1. Make your designs with polymer clay or even an air dry clay. Mine are the peach colored smiling candles in the picture here. Or use a new crayon as your item lol to make crayon shaped candles. Carving designs into a crayon would be a fun way to do it too.
2. Everyone and every tutorial will tell you that you need a double boiler b/c it is safer, and supposedly the wax will catch fire if you use a saucepan. I've never had this happen and I never use a double boiler for candles or crayons. I figure this is because I watch it constantly when the heat is on and never melt large quantities of wax, also if it gets too hot I turn the heat off (you can tell because the wax will start to evaporate) it stays melted for a long while without heat. So I use a saucepan, but only do this at your own risk. Use something you are not going to use for food - cheaper little ones from the thrift store are good. Melt down old birthday candles of similar colors on low heat.
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