How to Make Fruit Candles

Fruit-scented candles can be given as a house warming gift.

If you have been invited over to a dinner party, it is customary to bring a small gift for the host or hostess of the party, such as a scented candle. You can buy differently scented candles from a candle store or novelty shop, or you can make your own custom candle using candle making supplies that can be purchased at a soap making store. By making candles by hand, you can add in whatever fragrance oils you prefer, such as fruit-scented oils.

Things You'll Need

• 1 pound beeswax
• Coffee can
• Double boiler
• Water
• 2 tablespoons strawberry fragrance oil
• 1 tablespoons mulberry fragrance oil
• 1 tablespoons blackberry fragrance oil
• Spoon
• Aluminum-based candle wick
• Glass mason jar
• Scissors

Instructions

1. Place the beeswax into the coffee can, and place the can into the top of a double boiler.

2. Pour enough water into the bottom of the double boiler to fill it halfway up.

3. Heat the double boiler over medium-high heat until the beeswax melts.

4. Pour the strawberry, mulberry and blackberry fragrance oils into the melted wax, and stir the mixture well with a spoon.

5. Insert an aluminum-based candle wick into a glass mason jar so that the metal base is resting on the bottom of the jar and the wick is standing upright.

6. Pour the fruit-scented wax into the jar until the wax is within a quarter of an inch from the edge.

7. Allow the wax to cool completely, then trim the wick to about half an inch before using.