Before the New Year holidays, there is bustle and pandemonium in the shops. After all, there are so many acquaintances, relatives, colleagues, and you cannot forget about anyone. Regular perfumery sets and souvenirs in the form of Santa Claus and Snow Maiden are swept off the shelves. Why not spend precious New Year's time making a gift yourself? Such a gift will not be put on a distant shelf. It will not be forgotten and will never be given to someone else for the next holiday. After all, it retains the warmth of your hands and the desire to please the one you love. A scented candle can serve as such a presentation.
It is necessary
- - white candle;
- - orange candle;
- - essential orange oil;
- - the spoon;
- - wick;
- - nut;
- - pencil;
- - orange;
- - two pots of different sizes.
Instructions
Step 1
Put a small saucepan on the fire, half full of water. Dip a smaller saucepan into it and put the pieces of an orange candle there. Leave the candle to melt over low heat.
Step 2
Cut the orange in half. Remove the pulp from one half and brush the inside of the skin with vegetable oil.
Step 3
Add 4-5 drops of essential orange oil to a saucepan with a melted orange candle and pour the whole mixture into the cooked empty half of the orange.
Step 4
Wait a few minutes, and when the wax begins to harden, scoop it out with a small round spoon, leaving a layer of about 5 centimeters in the orange. Try to keep the layer even.
Step 5
Tie the wick to the weight, you can use a nut or a button for clothes. Gently dip the weighted wick into the middle of the waxed orange. Wrap the other end of the wick around a pencil and place it on top of the edge of the orange. The wick must be vertical.
Step 6
Melt a white candle in a water bath, just like the orange one before. Pour the mixture onto a white waxy layer in orange. Do this very carefully, do not move the wick. Wait until the wax begins to harden, then scoop it out with a spoon, leaving no more than 3 centimeters.
Step 7
Melt the wax from the orange candle. Pour it into the mold after making sure that the wax inside the orange is already well cured.
Step 8
Wait for the candle to harden completely, then make grooves with a knife and fill them with white wax. To keep the grooves neat, use a medical syringe of the correct size.
Step 9
Dip the candle in hot water for a few seconds and then remove it from the orange half. By the way, you don't have to take out the candle, but leave it in the orange. But then it is better to cover the orange with several layers of varnish, otherwise it may lose color and become stained.
Step 10
Make candles like lime or grapefruit. To do this, you need to use a green or dark pink candle instead of an orange candle. You can make a gift in the form of a set of candles, or you can make several different gifts from different candles.
