Make sure you have read both out saftey instructions safety instructions and basic candle making instructions before you do any of these projects.

This project shows one method of filling a bowl with wax and placing three wicks. You can adapt it to any bowl, but always make sure that it the bowl is flammable the wick do not go all the way to the bottom of the bolw/container you have chosen. Also the wicks should be in the centre and not too close to the edge!


You will need: A suitable bowl. two chopsticks, 3 wicks with sustainer (or three lengths of primed wick), about 500gms of ivory wax - we scented our bowl with vanilla, and decorations if you wish - in this case the surface wax was decorated around the edge using silver stained glass paint and tiny gold and silver beads..Please make sure that any decorations you put on the candle are not flammable or remove them before lighting the candle.

Melt the wax and add dye and perfume in the usual way. pour a little of the wax into the bowl (about 5mm).

Place three 1/2" (1cm) primed wicks or wicks with sustainers into the wax leaving the about 4cm apart. 

Secure the top of the wicks using chopsticks. Pour   in more ivory wax to within 2cm of the top of the bowl.

Top up your candle. You will probably have to top it up a few times as it will sink quite abit. Make sure that piece the surface each time before you pour. Decorate the surface of the wax if you wish!

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