Playing with fire!

I always have to play with the wax of a candle if I have them lit, what is it about them that just makes me want to mess about with them! I always used to have fragrant candles on the go but once I had more children I stopped simply because of them.

Hot wax, give it to me baby ah ha ah ha. No seriously used to do this with PA glue too and do exactly the same with candle wax. I have all sorts of candles, but yes I can't help but to play so know where you are coming from on this one. The ones Jill gave you were beautiful, I bet you haven't burnt them. Huggles. Ellie :D

i do love to with the melting candle wax. Even if its hot, I like putting them on my fingertips and peeling them of later. I don't what is it with that just make people play with them. They are just too irresistible not to be played. Even my daughter who is afraid of fire tends to play with them. As to playing with fire, I don't really relish playing with them and avoid them as much as I want to. I see fire as something that is just too unpredictable and accident prone that I avoid playing with it. there were times that it is tempting to play with them specially during brownouts wherein we use candles but I keep a very close eye on them and have a tendency to treat them more reverently than really play with them.

I have always liked to play with hot wax. I think it rather made my folks crazy!

I love fire. Its pretty to watch...amazing how destructive it can be. I like having camp fires in the firepit in my yard...sitting and relaxing by it. I wish i had a fireplace in my house to sit beside. I dont burn scented candles (i tend to regift those) but i do burn unscented candles when the power is out or I'm feeling like candlelight instead of regular light. I tend to move the candle wax from the candle to a pretty dish...i like to play with hot wax on my fingers.

it may sound a little sadistic but i used to love pouring hot wax on the back of my hand then let it go hard and then peel it off. i think i may be a little strange

[i]Hi Grandpa B, I have tried that when I was younger, I will let it dry in my palm too even if it's very painful at first! LOL! But, not anymore this time! LOL! I will just light it when I want also to have some scented smell around the house and leave it, no more playing with candles! LOL![/i]

No I don't play with the hot wax or the candle. After blowing it out that is it, it is out. The candles I normally get are in a jar so it would make it harder to take it out and shave it down some so I just leave them alone. I have heard that wax on the hands are real good for the skin. Maybe I need to start putting hot was on the tops of my hands then peeling it off.

I had to give up candles when I got cats. They're sweet, but kind of dumb. And likely to leap at the candles and knock them over. Now, I just keep candles for emergency power outages.

I've been known to play around with hot wax as you describe in your post. But I haven't done it in years. Mostly, it's because I use the votive candles. I find there is no waste with them, and all of the scented wax gets used up inside the small holder. I used to try and cut the edges off of the larger pillar candles as you do, but it never looked nice. The cuts weren't nice and smooth, but rough and edgy. I didn't like that at all.

My dear, I'm a concerned individual and I hope you don't mind. I used to love lighting scented candles at home and hence I studied the art of making candles. Successfully I learned and made a lot of candles that even brought me some income until I've grown tired and decided to rest and make candles only for my own use. However, lately I discovered that not all candles are safe to burn inside our home. The ordinary ones are made of paraffin which is a by-product of the petroleum refinery industry, leftover residue of refined petroleum. Soot given off from burning paraffin candles is the same as burning diesel fuel or fumes from a diesel engine. Soot particles travel deep into the lungs. Breathing soot is so bad to our health and not recommended at all! Tests show that paraffin candles can produce a variety of harmful substances, including benzene & toluene, known carcinogens. Testing done by the Environmental Protection Agency has showed over 20 dangerous compounds in large quantities including acetone, benzene, toluene and lead. The soot from these materials can contain carcinogens, neuro-toxins and reproductive toxins. The American Lung Association says, "Burning paraffin candles can emit small amounts of toxins into the air." I still do make candles and still burn scented ones but I use the healthy alternatives.... the soy wax and the beeswax. Those are all natural waxes that are sweet smelling. So my unsolicited advice... go and buy those natural based candles if you really enjoy burning candles. Happy burning!

Hahahaha - I had to laugh, GB, because I love fiddling with candle wax too (and I thought I was the only one!) When I was a teenager I used to like putting candles in old chianti bottles, and making them drip down the sides. I'd use different colours to make patterns. I don't do that anymore, but I do love emptying out the hot wax and rolling it up!

Hi grandpa bob! Yes! I love candles too! And I love to play with the hot wax. I like to mold it into my hands and roll it around too. It's fun! I pour hot wax into my hand too! I'm not sure how normal all this is Grandpa Bob, but I'm sure glad that you do it to! Maybe we can start a hot candle wax club, what ya think? I love scented candles and try to have them burning as much as possible. I can't keep enough of them in the house! I live in an apartment so I can't do the bonfire thing. It sure would freak out the neighbors! But, I live down the block from the fire department and that sure would piss them off!

Yes, I like playing with the wax and have made little wax men out of the old wax or made a big wax ball. I have taken a knive and shaved the wax off the plate that the candle was sitting on. It is fun and I have enjoyed playing with the wax.

I do take out the excess wax so that it will burn better. I do however dip my fingers into the wax and watch it harden then peel off or sometimes i put my finger over the flame and watch it melt off.

I used to play with wax as a child but I rarely burn candles anymore. I don't smoke in my house and can't stand scented anything! Keeping the child in you alive really brightens up your life. Don't stop!

hi grandpa bob I love scented candles and soft candle light, its sort of romantic too. course I am a widow but I remember. I didnt know anyone else liked to mess around with the warm melted'wax like that. I get a kick out of it, and then feel sorta silly, as myhusband used to look at me like whoa is she nuts? but he would just laugh at me. maybe its because its hot and we like playing with hot things. lol lol loll.

I do tend to pour the wax off and save it to make another candle. I buy the candle wicks from walmart and i have dozens of candle jars that i just reuse. Sometimes i will mix caryon shavings in the hot wax to give it some bits of color. I will also add oil based scents or sometimes just plain old spices to them.

I actually did a little writeup on Candle not that long ago. Here is the link. There are so many kinds and they come in so many scents now! http://hubpages.com/hub/The-many-different-types-of-candles Let me know what you think of my Article!

No GrandPa I do not do this.. I do not destroy a perfectly good burning candle. I remember when I was a little girl I would do this. Have fun with your candles and be careful lil grandpa and don't start no fires.