How To make Scented Candles With Flowers

Candles are a beautiful and versatile way to add warmth and ambiance to any space. They can be used to set the mood for a romantic evening, to create a cozy atmosphere for a relaxing night in, or simply to add a touch of beauty and fragrance to your home. If you’re a fan of candles and love DIY projects, you’ll be delighted to learn how to make these adorable candles with dried flower petals.

These candles are not only beautiful to look at, but they also smell amazing. The secret lies in using soy wax, which has a clean and natural scent that won’t overpower the delicate fragrance of the flowers. Soy wax is also a great choice for candle making because it burns more slowly and cleanly than traditional wax, making it better for the environment and your health.

In this candle making tutorial, you’ll learn how to use soy wax to create a beautifully scented candle that’s embellished with dried flower petals. You’ll start by melting the soy wax and adding your choice of essential oils to create your desired scent. Then, you’ll pour the wax into a jar and add the dried flower petals, pressing them gently into the wax to create a unique and beautiful design.

The result is a stunning candle that will fill your home with a delightful fragrance and add a touch of elegance to any room. These candles also make great gifts for friends and loved ones, and the process of making them can be a fun and relaxing activity to do with family or friends.

You can see the full candle making tutorial here.

I love the look of mesh tops for summer, but I don’t know that I would ever actually wear one that’s full of giant holes, even though I admit they look cool (in both senses of the word) on other people.

What I would wear, though, is something that’s still lacy but maybe a little bit more subdued, like this chevron lace knit top from Yarnspirations.

This easy to knit T-shirt style top is worked flat in two pieces from the bottom up, using and easy lace pattern that’s a repeat of 10 stitches and four rows (though the wrong side rows are just purled, so there’s only two rows you need to learn the pattern on).

It has little cap sleeves that are worked as part of the top by casting on stitches where you need them.

If you’re new to lace knitting this is a good one to try because the pattern includes both written and charted instructions, and the only skills you need are yarn over, knit two together, slip slip knit and slip 1 knit 2 together pass the slipped stitch over (which makes a centered decrease).

There are four size options available (which they claim is enough to cover XS to 5XL), with finished chest measurements ranging from 38.5 inches (that’s 98 cm) to 59 inches, or 150 cm. The amount of ease would vary widely depending on your size and the size garment you choose. For example the largest size is said to fit a chest measurement from 5258 inches/132-147.4 cm, which gives you a range of ease from 1-7 inches, or 2.5 to 17.78 cm, depending on your size. Just something to be aware of when you think about how you want it to fit.

The project calls for Red Heart Cotton Breeze yarn, which isn’t a yarn I’ve tried yet, but it’s a DK weight acrylic and cotton blend, which should make a lightweight top that’s great for summer.

Grab the free pattern from Yarnspirations.

[Photo: Yarnspirations]

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