Your Home Will Smell Amazing With This Simple Candle Project
Giving handmade presents makes each gift extra special. We’ve created these citrus and spice candles with personalized belly wraps that you can give to all your friends and family.
Materials:
2 pounds soy-wax chips
Wick, 6 inches, with tab
Copper shells
Wooden skewer
Gold wax dye
Essential oils
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1. Place wax chips in a heatproof glass measuring cup. Heat in microwave for 30 seconds; stir. Repeat until completely melted.
2. Dip wick tab in melted wax and center at bottom of a copper shell. Wrap other end of wick around skewer; knot. Rest skewer across top of vessel.
3. Add small pieces of dye to melted wax; stir. Continue adding dye until wax is golden yellow.
4. Stir in about 40 drops of oil total for each cup of wax, following about a 1-to-3 ratio of spice scent to citrus scent. (We combined cinnamon bark and blood orange, clove bud and clementine, and cardamom and bergamot.)
5. Fill shells, leaving a 1/4-inch rim at top. Let set until firm; trim wicks.
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