How to Make an Herbal Candle Ring

Beautify your home by making a fragrant candle ring with partially-dried herbs that you can use as a centerpiece for your table or for decoration anywhere in your home. These handmade candle rings also make great gifts. You can make a solo or family project. Read on to learn more.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Fresh herbs
• Green floral tape
• Clothes pin
• Green flexible coated wire

1. Gather a small amount of herbs at the stems and tape them together with a piece of green floral tape. Arrange all the herbs into bunches the way you want them positioned in your ring.

2. Hang the bunches of herbs upside down. Clip them with clothes pins and hang them on a clothesline or in any spot where they can hang undisturbed in a dry area. Leave them for about three days until they are partially dried.

3. Arrange your partially-dried herbs the way you will want them out on a table.

4. Attach each bunch of herbs to a green flexible coated wire, which you can purchase at a crafts or hobby store. Wrap the wire around each bundle as you go.

5. Make the ring the size of the base of the candle. Wrap the ends of the wire together and clip off the excess wire.

6. Place your candle into the ring and set it on your table as a beautiful, great smelling centerpiece.

Tips & Warnings

• Some good herbs that you can use for your decoration are oregano, rosemary, mint, marjoram, bay leaf, parsley, sage, thyme and basil. Purchase your herbs at a grocery store, organic food store or farmer's market.
• If using just oregano, rosemary, mint or marjoram, it isn't necessary to dry these herbs before assembling them into your candle ring.
• You can mix in a few small flowers into the herbs if you desire to brighten up your candle ring decoration.