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DIY Scented Candles In DIY Sharpie Mugs

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Making your own candles is a fun and rewarding experience, especially when you can create your own personalized candle vessels. In this tutorial, we will show you how to transform a plain mug into a beautiful candle vessel using some simple materials and techniques.

First, choose your favorite mug that you want to use as your candle vessel. This can be a plain white mug or a colorful one, as long as it is made of heat-resistant material. You can find a wide selection of mugs at your local thrift store, or you can use one that you already have at home.

Next, choose your favorite fragrance for your candle. Some popular scents for candles are lavender, vanilla, and eucalyptus, but feel free to use any scent that you love. You can also mix different scents to create your own unique blend. 

5 oil blends for making candles that smell like food:

Vanilla latte: Combine vanilla, coffee, and caramel oils for a warm and cozy scent reminiscent of a delicious latte.

Apple pie: Mix cinnamon, nutmeg, and apple oils for a classic autumnal scent that will make your home smell like a freshly baked apple pie.

Lemon pound cake: Blend lemon, vanilla, and buttercream oils for a bright and zesty scent that will make you think of a freshly baked pound cake.

Spiced cider: Combine cinnamon, orange, and clove oils for a warm and comforting scent that will transport you to a cozy autumn evening with a mug of spiced cider in hand.

Chocolate truffle: Mix chocolate, hazelnut, and vanilla oils for a decadent and indulgent scent that will make you feel like you’re in a fancy chocolate shop.

Once you have your mug and fragrance, it’s time to start making your candle. You will need wax, a candle wick, a double boiler, and a thermometer. Melt the wax in a double boiler and add your fragrance. Once the wax has reached the desired temperature, carefully pour it into your mug.

Now comes the fun part – decorating your mug! You can use a sharpie to draw or write on the mug, creating a unique design. You can write inspirational quotes, draw pictures, or simply create a beautiful pattern. Be creative and have fun with it! Make sure to let the sharpie dry completely before proceeding to the next step.

Once your candle has cooled and set, trim the wick and you’re ready to light your beautiful creation. This candle makes a great gift for a friend or family member, or you can keep it for yourself and enjoy the beautiful fragrance and unique design.

You can see the full candle making tutorial here.

 

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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]