rich and wonderful! ☺

Let’s make some Candles! ☺

I have my embeds ready before I start making my Candles so get them out so they will be ready to add to your Jar Candle.

Using your melting source, melt some soy wax in your pot. I usually melt about 2 cups (at least) at a time. This is like cooking; just gauge with your eyes the amount of wax to fill your jar.

When the wax is completely melted, turn off your heat source (The wax is clear in the pot). Add your dye now. I use a toothpick to dye my wax. Just dip the toothpick into the top of the bottle of dye and then dip into the melted wax. Stir with your measuring cup (be sure it’s metal and not plastic). When you have your desired color (a light tan for the Cookie Dough Candles), add your Fragrance Oil. Always follow the directions on the bottle for the oil to wax ratio but generally speaking, I use about 2 tablespoons for a 16 ounce Jar Candle.

Note: Do not over scent your Candle.

Candle Makers that are out there saying they are triple scenting their Candles are making very dangerous, combustible Candles. Wax and Fragrance Oil is combustible! I have “blown up” one Cake Candle that I made years ago and believe me☺, it is not a pretty site!

Soy has an amazing scent throw capability and when you use good oil, you are going to come out with a great smelling Candle!

Do not buy the cheaper Oils to make your Candles. By the time you add extra oil for a stronger scent throw, you are wasting money.

Some Candle Oil Manufacturers use other oils to dilute their Fragrance Oils and that is the reason they can sell them so cheaply. They are not worth it.

At this point I get one of my wicks and my metal measuring cup and place just a little bit of my melted wax into the bottom of my jar. When it starts to harden, stick the wick to the bottom of the jar. You are using the wax like glue. It will hold the wick to the bottom of the jar.

When you have your wax dyed and scented, it’s time to make those grubby layers for the Jar! To do this, just let the wax set in the pot until a thin layer

of film has formed over the top of the wax. When you see the thin layer formed, start whipping the wax with your metal measuring cup. Be sure and get the wax that is on the sides of the pot.

Whip until you have a consistency like mashed potatoes.

Using your measuring spoon, dip out some of your grubby wax and carefully place it in the jar. I hold my wick up straight with one hand while dipping wax with the other. You can push the wax down with your fingers if you would like. I usually do this to make the wax more like cookie dough smushed down into a jar.

When you have the jar about ½ way full, take some of your embeds and place them on top of that layer of wax being sure to get them to the outside of the jar so that they can be seen.

Mash them down just a tad into the wax so they will stay placed.

Get more wax in your measuring cup and place more grubby wax into the jar. When you have the jar full of wax about 1 inch from the top, top the jar with more of your embeds and push down slightly into the jar.

Position your wick in the center of the jar now. If it’s off a little to the side, just pull on it with your fingers until it’s in the center and then dap with your fingers any wax that got messed up doing that or add another embed there! ☺

As a general rule, I use 1 wick for my pickle and jelly jars. I do not use the small 8 ounce jars for my Jar Candles. I just do not feel really good about the size of my wicks and the size of the mouth of the jar but you can find a smaller burn diameter wick for smaller jars and make them.

If you call the candle company that you buy wicks from, they will be glad to tell you the burn diameter of their wicks. I have about a 2 inch burn diameter on my wicks which means that I get about 2 inches of warmed wax all the way around my wick which creates the scent throw of the wax. Whew! I hope that makes sense! ☺

When cleaning up your melting pot, melt your wax again and if you have any left, pour it into an old metal muffin pan or something like that. Never use any cooking implement again for food that you have used with wax.

After this wax has cooled and hardened in the muffin pan, I put the little block of wax in a plastic storage bag to keep it clean. It will just fall out of the pan!

When you are ready to use that wax again, you will have it!

If you do not have enough wax left to fool with, after the wax has heated just clean the pot out with a paper towel. Do not use water to clean this pot! And never pour melted wax down your Cooking Room Sink!

Just wipe with paper towels until the towels show no wax on them! ☺

You have made your jar!!! Isn’t it gorgeous? ☺

I hope you enjoy making these Jar Candles! They are fantastic as handcrafted gifts and also are great Craft Show Sellers!

Please email me if you have any questions! I love helping people learn how to make the “hand did’ offerings that I do and will be more than glad to help you in any way that I can.

Please remember that you are welcome to buy your supplies for which ever company you would like. I just wanted to provide you with the exact information that I use in making my Jar Candles.

A cute packaging idea for your Jar is to attach a grubby hangtag to the wick! Just buy some jute string (available in the Craft Department of WalMart over in the jewelry making part) and cut about a 6 inch length of it. Tie it onto your wick!

Please always remember to tell folks to keep their wicks trimmed to ¼ inch!

To curl your wick, just wrap starting from the end with a pencil and then when completely wrapped, pull out the pencil and you have a curled wick! Pretty and Prim!

Below I’ve provided a couple of my Jar Candle recipes that I think are the prettiest! Please feel free to make them!

Just as a little extra information, you can make Chocolate Drops by adding just a touch of paraffin wax to some melted soy, then heavily color it in the Ivory Dye making the wax deep chocolate color and then letting it harden in the pot just a little. When it’s a little hard but still pliable enough to work with, get a tad in your hands and roll into Chocolate Drops! ☺

When adding fake Sugar to some of my Jar Candles (like the Cookie Dough Candle in the picture), I sprinkle with Dazzle Dust. The link for ordering is

http://www.rusticescentuals.com/dazzledust.html

I’ve also included a Christmas grubby hangtag for you to use on your Candles if you would like! Print if off on some card stock paper and cut them out to use on your Jar Candles!

Thank you again and have a blessed day! Terri

www.longcaneprimitives.com

Blueberry Crisp Jar Candles

Blueberry Embeds

Brown Sugar Wax Bakery Style Crumbs

Blueberry Candle Fragrance Oil

Ivory Candle dye for light tan colored wax

Strawberry Pie Jar Candle

Strawberry Embeds

Strawberry Pie Fragrance Oil

Ivory Candle dye for light tan colored wax

Banana Cream Pie Jar Candle

Banana Round Embeds

Banana Pudding Fragrance Oil

NO DYE FOR THIS CANDLE

Chocolate Raspberry Crème Roll Jar Candle

2 layers for this candle

Bottom layer:

Chocolate Raspberry Crème Fragrance Oil

Lots of Ivory Dye for Dark Chocolate bottom layer of whipped wax

Raspberry Embeds

Top layer

Chocolate Raspberry Crème Fragrance Oil

NO DYE FOR A WHITE TOPPING ON THE JAR CANDLE

Raspberry Embeds



Cookie Dough Jar Candle

Candle safety tips

Safety Tips


We take great measures to make the best and safest candle possible. Before burning our candle, familiarize yourself with the safety warning attached.



Always keep a burning candle within sight.



Never burn a candle on or near anything that can catch fire. Burn candles inside a one-foot circle of safety, an area free of anything that could come in contact with the flame and burn.



Keep out of reach of children and pets.



Always burn a candle in a moisture-free environment. Presence of water vapor or water spill in a candle can result in a huge flame. Water-oil (or water-wax) mixture can vehemently bubble and sizzle causing candle content thrown out. This can result in severe personal injury and/or broken glass.



Teach everyone in the family the rules of safe candle use.



Use only indoors, away from drafts, vents and air currents in a well-ventilated room. Do not burn on cold, wet or unstable surface. Always use an appropriate heat-resistant surface. Do not move while lit, or until gel/wax hardens. Trim wicks to 1/4 inch prior to each use. Keep the wax pool free of wick trimmings, matches and debris at all times. Place lighted candles at least 3 inches from one another.



Stop use when ½ inch of gel/wax remains. Extinguish immediately if the candle flickers repeatedly, or the flame becomes too high or if wick or flame comes in contact with objects or an abnormal flame occurs.



Store in cool & dry place. Do not keep the candles near heat. Avoid direct sunlight. Never touch or move a votive or container candle when the wax is liquid.