https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/easy-diy-candles • Posted by seefoodplay
These easy DIY candles make amazing homemade wedding favors! Easily customizable, they can fit any budget!
These easy DIY candles make amazing homemade wedding favors! Easily customizable, they can fit any budget!
Prepare your work area – even if you’re careful, you will get wax on stuff. Avoid an area with carpet! I used our dining room table, covered in my “craft cloth” and a bit of newspaper. Next, set out all of your supplies (ie, wicks, glue, candle containers). Glue your wicks in the center of your candle containers. Mine are narrow so we had to be careful to get them properly centered. This is important because if they’re off-center, the wick will look crazy (in a bad way) once the wax is in! Depending on your containers and the length of your wicks, you might need to cut them down a bit. Allow the glue to set as needed (over-night if you want to be sure), then start melting your wax.
To melt the wax, pour your granules into a pot over a low heat. I used disposable chopsticks to stir the wax and break up chunks to help the melting process. Important: hot wax is just that… HOT! Be careful and wear a long-sleeved shirt and pot holder when handling the wax. Once melted, add in your desired scented oil and give the mixture a little stir — I used vanilla scented oil for this project. Next, pour your wax into each container leaving about 1 inch of wick visible. Your candles will start to set quickly, so now’s the time to make sure your wicks are centered in the wax. Once they’re about half set, gently move the wicks to the center of your candle. This might mess up the wax a bit but that’s ok – you’ll add another layer of wax to cover that up!
Now, you can decorate your candles however you want!
You can leave them as they are because even as plain simple candles, they’re adorable.
Or you can add twine, ribbons, tags or stickers to the candle container to jazz them up a bit!