DIY Home Made Scented Candle's from Olive Oil (Super Easy) and Cheap.
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I am like many people I just love a fragrance candle all year round.
But like everything else at the moment prices are starting to hike and they can get quite expensive, so i began to do a little research in to home made candles and i must say it has opened my eyes as to how easy it can be and also so natural and safe.
Here is my Favourite one.
The Olive oil Scented candle (super easy to make and cheap)
What you need:
Wide Mouth glass Jar
Olive Oil
Wire or a Paper Clip
#2 Wick or 1/4 Lantern Wick or if you can make your own at home.
Depending on how long you want your candle to burn you can pick different thicknesses of wick.
HOW TO.
1.Cut the wick a couple of inches long. Wrap part of the wire or paper clip wire around one end of the wick. Wrap it tight enough that the wick can’t fall down but not so tight that you can’t move the wick up when you need to.
2, Bend the wire so it hooks onto the side of the jar.
- add in some rosemary from the garden or a scent of your choice (scented oils) then add your olive oil and that is it.
Let me know what you think enjoy xx
Very interesting I rarely use candles anymore because too expensive this looks like fun project to make with kids
Imnotcheap oh its so easy i have made quite a few with different scents cheap and cheerful thanks
Isn't this a bit dangerous? Surely the oil would flare if knocked over? Especially if spilled on skin. I am happy to be proved wrong though.
Lynibis Thanks for pointing this out so i looked in to this and found one suggestion i hope with say a jam jar get the lid and hammer a small hole in the top just enough for the wick to pop through 
im going to do more research.
pinkyperky that's a good idea, thanks for looking into it. I am thinking of taking up candle making with the lovely kits you can buy on amazon.
Lynibis Oh i know the ones i was looking in to this as well i just love the idea of making my own especially as scented candles are so expensive and will also inflate soon have fun x
Thanks for posting this idea. I’m tempted to try it but hesitant as it could spill easily. Let us know if you find a solid cheap perfumed one please.
Pjran thanks yes someone else suggested this and im looking more in to a solution for safety ill update when i get one
We can't use candles anymore but when we did, my husband would make new candles out of the old ones. Just kept the wax till he had a good amount, melted down, added a wick and we got 2 large candles out of it.
MrsCraig Oh what a fab idea i have loads of old candle bits left im for sure going to be doing this thanks so much hun every little helps saves money x
pinkyperky no problem, we did it for years, saved us loads. Any bit of money saved right now is a bonus x
Well done you for trying this out, your candles look lovely and bet they smell amazing. 
TiaTia Thank you very much hun im just try to help people save money any way they can so i tried them first some have worked some not so much ha ha but it was fun to try the best was with lavender out the garden and the lemon slices. take care
pinkyperky I'm glad you're enjoying making the candles. I have seen lots of guides on the net, and they can look so pretty in jars that they would be nice to give as birthday or Christmas gifts to friends and family. I know that I would really appreciate something like that as it would be very personal.
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