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This year, my most favorite niece in the whole world turns one. She will be having a “Royal Birthday,” complete with lots of gold and pink decor – my sister-in-law has gone out of her way to make sure this princess party will be one to remember. As her aunt and godmother, I wanted to do a little something extra special for my niece.

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When I think royal and gold and princess, I think sparkle and glitter. I made my glitter candles for my niece in a trio of colors – gold, copper and silver. I then wrapped them up with a custom tag that says, “Paige you were born to Sparkle!”

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DIY Glitter Soy Candles
Recipe Type: Craft
Author: Stacy Dutton
Project adapted from [url href=”http://somethingturquoise.com/2012/11/16/diy-poured-glitter-tin-candles/” target=”_blank”]somethingturquoise.com[/url].
Ingredients
  • glue dots
  • Cotton candle wicks with tabs
  • Water
  • Medium saucepan
  • Soy wax
  • Candle making pitcher (or 4-cup measuring glass)
  • Small glass jars (I used small Mason jars)
  • Martha Stewart Glitter (or any fine glitter)
Instructions
  1. [img src=”https://bdn.evermine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_3276.jpg” width=”680″ height=”907″ class=”alignnone size-full” title=”DIY Glitter Soy Candles | Evermine Blog | www.evermine.com #gift”][/url]
  2. Secure the cotton wick tabs to the inside bottom of your glass using glue dots (or double-stick tape).
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  4. Pour water into your saucepan until it is 2” high, then place on the stove over medium heat.
  5. Add 1 lb soy wax into a candle making pitcher. Then place pitcher in saucepan until the wax is melted.
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  7. Once the wax melts, remove from heat and carefully pour wax into candle jars.
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  9. Right away, while the wax is still nice and warm, pour tons of glitter into each candle jar. The glitter is lighter than the candle wax and will sit right on top of it – but at the same time it will blend into the wax.
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  11. Keep shaking and adding more glitter to the top of your candle until you are satisfied with the coverage. It will gently spread across the top of the wax to create a beautiful layer of glitter. If you feel like the glitter isn’t reaching the edges, give the candle a little swirl and the glitter should work it’s way to the edges.
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  13. Once the soy wax has dried completely, snip the tops of your wicks to about 1/4” height. Let the candles set for at least 24 hours before burning.
  14. [url href=”https://www.evermine.com/cellophane-bags/”][img src=”https://bdn.evermine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_0798.jpg” width=”680″ height=”1020″ class=”alignnone size-full” title=”DIY Glitter Soy Candles | Evermine Blog | www.evermine.com #gift”][/url]

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Stacy is the Art Director at Evermine. She is a new mother and lover of stationery, pie, and dark chocolate.


24 Comments

  1. […] Rock your home decors also with these handmade glittery soy candles that will also rock your dining table or coffee table! Add wicks in your jars, pour melted soy wax and then sprinkle glitter and make lovely soy candles, will also make great housewarming gifts to your friends and beloved ones and will be a matter of minutes to make! evermine […]

  2. Hi, I have been experimenting with Glitter on my candles and they look beautiful when set, however after a burn (and the candle re setting) the glitter has set into the middle of the candle and not spread out. Is this something you have experienced?

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