Beeswax sheets make a great alternative to your standard jar candle and the honeycomb pattern is so pretty! These would make a lovely handmade gift for friends or neighbors. You could also make them into several sizes and decorate your dinner table with taper candles. To make them you’ll need beeswax sheets, cotton wick, scissors...
I love candles! They bring coziness, warmth and make any space inviting. But a candle can be not only just beautiful and romantic but also calming or bracing and even useful for health! Making scented candles is easy – just add some aroma ingredients, for example, candle scents, herbs, fragrances or scented oils. Making a...
Planning an outdoor party? Or just like to stay outdoors and enjoy fresh air? Then you need to keep mosquitoes away not to get bitten! An easy and cool way to do that is to make bug repellent candles, which are not only great to keep the bugs away but also great for décor. The...
Bistro glasses are like mason jars – usable for any craft. So, why not use them for making candles? The supplies are 4 – 4 oz. bistro glasses, soy wax flakes, soy braided candle wicks, colored wax for dyeing your candles, candle scents, bamboo skewers and a hot glue gun. Take your braided wicks and...
Candles are just necessary for such a cozy family holiday as Thanksgiving. We offer you several cool and easy to make ideas for fall and in particular for Thanksgiving. For rustic wraps take candles, burlap and fabric leaves or berry garland and decorate the candles. There’s another variant with tamale-making husks, which looks no worse....
Need some pretty Halloween candles? Here’s a great idea – not only with pumpkin spice scent but also made with Halloween cookie cutters! You’ll need a double boiler, soy wax flakes, candle dyes, pumpkin spice mix, candle wicks, Halloween cookie cutters, waxed paper, an old baking sheet and a candle thermometer. Lay a sheet of...
Candles bring coziness, romance and warmth, no matter what the situation is. A handmade candle is cooler because you can make one with the ingredients and scents you like. Here’s a sweet smelling vanilla and coffee candle, and the supplies are small bowls or glasses, candle wax, a candle wick, coffee beans, chopped vanilla beans....
Dessert candles are perfect table toppers & decorations for parties, picnics, or during the holidays. To make one you’ll need 6 oz of container wax, 8 oz smooth jelly jar with lid, hot apple pie fragrance oil, hot apple pie premium liquid colorant, pour pitcher and some more things. Prepare the mason jar by using...
We continue telling you how to decorate your home in rustic style, and today we’ll talk about small accessories that bring coziness to any space, especially if you don’t have a fireplace – candles and candle holders. Tree branches and slices, burlap, yarn, rope, tin cans and even food like pumpkins and apples can make...
We’ve already told you of beeswax tealights in shells to remember summer, now let’s make beeswax candles. The supplies are beeswax, wicks, double-stick adhesive, essential oils, a wax pouring pot, thermometer, skewers, jars or metal tins. Cut the wax into small chunks and melt it using a thermometer, the temperature should be between 145° and...