Despite the fact that I make handmade soaps for a living, I've always been a little intimidated about making candles. Not to mention with the increasing costs for raw materials for soapmaking ingredients and continuously rising shipping prices, I've been reluctant to invest in buying wax because of the high shipping costs due to the sheer weight of the product. However, after discovering a little DIY for making handmade soy candles for less than a dollar each (not including the cost of the container) I think I may just give candle making a try.
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| Handmade Eco-Friendly DIY Soy Candle Wedding Favors from Ruffled |
Ruffled Blog has an excellent diy tutorial for making eco-friendly soy candles on the cheap. While they suggest giving these as wedding favors, you could also make these for your own home use or for gift giving over the holidays or for other special occasions like birthdays or Mother's Day. This candle making project calls for natural soy wax flakes, cotton wicks, a fragrance oil - I like the candle fragrances available from Tennessee Candle Supplies, and a recycled glass container of your choice. You can buy matching containers on the cheap at the dollar or second hand store if you prefer. But your container won't cost a dime if you upcycle an existing container you already have such as a mason or jelly jar.
I'm thinking I may make some of these for handmade Christmas gifts this year. Perhaps in Tennessee Candle Supplies' Christmas Bazaar fragrance. It's a blend of Cinnamon, clove and nutmeg with a touch of vanilla. What about you? What's your favorite Christmas fragrance for candles?
I'm thinking I may make some of these for handmade Christmas gifts this year. Perhaps in Tennessee Candle Supplies' Christmas Bazaar fragrance. It's a blend of Cinnamon, clove and nutmeg with a touch of vanilla. What about you? What's your favorite Christmas fragrance for candles?
8 comments:
Thank you for the inspiration to try one of these myself! I love the smell of pine candles since we use an artificial tree. Pumpkin spice ones are nice too.
I love visiting your blog! This is a great post! Will come back later to pin it. =)
~Kim
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I've never tried soy candles but have done traditional ones. Might need to try this! Thanks for linking up!
Emily
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I just found your blog, and started reading your posts - now if only we had the ability to SMELL websites, yours would be one I would want to smell! :)
This wonderful post totally contributed to the blog party's success! Thanks for linking up at Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop :)
thanks for sharing with us this post. Very helpful. I might just try to make some handmade candles and soaps, one of these days. We are featuring this today and come and party with us this week! Have a lovely weekend!
Hugs,
Lelanie
My favourite products are the Natural Handmade Patchouli Shea Butter Soap and the Handmade Seduced by Sugar Shea Butter Soap.
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