Candles

Candles make awesome presents and they're pretty easy to make with a tiny bit of practice and all the right ingredients.

What you'll need:

Wax beads

Candle wick

Candle wick holders

Colouring

Scent (optional)

Saucepan

Glass bowl

Vintage teacups and saucers (these can be found cheaply in charity shops)

- I bought most of the candle-making bits and pieces from http://www.4candles.co.uk/ which has a great selection of gorgeous smells and vibrant colours. I chose a light pink colour and a jasmine smell and I'd highly recommend them both as the results were fantastic!

- First off melt the wax beads in a glass bowl over a pan of boiling water.

-Stir slowly and wait until the wax is liquid and completely clear.

- Now break up a tiny bit of your coloured block, the more you use the darker and more intense the shade will be.

- Drop in a little scent and get ready to pour.

- Thread the wicks through the wick holders and rest them on the bottom of your cups (to keep them in the centre you could try tying the top to a pencil and balancing it across the rim).

- Pour the liquid wax in slowly till they're three-quarters full.

- Leave the wax at room temperature to cool overnight and snip the wick so that there's a couple of centimetres poking through.

- And that's it you're all finished!

Enjoy!

Bethany

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