Marbling A Candle

You don t have to limit yourself to just one color wax.

Marbling a candle.

I can see doing this easy craft on just about any surface frankly. Remove the candle and give it a gentle shake to remove any excess water. Marbling swirls can be painted on any kind of objects like plastic paper rubber glass or ceramic etc. You can make multicolored container candles in just about any container that is fireproof and doesn t leak.

Roll the votive out of the water and allow the polish to fully dry on the wax paper. Before you remove your candle from the water use newspaper or a paper towel to remove the remaining paint from the surface of the water. Beautiful marbling pattern can be painted on the sur. Marbling with acrylic paint is a hot new trend.

This tutorial for swirled container candles uses a jelly jar or similar clear glass container so you can truly appreciate the colorful wax. The humble container candle has more potential than we often give it credit for. Today i thought i would try the technique on candles for a fun home decor accent. Dump out the water and repeat the process with each votive until all the candle holders are completed.

This will prevent a second layer of marbling to form on your candle as you remove it from the water.