{"id":19795,"date":"2020-12-04T09:13:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T09:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2025-01-14T11:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T11:33:33","slug":"how-to-make-a-3-wick-candle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/how-to-make-a-3-wick-candle","title":{"rendered":"How To Make A 3 Wick Candle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Christmas only a few weeks away, our <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/how-to-make-a-candle\">step-by-step<\/a> video created in partnership with Cosy &amp; Country walks you through the process of making your own <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-making-supplies\/candle-containers\/other-containers\/wax-melt-christmas-tree-mould-3\">3<\/a> wick <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/a-summers-beach-gel-votive-candle\">candle<\/a>, which would make the perfect gift for your loved ones this <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-making-kits\/soy-wax-christmas-spice-candle-making-kit\">festive<\/a> season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-wax\/paraffin-wax\/kerawax-4105-paraffin-container-wax\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">KeraWax 4105<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-wax\/soy-wax\/kerasoy-4130-container-wax\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">KeraSoy 4130<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-containers\/glass-container---55cl-round-flat-dish\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">55cl Round Flat Dish Container<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-wicks\/wedo-eco-wick-120mm\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">ECO 12 Wicks<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>50ml <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-making-supplies\/fragrance-oils-for-candle-making\/premium-fragrance-oils\/cosy-owl-premium-1-million-type-fragrance-oil\">Fragrance Oil<\/a> \u2013 we used <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/fragrance-oils\/winter-spruce\/?wmc-currency=EUR\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/fragrance-oils\/winter-spruce\">Winter Spruce<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>3g of <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-dyes\/bekro-03-4217-grey-candle-dye\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">Bekro 03\/4217 Grey Candle Dye<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-making-supplies\/candle-making-extras\/glue-dots\/?wmc-currency=EUR\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/candle-making-supplies\/candle-making-extras\/glue-dots\">Glue Dots<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1 \u2013 Measure &amp; Melt Your Wax<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>First, you will need to measure your wax. The <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-making-supplies\/candle-containers\/candle-glasses\/glass-candle-container-55cl-round-flat-dish\">55cl Round Flat Dish<\/a> will hold approximately 440g of wax but we have weighed out a bit extra to make sure we have enough for our container. Once measured, put your wax onto a medium heat and leave it to melt.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\r\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1147\" src=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.54.45-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1147\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.54.45.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/?attachment_id=1147\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2 \u2013 Create Your Wick Placement Template<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Before you can place your wicks into your container, you need to create a template to plan out where you need to place them. The easiest way to work out your wick placement is to draw around the container on a piece of paper and then mark out the locations of where the wicks need to be placed. We used a ruler to work out these locations, making sure each dot was 1.5 inches away from each other.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\r\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1148\" src=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.55.13-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1148\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.55.13.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/?attachment_id=1148\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3 \u2013 Prepare Your Container<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Once you have created your template, place your container back over the drawing, making sure it is correctly lined up. Then take your <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-making-supplies\/tools-equipment\/glue-dots-pack-of-100\">glue dots<\/a> and place them to the bottom of the wicks and carefully stick them over the dots drawn on the template.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can then use the template you have created to hold your wicks in place. You will need to cut a triangle between two of the dots to create a space to pour your wax through later, as well as cutting a small hole where each of your three dots are. Then place the template over the top of your container, feeding your wicks through the holes. This will hold your wicks secure when you pour your wax.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\r\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1150\" src=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.55.59-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1150\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.55.59.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/?attachment_id=1150\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1149\" src=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.55.37-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1149\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.55.37.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/?attachment_id=1149\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4 \u2013 Add Your Dye<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Going back to the wax, this should all have melted now, however, stir it to ensure there are no un-melted sections of wax. Making sure your wax is at 65\u00b0C, it\u2019s time to add your dye &#8211; we have used 3g of grey dye. Gently stir your dye through the wax until it has blended all the way through.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\r\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1151\" src=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.56.23-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1151\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.56.23.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/?attachment_id=1151\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5 \u2013 Add Your Fragrance Oil<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Next, you add your chosen fragrance oil &#8211; we have added 50ml of Winter Spruce. Stir the fragrance into the wax gently ensuring no bubbles are caused, if done too vigorously it can leave air bubbles in the wax once it has cooled.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\r\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1152\" src=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.57.08-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1152\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.57.08.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/?attachment_id=1152\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 6 \u2013 Pour the Wax<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Let your wax <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/candle-making-supplies\/glitters\/lake-blue-biodegradable\">cool<\/a> to around 55-60\u00b0C and carefully begin pouring your wax into your container. Only pour partially the way up, as you\u2019ll need that extra room at the top.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>After 30 minutes, pour the rest of your wax into the container to top up any sink holes that might have formed. Then leave your candle to set for 24 hours.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\r\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1153\" src=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.57.25-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1153\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.57.25.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/?attachment_id=1153\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1154\" src=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.57.44-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1154\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.57.44.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/?attachment_id=1154\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 7 \u2013 Trim the Wicks<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Once your candles have set, you can remove your wick placement template and trim the wicks to about 5mm.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\r\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1155\" src=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.58.02-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1155\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-17.58.02.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/?attachment_id=1155\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 8 \u2013 Enjoy!<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Now you can light your candle or wrap it up to give to a loved one this Christmas. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1156\" src=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/glPTq5jQ-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1156\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/glPTq5jQ-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosyowl.com\/guides\/?attachment_id=1156\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\r\n<p>Follow us on social media and tag us in your creations. We love to see what you have been making!<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thecosyowl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cosyowlcandles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/CosyOwlCandles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cosyowl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCEUgdg8-X61JyRWs8Uxr4Dg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube &#8211; Find more tutorials and project inspiration\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Christmas only a few weeks away, our step-by-step video created in partnership with Cosy &amp; Country walks you through the process of making your own 3 wick candle, which would make the perfect gift for your loved ones this festive season. &nbsp; Ingredients\u00a0 KeraWax 4105\u00a0or\u00a0KeraSoy 4130 55cl Round Flat Dish Container ECO 12 Wicks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[674,685],"tags":[352,327,328],"class_list":["post-19795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-candle-making","category-christmas","tag-candlemaking","tag-how-to","tag-video"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}