Candle Making

1
Candle Making

• By Kasey M.

2
Picture off of www.candles.com
3
Why They Were Used

• Candles Light Homes.

Picture off of www.candles.com
4
When They Were Used

• Only When Necessary

5
Candles Wick and String
Picture off of www.candles.com
6
What Candles Were Made From

• Beeswax and Bayberry.

Picture off of www.candles.com
7
Candles Are Now Made From

• Coconut, Jojoba.

Pictures off of Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia
8
Candles Are Now Made From

• Llama, Sunflower

Picture off of Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia
9
Coconut Palm
Picture off of Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia
10
Berries Being Picked

• Children Picking the Bayberries.
• Collected Berries

Picture off of www.candles.com
11
Candle Molds

• Made of Tapered Sheets of Iron, Tin, or Peuter

Picture off of www.candles.com
12
How They Were Made

• Candles Without Molds
• Spun Candle Wicks
• Dip Method

13
How Long It Took To Make

• Women Hoarding Fat
• Saving Scraps
• Boiling Fat

14
Candle Holders
Picture off of www.candles.com
15
How They Are Lit

• Matches
• Lighters

16
Candle Molds
Picture off of www.candles.com
17
Bibliography

• Hoople, Cheryl. Heritage Sampler A Book of
  Colonial Arts and Crafts. New York The Dial
  Press, 1975.

18
Bibliography

• Tunis, Edwin. Colonial Living. Cleveland The
  World Publishing Company, 1957

19
Bibliography

• Candles. 10 Oct. 1998. Online Posting.
  Available http//www.candles.com/. Aol. 20 Jan.
  1999

20
Recipe

• Tin Can Candles

21
Materials

• can
• newspapers
• stubs
• oil
• nail
• wicking or string
• pencil
• solution

• can
• tongs
• crayons
• spoon or stick
• water
• knife
• rag
• scissors

22
The Tin Candle Directions 1.Wash and Oil Can 2.
Making Wick 3.Breaking Paraffin 4. Melting
Paraffin 5. Coloring Paraffin 6. Hardening
Wax 7.Reheating Paraffin
23
Tin Can Candle Recipe, Cont.8. Striped
Candles9. Finishing Touches