"Crayon" Candles

What you need:
• Coffee Cans (one for each color you want)
• Bigger Coffee Cans (one for each smaller cans, remember they need to be wider than the small cans, and only an inch or so taller)
• A bunch o' Crayons (whichever colors you want, obviously you need the real wax kind, fortunately they're common enough)
• String
Rig the cans up like double boilers, with the large cans full of boiling water to a height about an inch below the top of the the smaller ones, which you fill with crayon fragments (solid colors work best, but mixing is okay)Heat the cans until the wax melts, then simply dip the string in and out until the candle has accumulated the desired mass. For multicolored candles, simply change colors every five-or-so dips. It sounds simplistic but it does in fact work.
Money Candles
Items Needed:
• 2 to 4 pounds of paraffin (the kind that markets sell for use in canning)
• Thin candle wicking
• Green candle dye (or a green crayon)
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• A small bowl
• Patchouly essential oil
• A large pot and a smaller can (a coffee can works well; the taller your can, the longer your tapers will be; a tall thin can, slightly longer than the length you desire your candles to be, is ideal) Baking soda (for fire safety)
• 1 wooden spoon
• Waxed paper

Step#1. To speed the melting process, grate or chop the wax into small pieces before melting. Fill the large pot about 1/3 full of water. Place on high heat until boiling. Place the paraffin in the can, and set the can into the pot.
Turn the heat down to medium. Watch the wax as it is melting. Paraffin easily bursts into flame over high heat (this is exactly why it's used to make candles). If flames appear, place a lid over the can or drench the area with baking soda to snuff out the fire. If you keep the heat on low, you should have no problems.

Step#2. While the wax is melting, place the two spices into the bowl. Mix them together, empowering them as you visualize money manifesting in your life. Infuse the herbs with your goal.

Step#3. Check the wax. For best results, you should have at least six inches of melted wax. If there's less, add more wax. (If the wax has melted, but has begun to harden, the heat is too low. Turn it up a bit.)
Add a few chunks of green candle dye to the wax and mix with the wooden spoon. Alternately, remove the paper wrapping from the green crayon, break it into pieces, and add this to the wax.
The dye will melt. Stir until the paraffin is evenly colored. The finished, dried candles will be a shade or two lighter than the color of the melted wax. More dye may be necessary to create the desired dark green shade.

Step#4. Once the wax has been tinted, sprinkle the spices onto the wax with your projective hand. Dust off your fingers over the pot and stir the herbs into the wax with the wooden spoon. Stir clockwise and visualize.
Add 8 to 16 drops patchouly essential oil to the wax and again stir with the wooden spoon.
Smell the wax. It should be heavily scented. If not, add more patchouly oil.

Step#5. Begin dipping. Hold a length of cotton wicking between your thumb and forefinger. Dunk it into the wax. It'll probably just float on the surface the first few times you do this, for the wick lacks enough weight to plunge it to the bottom of the pan. After dipping, remove it and hold it in the air for a moment or two until the wax has set, then dip again.
Dip again, lift the wicking completely from the melted wax, allow the wax to set, and re-dip. Repeat as needed. The longer you wait between dippings, allowing the wax to harden, the faster the candle will build up. If you simply dunk and dunk and dunk, the hot paraffin will melt each proceeding coat and you'll end up with a soggy piece of wick. With proper dipping, the candle will soon form. It's bottom will grow into an inverted cone-shape from the wax that drips down the taper's sides as it cools. This is natural; don't worry about it.

Step#6. When the candle has achieved the proper width, hang it to dry in a spot where it won't be touched for several minutes. We usually stick the top of the wick under the bottom of a cupboard door and shut the door, thus allowing the candle to hang freely.
Test the candle after 20 or so minutes. The wax should have set but the taper should still be warm. Check it periodically to be sure that it hasn't completely hardened before the next step.

Step#7. Turn off the heat under the wax. Smooth out the wax paper on a counter or table. Lay the candle on the paper and gently, with an easy rocking motion, roll the candle back and forth on the waxed paper. This straightens the taper and reduces irregularities in its surface.

Step#8. When the candle is fairly straight, cut off the inverted cone at the bottom of the candle with a sharp knife. Dip the taper two more times into the melted wax and hang to dry until hard. You've just made a money spell candle. (To save time and produce more tapers, make two, three, or four at a time. Hang each to dry as you dip the next. This may require the construction of a drying rack or the use of many cupboards: one candle per cupboard avoids accidents - the horror of your freshly-made candles plunging to the floor and smashing themselves."

Step#9. To use your money spell candle, choose a time when you'll be alone. Smell the rich, prosperous scent and visualize money manifesting in your life.
Hold the candle tightly between your palms. Send energy into it, saying something like the following words:

I charge you by Jupiter,
I charge you by the Earth,
I charge you by the Sun, Moon, and Stars:
Bring money to me,
Prosperity.
Money to me,
Prosperity.
Money to me,
Prosperity.

Set the candle in a holder. Light it. Sit or stand before it, watching the flame transform the wax into a liquid. Visualize the candle releasing the energies that you've placed within it. Sense it sending out power to bring your need for money into manifestation. Let the candle burn down to its end (if in a safe location). Or, allow it to burn for 4, 8, or 16 minutes daily until your need manifests.

Pillar Candles
Take a heavy piece of cardboard at least nine inches square (for balance) and tape a long piece of wick right in the middle. Then take the cardboard center from a paper towel roll, string the wick up through it and then use masking tape to firmly secure the bottom of the roll to the square, making sure the wick is centered. Secure the loose end of the wick around a pencil and tape the pencil horizontally across the top open mouth of the roll. Proceed to pour in your prepared wax, and when it is completely cool, just rip off the cardboard.


Pillar Candles 2
• paraffin (craft shops)
• molds (home made of bought)
• coloring ( crayons, dye,bees wax, or bought coloring)
• large pot
• Wicks (very cheap)
• Melt proof bags (you can buy these in craft stores)
• If you prefer you can use a double broiler
Instructions:
1) Pick a mold (you can buy these in stores for little $ or make them containers jars etc.) and poke a hole in the bottom for the wick (this well be the top of the candle)
2) Slip the wick through the hole and secure at top with and sort of rod (pen or pencil)
3) Now get a large Pot and heat the water (don't boil)
4) Now take the paraffin and put it in the melt resistant bag
5) When it starts to melt add whatever color and /or smell you like
6) When it seems well mixed pour it carefully into the mold and let sit depending on the size of the mold for 12-24 hours
7) After that the candle well just slip out of the mold

Votive Candles
• paraffin (craft shops)
• molds (home made of bought)
• coloring ( crayons, dye,bees wax, or bought coloring)
• large pot
• Wicks (very cheap)
• Melt proof bags (you can buy these in craft stores)
• If you prefer you can use a double broiler
• Instructions:

1) Pick a mold (you can buy these in stores for little $ or make them containers jars et)c

2) Secure the wick at top with a sort of rod (pen or pencil) and the other end with a piece of metal (a penny or a ring like in store bought candles).

3) Now get a large Pot and heat the water (don't boil)

4) Now take the paraffin and put it in the melt resistant bag

5) When it starts to melt add whatever color and /or smell you like

6) When it seems well mixed pour it carefully into the mold and let sit depending on the size of the mold for 12-24 hours

7) After that the candle well just slip out of the mold
You don't necessarily need a candle mold unless you're making tapers-you can use the holders from burned out tea lights if you need small candles. You can use a small "grenade" balloon or water balloon, cool the wax until you can touch it with bare hands (but still liquid) and cover the balloon in it, leaving a 1" diameter opening at the top. Dry, and repeat three times. Hang the balloon to dry until set, then set on a plate to shape the warm wax into a flat bottom. Put in the freezer until completely hard, then pop the balloon for a base for a round candle. To finish, pour warm wax into the mold, stick a wax- coated wick in, and allow to dry. You can also use glass or plastic votive holders, but they usually need a light greasing with crisco or other vegetable oil, if you intend on removing them from the holder. Wax:
Regular paraffin canning wax that you can get at the grocery store works fine, and it's cheap. I usually buy it in quantities of a pound or more, usually a dollar or two a pound. Beeswax is better, although often expensive. Waxes that come in a box can be scored with a knife and broken and melted in a soup can (washed out, with the label removed). This is usually melted by sitting the can of wax on a hotplate or in a pan full of boiling water on the stove.

Coloring:
Buying coloring at a craft store is often expensive, and you usually get only one color per package. I personally haven't had success with food dyes. Everybody has a box of old crayons laying around the house. Break off a piece (about 1/2" long, for one votive ) and stick it in there along with the wax and stir. If you don't have any crayons, you can usually buy a 6 color or 10 color pack of them at the grocery store for something like 60 cents. Wicks:
For me, the wick you buy at the craft store works best. Buying it in quantity (about 30 yards or so) is cheaper, and you won't need to make as many trips to the store. If you want, you can use those little wick anchors, but dipping the cut wick in wax, cooling it slightly, and rolling it straight works just as well (put it in when the wax is turning solid.) According to Rowan, braiding embroidery floss and dipping it in wax works well also. Scenting:
Whether you're using the candle for aromatherapy or for spells/rituals, use only pure essential oil. Add it *after* you've poured the wax into the mold. Herbs can be used crushed fresh, but dried works ten times better. It's better to use and odd number of herbs/oils.
Candles are simple to make, require few special tools or materials, and are powerful focal points for visualization and personal power. You can certainly run to the store to purchase candles for rituals, but those you've made yourself will personalize your magic to an even greater extent.