Candle

Create a Terrarium Candle with
Natural Scents

Make a Cactus Terrarium Candle

Learn how to make terrarium candles using different types of wax and molds.

How to color cacti, succulents, and phalaenopsis.
sand using sand wax,
and gravel coloring using sand wax.

Add a touch of nature's scent to create a charming terrarium candle that will delight both
the senses of sight and smell.

01

Need to Prepare

Supplies | CW Pillar Blend Wax, Sand Type Palm Wax, Pigment Chips (Deep Green, Olive, Dark Brown, Lime),
Liquid Dye (Yellow, Golden Honey, Brown, Black), Fragrance Oils (Wild Hosta & Willow), Pretabbed #6 White Cotton Wicks, Glue Dots (Sheet), Glass Rod, 20oz Clear Glass Container 635ml, Scent Record Label (Wide), Large Paper Cup, Disposable spoons, Ziploc bags, Large Wood Spatula, Preserved Petty Coat, Cardeiro Cactus Plant Mold, Road Kill Cactus Plant Mold,
#2 Echeveria Elegans Succulent Plant Mold, Stainless Measure Cup 200ml, Electronic Hot Plate, Electronic Scale,
Basic Tablet Silicone Mold, Reagent Spoon

02

Prepare the Container

Prepare a glass container (20 oz Clear Glass Container 635 ml) by wiping it clean with a kitchen towel.

03

Securing the Wick

In the center of the glass container, use a wick tab sticker to securely attach a piece of Pretabbed #6 White Cotton Wicks.

04

Measuring CW Pillar Blend Wax for Cactus

Measure and melt approximately 100 grams of CW Pillar Blend Wax in a Stainless Measure Cup 200ml.

* Approximately 100 g of melted wax will be used for 45 g of the Cardeiro Cactus Plant Mold, 40 g of the Road Kill Cactus Plant Mold, 10 g of the #2 Echeveria Elegans Succulent Plant Mold, and 5 g for the #2 Echeveria Elegans Succulent Plant Mold two-tone coloring.

05

Tinting CW Pillar Blend Wax for Cactus

When the CW Pillar Blend wax is above 90℃, tint it to a cactus color using
the color chips (deep green, olive, dark brown, and lime).

*In the photo, the main color is made up of pigment chip deep green, olive, and lime,
with a small amount of dark brown added.
**95g of the melted wax is used for tinting (excluding 5g for the fleshy mold two-tone color).

06

Add a Fragrance Oil

When the colored cactus pillar wax reaches 85-90℃, mix in 10 grams of fragrance oil.
(Fragrance oil usage : 10% of wax volume)

*In the photo, we used Wild Hosta & Willow.

07

Warming the Silicone Mold

Use a heat tool to help the wax spread evenly in the cold silicone mold. the temperature inside
the mold to spread the wax evenly.

08

Create a Cactus Pillar with a One-Tone Color

Once the CW Pillar Blend wax, which was tinted in step 5, has reached 80-85℃, pour it into the silicone mold.

*In the photo, we used the Cactus, Hurray Cactus mold.

09-1

Creating an Echeveria Elegans Succulent Plant Mold

Warm 5 grams of the CW Pillar Blend wax from step 4 to a temperature of about 85-90 degrees Celsius.
Add 0.5~1g of fragrance oil and mix. Once the wax temperature has cooled to about 80~85℃, pour a small amount into the mold to complete the first color.

09-2

Pouring the 2nd Color Wax

After the wax for the first color has completely hardened, adjust the temperature of the CW pillar blend that was tinted |in step 5 to about 80°C and pour it into the mold.

10

Demolding a Plant Mold

Fully hardened cacti, hooray cacti, and spiky succulents demold the Pillar from the mold.

11-1

Creating a Gravel Base

30 grams of CW Pillar Blend Wax Melt in a fresh measure and pour into the Basic Tablet Silicone Mold
when it reaches about 80-85℃.

*In the photo, we used Pigment White and Dark Brown Color Chips to represent the two colors of the pebbles.

11-2

Creating Pebble Pieces

After the wax in the tablet mold has completely hardened, remove it and break it into small pieces.
(Place in a ziplock bag and resize with a hammer and your hands).

12

Measuring Sand Wax

Measure out approximately 200 grams of Sand-Type Palm Wax.

*Sand-Type Palm Wax requires a total of 3 sand colors to make it look more realistic.
Dark color 70 g / Medium color 60 g / White 50 g

13

Tinting a Dark Sand Wax

For a dark sandy look, add small drops of the Oil-Soluble Liquid Dyes Yellow,
Golden Honey, Brown, and Black to 70 grams of Palm Wax.
Alternatively, you can mix the liquid dyes together, check the color, and then mix them into the palm wax.

*When using fat-soluble liquid dyes, keep in mind that they may migrate into the wax over time.

14

Adding Sandwax Fragrance Oil

To 70 grams of dark-colored sand wax, add 7 grams of 10% fragrance oil and mix well.

(In the photo, we used Fragrance Oil Wild Hosta & Willow).

15

Tinting Sand Wax 3 Colors

Repeat steps 13-14 to make 60 grams of medium-colored sand wax and 50 grams of white sand wax.

15-1.
For 60 grams of medium-colored sand wax, use small amounts of Oil-Soluble Liquid Dyes in Golden Honey, Yellow, and Brown, and 6 grams of 10% Fragrance Oil.

15-2.
For 50 grams of white sand wax, no dyes are used and only 5 grams of 10% fragrance oil are added.

16

Stacking Sand Wax

Pour the dark, medium, and white tinted sand waxes from #13 to #15 into the glass container in this order.

*Sand Wax Pouring Sequence
50g dark color ▷ 30g medium color ▷ 30g white ▷ 20g dark color ▷ 30g medium color ▷ 20g white

17

Add a Plant Pillar

Use a heat tool to lightly melt the sand wax in the area where the Cardeiro Cactus Plant Pillar will be placed.
Place the finished Echeveria Elegans Succulent Plant Pillar next to the cactus and decorate it to your liking.