Kara's Party Ideas. DIY/Projects. Weekend DIY: How to Make Beeswax Candles. A guest post by Adrienne of Crafty Little Gnome and Adrienne Audrey Jewelry. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. I love burning candles. There is something so serene about the warm glow of the flame. They warm up the room, smell great and who doesn’t look more attractive in candle light? As we approach the winter months and the holiday season grows closer many of us will be grabbing those old candles from the back of the cabinet and lighting them up to bask in the glow of the warm flame. Today I am going to show you how to make cute beeswax candles in little jars. Why Beeswax? Unlike most candles which are made of paraffin wax beeswax is a renewable resource. Beeswax candles burn cleaner than paraffin candles, producing very little soot.
The list of benefits goes on and on. Materials:1 pound beeswaxCotton or hemp wickWick tabsHalf pint canning jarsSuper gluePliers You can buy beeswax online. Directions: 1. 2. 3. 4. Wooden Pedestal Bowls. I’m so excited to FINALLY be sharing a project with the Crafting Chicks readers.
Truth be told…I was once or twice or maybe seven times invited to be a “Crafting Chick” (Long before they became “THE” Crafting chicks). Out of pure laziness I never made a single post. I just couldn’t find the motivation to actually write about any of my projects once they were finished. I also never think to take pictures along the way, so this project took a serious conscious effort! It’s selfish of me really…I sure enjoy reading a plethora of crafty blogs and ideas. I decided to hit my local thrift store (Deseret Industries) to see what I could find. The first thing I looked for was wooden candlesticks. The next item on my list to find was wooden bowls. Apartment Therapy Chicago. Art.
Schmart. Leah, over at More Ways to Waste Time, admits that art intimidates her. When it comes to "real art," she doesn't yet trust her instincts nor does she have a Smithsonian-sized budget to buy the good stuff. So she found a shortcut. Building a Custom Memo Board. I cannot keep track of all of the school calendars, memos, and tiny pieces of paper that bombard me on a daily basis.
I live for memo boards as a place to display all those reminders of things I need to do or people I need to call. If it’s not staring me in the face, I’ll just forget about it. Make Your Own Memo Board. DIY Wallflowers Scented Plugin - Holy Crickey. Recycle - TP pencil/scissors holders. LOVE, LOVE this project!
If you follow my blog, you know by now that I love to recycle things! It is so much fun to make something out of nothing! I am reorganizing my craft room and trying to make my containers out of recycled items. So, what you do with TP roll, cardboard box and scrap fabric? You make this: Material TP rolls, cardboard box, fabric and hot glue gun Glue the fabric around your cardboard box. Glue the fabric around you TP roll. Glue the TP rolls to the box and you are done! This is how it looks in my soon to be craft room! Take a sneak peak of what I have done so far and let me know what you thing! Family Chic - Creative Living Ideas for Families by Camilla Fabbri.