Homemade candle gifts at Xmas come in various shapes and sizes and the beauty is that you can make your own and really impress your gift recipient. Did you know and all it might cost you is 25 cents each to make them?
Well, for those who have become interested then you should also know that they make great gifts and gifting candles specially made by you does give the gift a greater importance.
Here are some tips for making your own Christmas candle gifts:
• Votives are so easy to make for candle gifts. They are very popular and most people who like to keep candles have at lease some perfumed votives in their selection. Make them and lay them out in a nice box with some raffia or cello and tie them up with a ribbon.
• Glass candles are very popular as the glistening glass highlights the atmosphere created by the burning candle and when the wax has set the glass can be decorated to look really pretty with tied raffia, dimensional paint or a pattern painted on with flat paint. They are yours to personalize in any way you wish. Again lay them out in a box and they will look great. (Remember when pouring wax into a glass alwalys heat the jar in a cold oven up to 120deg before pouring in the wax.)
• Gel candles look absolutely wonderful and at Christmas time you could put themed embellishments down in the gel and make them look very festive indeed.
• Pillar candles are always popular and of course you can keep to the Christmas colors of red, green, white and gold or you could branch out into the very popular mauve and purple. Whatever suits and I sure they will look great all decorated up.
• Chunk candles (here is some information to help make them) and these again can be made in the traditional Christmas colors of red, green and white.
Candle gifts are one of the prettiest Christmas gifts that you can give to your loved ones, as they not only last for a long time, but also spread the light of happiness wherever they burn.
If you are not sure how to make them here is where you will find all the help you need.
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