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At Christmas, what makes me dream above all are the pretty lights. Twinkling garlands, a fireplace and candles illuminate my interior. For this Christmas, I wanted to share with you a small, ultra-simple and economical DIY: DIY candles.
To offer or to share with family, a great way to let yourself be carried away by the preparations for Christmas and its little magic. Thanks to Marta Puglia who once again did not hesitate to free himself to shoot this do it yourself ★
DIY Christmas Candles: The Materials
According to your desires: Jam jars or silver cups (to recycle)
Soy wax
Cotton wicks for candles
Bain-marie sachets
Large Casserole
Essential oils
Clothespins
Glue gun
Skewer
Twine or ribbon
The Designs
Decals to print on transparent sticker paper (download at the end of the article)
Labels to print and cut out with a paper cutter (download at the end of the article)
DIY Christmas Candles // Clémentine Marchal and Marta Puglia
DIY Christmas Candles: Step by step preparation of the candle
Step 1
Pour the soy wax and about fifteen drops of essential oil into a sachet provided for this purpose. Close everything with a rubber band. In a pan of cold water, immerse the preparation. Heat over low heat in a bain-marie (do not bring to the boil). Once the preparation is ready, remove the sachet from the pan of hot water.
DIY Christmas Candles // Clémentine Marchal and Marta Puglia
DIY Christmas Candles // Clémentine Marchal and Marta Puglia
DIY Christmas Candles // Clémentine Marchal and Marta Puglia
Step 2
Place the candle wick in the center of the jar using the glue gun and a skewer. To keep the wick straight along the skewer, use a clothespin to hold it all together.
Step 3
Place your container on a cutting board to avoid any spills on your work surface. Pour the wax in 2 or 3 times and pause between each step to allow the wax to set.
Before the wax hardens, remove the skewer. Let it dry for a good two hours then cut off the excess wicks with scissors. It will take 24 hours for your candles to be ready to use.
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- DIY candle // Credit: Marta Puglia
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- DIY candle // Credit: Marta Puglia
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- DIY candle // Credit: Marta Puglia
Step 4
To decorate your candles, cut out your decals and place them on each jar. Add a little string to the top of the jar. And if you want to offer this candle as a gift, I have prepared some labels to finish it all off.
DIY Christmas Candles // Clémentine Marchal and Marta Puglia
Creative addresses
Supplies
Soy wax, essential oils and cotton wicks for candles – AROMA ZONE
Bain-marie sachets – Amazon
Transparent self-adhesive paper – Amazon
Design to download and print yourself
Decals to download HERE
Christmas labels to download HERE
Creation and design - Clementine Marchal
Photos - Marta Puglia
DIY Christmas Candles // Clémentine Marchal and Marta Puglia
Merry Christmas ★
A DIY that can be adapted as desired for guest gifts
TO BE CONTINUED…
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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR
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Mathilde
Thank you so much for all the inspiration and these lovely DIYs!
Madame C
Thank you Mathilde! It's so nice to have such enthusiastic comments <3
Very happy holidays!
Aude
What a beautiful light! I'll keep the idea in a corner of my mind for our beautiful day! Merry Christmas!
Clem
These DIYs are super cute!
The photos are beautiful!
Now I just have to try it with my clumsy little hands :)
elodie
So cute….!
Camille
Great idea!!! And the result is really very pretty!
Titeperrine
Thank you for us fair part of these original ideas. I made 3 for Christmas and it looks great. It's so pretty!
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Camille
Very nice DIY!!! These candles inspire me for the tables of my upcoming wedding… I really like the fonts used… are they downloadable from the Internet?
Thank you very much for this blog which gently immerses us in such a beautiful universe! It is a real pleasure to come here to discover your work, your inspirations, your favorites!!!
lallie
Is it easy to use the paper to print your decals?
Clementine
lallieAs easy as printing on a regular A4 sheet :)
You just need a printer and the right paper Lallie ^^
Dodo
Hello, and thank you for this little marvel... Can we stick the decals before pouring the wax into the pots?
Thank you for your reply,
Doro
emmar
Hello
What decal paper do you use? What brand?
please
Daphne
Hello,
I love this little DIY, and the downloadable patterns are just perfect.
I just have a quick question, in your tutorial it seems to me that you use stickers and not decals, right?
The result is still splendid, I will recommend it on my FB page. And take the time to search your blog…
Thank you very much
Very happy holidays to you
Daphne
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Thank you very much for this lovely sharing.
Laurana
It's absolutely charming, I'm keeping the idea for future handmade gifts :)
Penguin
Wow! I should have come across your article earlier! I love your ideas ^^ It will be for next year! Thank you :D
Penguin.
Julie
Hello Clementine!
Thanks for this great tutorial! By the way, I love your blog!
I'm going for it! I would like to know the quantity of wax to use in this tutorial? Is it correct for 3 candles?
Thank you in advance for your response.
Have a nice day and a happy December!
Julie
Clementine
JulieHello Julie!
It's hard to give you an exact answer. It all depends on the container used. I was going for 500 grams of wax.
Beautiful day !
Julie
Perfect! Thank you very much!
Do you also dip the wicks in wax beforehand?
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