Soy Wax Candle with Dried Flowers and Crystals

 

This soy wax DIY candle was made from mainly recycled materials and can be a lovely and thoughtful gift for a loved one, maybe spice up the glass with a lace ribbon or print out a sticker label.  Super easy to make and is a half-day project, if that, more like a 3-hour project.  Enjoy!

Products Used:  

Dried flowers purchased from Amazon
Honey jar recycled from Heavens Honey
Crystals/Stones from Simply Manifested
Soy wax from Homesick candle leftovers
Wick from plain unused candle (which I've had in my possession for probably six years just shuffling from place to place as a 'maybe I'll need this one day' item!  
Wrench to hold the wick in place
Tape to secure the wick and wrench

First I started to melt the Homesick candle and to get just enough for this small jar it took about 2 hours.  In that time I easily pulled up the wick from the old candle and taped it to a wrench so it would stay in the middle.

I was too eager and put the flowers in right away, but a really beautiful stem fell all the way to the bottom so we'll just have to be patient to see that one again!  Recommend waiting until the wax starts to look a bit "foggy" but not white.

As the wax dried, about an hour in, I put more of the flowers on top and then the crystals.  One crystal did fall all the way to the bottom, so do wait until the wax is getting firmer.  No specific technique used, just dropped them in and then pushed them down a bit with some scissors I had handy from cutting the dried flowers.

Total time until I could pull out the tape and it felt the wax pretty firm was three hours.  Smells delicious and can't wait to burn it to see how it looks!  Enjoy!

(dedicated to my Ajja- rest easy in Heaven 07/20/1935 - 04/11/2021)