Candles come in a range of colours, styles, and scents and can be used for different occasions. Whether it comes to weddings, birthdays, dinner parties, a candle can light up just about any event. The mesmerizing scent of a candle can eliminate stress providing you with an aesthetic, calming atmosphere.
Candles are a great gift you can give to your loved ones. To make them extra special you can also customize them yourself by decorating the candles at home. Skeptical?
Here are some options on how you can bedazzle your candles.
Custom Candle Scents
If you are gifting someone a candle, consider customizing the candle with their favorite scent. The first thing you need to do is to melt the beeswax or soy wax and choose your desired aromatic fragrance oil, add a couple of drops to the wax and incorporate. Allow the wax to set in a jar ensuring the candle wick is upright. Decorate the packaging and enjoy!
Glitter Candle
For this candle, you can use a regular white candle or a battery-operated candle. Firstly, start by wrapping a piece of tape around the area where you don’t want the glitter to fall out. Apply an even coat of mod podge on the remaining area and sprinkle some glitter on top of the adhesive. Be creative and use fine shimmer glitter or sparkles to make your work of art stand out. These candles work great for just about any themed event!
Tin Can Candle
Tin cans if recycled can be super pretty to use for decoration. Moreover, tin candles are very and are even used at weddings. To create a candle using a tin can, place the candle inside of it and spray paint the tin can with colors of your choice, you may leave even leave it to its original color to give off a rustic event. Be sure to decorate as it as per your liking.
Dried Lavender Candle
Doesn’t lavender smell absolutely divine? For this candle, you’ll need:
- A Glass Jar
- Candle Wax
- Dried Lavender
- Essential Oil
- Candle Wicks
Cut the lavender stem according to the size of your jar. Melt the candle wax and place dried lavender stems in the jar adding a bit of candle wax on the lavender stems so it stays in place. Repeat for the remaining stems. Transfer the wax to the jar and place the candle wick in between, finish off by adding some lavender oil into the remaining wax and allow to cool until done.
Painted Candle
For this customized candle, all you will need is a stencil and some paints. Paint your candle jar or container as per your liking before placing a stencil on top and dabbing on another color to make the design pop. You may even consider incorporating some henna design stencils or stickers to enhance the beauty of your candle. Be sure to create something that matches your style and preference.
Customized candles are a great work of art and an expression of personal style. Once you’ve created your candles don’t be afraid to showcase your masterpiece for the world to see.
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