DIY Your Own Scented Candles

Do you want to adopt a new hobby at the end of 2017? How about making your own personalized candles in a easy way - they're great for your home and make wonderful gifts? Let's try.


You need to prepare:
double boiler
thermometer
stovetop
scissors
needle nose pliers
wax
wick rope
wick tabs
containers for candles

Instructions:

Step1: Gather Materials
You will have trouble finding a variety of scents. You can choose Cinnamon Sugar.This will make your house smell like delicious baked goods all winter.

Step2: Assemble Wicks
I didn’t buy the pre-tabbed wick assemblies, the ones that come pre-assembled, because I wasn’t exactly sure what size candles I would decide to make. Buying the materials separately cost a little less anyways (just about $8 for 150 wick tabs and 100 feet of braided rope). To assemble the wicks, cut lengths of the waxed rope for the candle. For ease of making the candle, cut a few inches longer than needed so you can trim the wicks to length at a later point. Secure one end of the wick rope into the wick tab base, and use needle nose pliers to pinch the metal tight.

Step3: Melt Wax
To melt the wax, set up a double boiler system on your stovetop. It is important to watch the temperature of the wax with a thermometer as it climbs. You will need to heat it to 180 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step4:
Cool Wax
When the wax is 180 degrees and all of the flakes have melted, remove it from the heat, add your fragrance oil (optional) and color (optional, not used in this tutorial) and let it cool down to about 125 degrees. Contrary to what you might think, the wax will stay completely liquid during this time!

Step5:
Pour Wax in Container or Form
When it reaches 125 degrees, carefully pour the wax into the container(s) of your choosing. Allow the wax to sit for a few moments, watch for the bottom and top edges to begin to solidify around the container, and then drop in the assembled wick and tab. I used a chopstick to help push the tab down to the base of the container and center it, and then looped the end of the wick, centered in the candle, over a construction pencil that wasn’t likely to roll away.

Step6:
Trim Wick
Let the candle solidify for several hours and then trim the wick down to a 1/4 inch. Any excess braided rope can be saved for a day when you make a shorter candle.

Step7:
Light and Enjoy

Candle-making is a long-beloved crafts. You can use them in your own home or make candle gift favors for an event.Hope you had a very productive and fruitful in 2017.