I really want to try my hand at making my own scented candles!! They would make great gifts! I love those scented ones you see at arts and craft stalls in vintage glassware and tea cups etc.. So the verdict looks like melt down old (non-scented) candles in a double boiler adding your own essential oils then pouring in anything that will withstand the hot wax with a new wick. Tea cups, wine/champagne glasses, port glasses, brandy balloons, jars, tin cans, tea tins.. The more interesting the vessel the better (patterned tea cups and saucers, coloured glass).. Paint or frost the glass..
All Australian Candle making and Supplies is a great website to get candle making supplies including wax. I especially like the sound of the
Feather Palm Wax with it's crystal pattern.
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Recycled ice candles-
using a milk cardboard milk carton as a mould pour the hot wax in with ice, which creates a interesting holey texture.. |
And on the topic of candles, these are some other candle ideas:
