There's nothing quite like the smell of beautifully scented soy candles and last night our craft room was full of fresh and floral fragrances. Our ladies had a fabulous time trying out yet another new craft.
This week we gave a new lease of life to some pre-loved teacups and saucers from local charity shops by turning them into beautiful scented candles.
How we made them
To keep it safe and simple, we made our candles by melting soy wax in a microwave rather than melting it in a saucepan on a stove. We found this less messy and easier to clean up afterwards.
We stuck a wick to the bottom of our pre -loved teacup with some double sided sticky dots and sprinkled about 1oz of dried lavender into the cup. Then, using 2 bamboo food sticks (taped at each end), we threaded the wick through the middle of the sticks to hold it in place.
To melt the wax, we poured one and a half times the volume of our cup into a microwavable plastic jug. We popped the jug of wax into the microwave and stirred it about half way through to get rid of any lumps. We found 4 cups of wax took about 5 minutes on full to melt in the microwave.
When the wax had melted we added a few drops of scent and colouring and then poured the wax into the teacups. We waited about 40 minutes for our candles to set and then cut the wick about 1/2 an inch away from the candle.
A few notes
- Always put dried lavender (or things like Rosmary or coffee beans) in the cup before you add the wax. This is so the wax covers it completely, stopping it from burning or catching fire.
- We recommend you use soy wax, not paraffin wax. Its better for the environment and it burns longer than paraffin wax too, so its a win-win.
- Once your candle has set, cut the wick so its about 1/2 an inch away from the candle. If its left too long it will have a huge flame and can ruin your candle as well as cause a fire.
- Recycle any old candle cups or pots to make new candles.
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