A DIY candle tunneling tutorial

DIY Expert Tamara Robbins Griffith shows you a step-by-step guide for how to tunnel your candles.
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[@xcess628]

Is it so hard for tutorials to be just like this? Quick, to the point and helpful! Great one!

[@shea5542]

FOR REAL

[@neekerbreeker]

Seconded! Just what I needed. I'm not an "influencer" lol but I logged into TH-cam anyway just to give it a Like.

[@LunaSuJu]

Such a lovely tutorial, a smiley face, an actual solution and down to the point without wasting our time. Thanks!

[@janeleray132]

I’m doing it now - love your style and presentation.
Straight to the point - no extra waffle…!

[@KendoOCE]

Finally a simple video, thank you!

[@nderamaharie5360]

Straight to the point. Great video

[@arlenejasmine4435]

Thanks for this useful tip. Finally, something that works and not creating too much mess.

[@lemondrop201]

Best tutorial I have ever seen for anything. I very much appreciate it!

[@sarahwilliams1086]

Thank you sooo much!! I had an uneven burn due to the candles irregular shape and this worked!!!

[@kabernat]

Thank you!!! It’s the little things in life that make me so happy!

[@MaThienThan]

trying it out right now! very helpful!

[@M.Ruen323]

I just tried it & it worked!!! It took about 30m to fix my problem but unfortunately when I lit the candle the next day the problem started again. Sooo I just did the hack again

[@svdgll]

Thank you so much. It is the best and quickest tutorial ever🤩

[@shmuelmyers]

Thanks! The problem when I do that is the extra melting wax builds up and drowns the wick which then extinguished before the process is complete. Any tips?

[@inglesconmatt]

Pour out the extra wax when it's hot! Only way to fix it really.

[@ronziopilato]

Thank you for the informative and short video :)

[@dianereeves8839]

Hello do i have 2 put the foil round everytime i light my candle or just for the 1st light

[@jenniferhart6136]

But if the wick is short, the added melted wax snuffs the wick?

[@sydthekid2319]

Do you have any suggestions about a tunneling candle with a very short wick? I tried to even out the wax with a wick that is half way burnt though the candle and not only made too much of a mushy mess, but also broke a part of the wick and now it is too short. Can i simply put a wick right inside of the candle while the wax is still mushy and let the candle burn through properly, or do i need to do something else?

[@meeyahcorina]

Do I need to burn the candle entirely to a flat surface every time I light it?

[@KatzMeow268]

Meeyah, I have the exact same question.

[@phototristan]

I have some candles that always tunnel no matter what. I periodically make them flat again with this technique or put them in the oven at 200°, but then when I burn them again, they still just tunnel.

[@adryd8753]

Ideally, yes

[@Join0rDIE1776]

@@phototristanthat means the wicks are too small for the amount of wax trying to be burnt..

[@24mistyblue]

Ok I’ll try it. Thanks

[@tunnel7]

Brilliant thanks, where's that why candle!!

[@danieldionne2037]

As soon as I saw the tinfoil I was like she’s a genius!

[@rosamarin8166]

What if the wick is really short to trim? I think I might’ve trimmed it too short which caused the tunneling

[@Jules-740]

Can was be reused?

[@DarkR0ze]

will have to see if that works, i usually just boil the container and transfer the wax into a citrus peel

[@elfenhexchen]

Great video and not 10 minutes and more long!

[@RS-bn1ty]

But as a business owner how do you stop it from doing this without burning it?

[@simplicityworld812]

What if the candle flame just diminishes by itself? I can't do this method because my flame keeps going out

[@killerfaithfish]

Thank you ❤

[@megscribner]

I have a candle that was tunneling and I didn’t fix it before the wick burned to the bottom. Now there’s a good amount of wax left on the sides. Best suggestions for how to save and use the remaining wax when there’s no more wick?

[@9e7exkbzvwpf7c]

You can set the candle in a pot of water and bring to a simmer to melt the wax, but you'll need another vessel with a wick to pour it into. I bought a package of wicks from michael's and used an empty candle.

[@snipesjuanr7762]

Use paper wick it works well

[@Join0rDIE1776]

I continue to read such low iq comments on TH-cam day after day after day. And it truly is sad how dumb soceity has become. Like you couldn’t of came up with a simple way to scrape all the wax out and put on a small pot on very low heat on stove? People’s ability to look at a problem situation and come up with a solution for it is deteriorating so fast…

[@polymathecian]

Thank you, ma'am!

[@moneyhafimek]

Okay but how to prevent this from happening in the first place? My wife just started making homemade soy candles and most of them burn perfectly except for a few the tunnel and go out.

[@kristie1146]

Yes this works great! Where can I buy the artwork that’s behind you???

[@kabernat]

P.S. It took only 20 minutes for the sides of the wax to melt away for me. 😃

[@annabelle8787]

Cool!

[@jorjachung6212]

Does not work for Bath & Body Works candles😞

[@bgregg55]

And if that buries the wick?

[@splums]

Pour out some of the wax (just a little) though there is such a thing as 'candle memory' (look it up it's really interesting).