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DIY Bubble Candles You Can Make At Home

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If you’re a candle enthusiast, you’ve probably seen the trend of bubble candles taking over social media. These unique candles have a textured surface that looks like bubbles, clouds, knots, or shells. They’re so beautiful that you may be tempted to buy one, but why not try making them yourself?

After doing some research, the author of this article decided to give bubble cube candles a try. Despite being warned that container wax may be too soft for making pillar candles, they experimented with a mixture of paraffin and container wax in a 2:1 ratio. The result was a successful bubble cube candle that was both beautiful and functional.

But why stop at a plain white candle when you can add some color? The next step is to experiment with adding dye to the wax for a colorful twist on this trendy candle. With a little bit of creativity and experimentation, you can make bubble candles in any color of the rainbow.

The process of making bubble candles may seem intimidating, but with the right supplies and a little bit of patience, anyone can create these beautiful candles. Plus, the satisfaction of creating your own candles is unmatched. So why not give it a try and see what kind of beautiful creations you can come up with?

YOu can watch this video tutorial here below

 

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Printable Cross Stitch Sheets Make it Easy to Cross Stitch on Clothes

Lately I have been feeling like all of my clothes are looking a little worn or feeling a little tired. I don’t want to buy new clothes, though, so there’s been a lot of mending, altering and adding special touches to things that otherwise might get overlooked or not worn at all. 

As an example, not too long ago I added a little bit of embroidery to a T-shirt, which was a lot of fun to do and made me start eyeing all my solid-colored garments and wondering how they might look with some stitching added. 

Of course you can cross stitch on garments, too, whether T-shirts or woven tops, skirts, pants and more. But it can be tricky to transfer cross stitch designs to your garment to make stitching easier. 

Much like with embroidery, it’s great to use a water soluble stabilizer to keep your fabric in place while you stitch and to transfer your design (or your cross stitch grid at least) while you’re stitching. Then you just wash away the stabilizer when you’re done and it will look like the stitching has always been there. 

Ashley General Handmade uses Sulky Stick ‘n Stitch, which is a product I use, too. It’s easy to use and washes away cleanly. 

To make it even easier, she designed some printable cross stitch grids at different counts that you can print out to draw your own cross stitch designs, but you can also print the grid right on the Sulky, so you can stitch on top of squares and then remove them when you’re done. 

Brilliant, right? 

She has pages as big as 8 count and all the way down to 20 (remember: the bigger the number the smaller the stitches will be) that you can download and print to make your own designs and also use to make stitching on clothing easier. I’m definitely going to try this the next time I want to cross stitch on fabric!

You can grab her printables over at Ashley General Handmade.

[Photo: Ashley General Handmade]