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fandomhigh2019-03-28 11:47 am
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Dollar Store Arts and Crafts, Thursday, Period 1
Today, the table was spread out with crayons and paraffin, mostly, though there were also lengths of string, shot glasses, plastic molds and even...eggs?
Okay then.
"Now then, most of the time, you want a candle, you just go buy a candle," Hardison said with a smile. "Other times, though, maybe you don't have that option. Maybe you need somethin' that'll burn for awhile an' all you have are crayon. Crayons are just wax an' color, so you can definitely set a crayon on fire an it'll burn, but if you got time an' wanna make somethin' pretty an kinda fun, then you can make a candle outta crayons."
At each work station was an electric hotplate with a double boiler resting on it. The bottom of the double boiler was filled with simmering water, and the top was empty, waiting for the students to add their crayons.
"Now, you can make a taper candle the old-fashioned way," Hardison explained, holding a bit of waxed string over a deep container of colored wax. "You dip the string into the wax, pull it up, let it cool for a few moments usually by dippin' it into cool water, then dip it again. This allows layers of wax to form, turnin' it into a tapered candle. You can do different layers of different colors an' once the candle is wide enough, you can even decorate it, either by added little accents, like beads somethin', or by carvin' it."
He set that aside to finish later, and continued on. "Your next option is poured candles, which you get by - you guessed it - pourin' melted wax into molds an' lettin' them harden that way. You've got a number of different mold options available to you to try an' experiment with. Just break up your crayons, add some paraffin to make sure it's smooth an' plenty waxy, an' let them melt together. You can also add a few drops of essential oils if you wanted to make a scented candle. Then pour, experiment, an' decorate."
Okay then.
"Now then, most of the time, you want a candle, you just go buy a candle," Hardison said with a smile. "Other times, though, maybe you don't have that option. Maybe you need somethin' that'll burn for awhile an' all you have are crayon. Crayons are just wax an' color, so you can definitely set a crayon on fire an it'll burn, but if you got time an' wanna make somethin' pretty an kinda fun, then you can make a candle outta crayons."
At each work station was an electric hotplate with a double boiler resting on it. The bottom of the double boiler was filled with simmering water, and the top was empty, waiting for the students to add their crayons.
"Now, you can make a taper candle the old-fashioned way," Hardison explained, holding a bit of waxed string over a deep container of colored wax. "You dip the string into the wax, pull it up, let it cool for a few moments usually by dippin' it into cool water, then dip it again. This allows layers of wax to form, turnin' it into a tapered candle. You can do different layers of different colors an' once the candle is wide enough, you can even decorate it, either by added little accents, like beads somethin', or by carvin' it."
He set that aside to finish later, and continued on. "Your next option is poured candles, which you get by - you guessed it - pourin' melted wax into molds an' lettin' them harden that way. You've got a number of different mold options available to you to try an' experiment with. Just break up your crayons, add some paraffin to make sure it's smooth an' plenty waxy, an' let them melt together. You can also add a few drops of essential oils if you wanted to make a scented candle. Then pour, experiment, an' decorate."
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Make Your Candles
Whatever floats your boat.
Re: Make Your Candles
But melting crayons and making colors and layering them and carving them and doing all the things with them? Godyes. Astrid had so many ideas for candles to make and then she was going to see what kind of art she could make with the candles afterwards, either by testing if the crayons could still color as well as seeing what patterns they made when they melted and going from there.
Just leave her here, all day, and she would be so happy.
Re: Make Your Candles
So far...they just kinda smelled.
Talk to Hardison
Fifty-five minutes and counting...
OOC
Con: MAN is it screwing with my sense of time.