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Today’s project is so simple, we’re going to make our own mini candles!
This project all started from the idea of making my own wedding favors. I performed some beta testing, and these mini latte bowls were the result. They’re so cute!
The ingredients are fairly simple. I used this shaved soy wax from Amazon, but you could easily re-purpose some old broken taper candles, tea light candles, or cheapo candles from the thrift store, Marshall’s, or even Target. The candle wicks are also from Amazon, the mini latte bowls from Anthropologie, and I bought a cheap pot with a spout from Marshall’s for less than $12.
ONE pick out your fragrance oils, I found mine at a local organic foods store similar to Whole Foods TWO place the wicks in the center of the latte bowls, and pour the dry wax into the pot THREE melt the wax on low heat for about 3-5 minutes, place 10-15 drops of fragrance oil while the wax is melting FOUR pour the wax into the latte bowls and cradle the candle wicks using two stir sticks so they don’t sink or droop. Or you can do as I did and use two pieces of quarter round trim, which I had lying around from a previous project.
Who knew fashioning your own candles was so easy? I always though there was some old school science behind it, like we did in grade school when we had to dip, and re-dip long pieces of candle wick for hours until we made a teeny-tiny taper candle. These mini latte bowls are so cute, and for $3 each, I’ve already put like 20 of them around my house :P
I saw this on IG and I will try it now too. My dad has been using up his old candle stumps like this for years but they never looked as pretty as yours ;)
I saw that your gold spray paint test made it to the BOTB, awesome!
I love these. I might see if I can try to make my own with citronella for outdoor use. So cute! xo Kristin
yeah! citronella is amazing, you should do it!
I love these Brittany such a cute idea for favors. I hope you share pics of your wedding when the time comes I can’t wait to see how it all turns out.
of course!!!
So cute! I’ve always wanted to try my hand at candles but figured it was a lot of work. Proven. Wrong.
These are really cute. I discovered last year just how easy it was to make candles (I used thrifted bowls). Question, though: How did you get the wax out of the sauce pan? I did a double-boil mechanism and basically now have a glass bowl and pyrex measuring cup dedicated to candlemaking (which I didn’t need).
Hey Mandy! I purposefully bought a cheap sauce pan from Marshall’s so I wouldn’t ruin my “nice” sauce pans. The pot I bought was about $11 or so, I was looking for a cheap one with a spout. I guess I don’t feel too guilty throwing it away when I’m done with it?
Hi Brittany! Great tutorial. I sell hand poured soy candles at craft bazaars and the mini latte bowls are a best seller for me! I just wanted to note that in order for the fragrance oil to fully dissolve into the wax you need to bring it up to 185 degrees (or recommended temp by manufacturer of the wax), and then let it cool back to about 135-125 degrees before you pour. Otherwise the candle will not reach its full scent potential. Happy pouring!
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