I love the smell of lavender in the house. Its aroma is so grounding and relaxing. and I love all things DIY so making candles is one of my favorite things to do. I explore ideas for perfect combinations of aromas and have been pleasantly surprised with my most recent creations. For these candles the combination of the lavender with the floral smell of Paris nights make for a beautiful aroma.
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Ingredients & Materials to make Lavender soy wax candles
- 8 oz natural soy wax chips
- 5 natural candle wicks
- natural lavender buds
- 15-20 drops Lavender essential oil (you can buy it here)
- floral fragrance (optional), the lavender smell is great on its own.
- 5 cupcake liners
- cupcake mold
- glass or aluminum jar for melting soy wax chips in double boiler
How to make Lavender and floral soy wax candles
I enjoy making candles and experimenting with the different aromas, I use the essential oils for the aromatherapy properties and wide range of combinations that will create the most beautiful aromas.
Fist melt the soy wax chips in a double boiler.
Allow to cool for a few minutes. After the soy wax chips are fully melted mix in the lavender essential oil and fragrance.
One of my favorite fragrances is the Paris nights. I used that fragrance as well in these candles. The Paris nights combined with the lavender smells earthy and floral and gives the mood of a strolling along the Paris night and romance in the air.
Add some of the lavender flowers and mix well before pouring the melted wax into the cupcake liners in the mold. I added a few more flowers after I poured the wax in the liner to fill most of the top surface and give a beautiful look to these candles.
Insert the candle wick and allow the candles to fully harden and cool. You can also place a small adhesive dot at the bottom of the candle wicks and place inside the cupcake lines before pouring. Since the candles are so short it did not make a difference for these cupcake style candles.
Once the candles are hardened and cooled remove from the mold and remove the cupcake liner.
Cut the candle wick to approximately 1/4 to 1/2 inch from the candle up.
Enjoy the lovely aroma of the lavender soy wax candles
I love how these ones turned out with the addition of the lavender flowers. They look so beautiful, and smell amazing.
I love the lovely aroma in my kitchen after this project.
I did not add any colors to the candles since I like the white and wanted to highlight the lavender flowers.
These candles are not only beautiful, they smell amazing.
Other soy wax candle ideas:
Almost Paradise Handmade Candles DIY
Lavender Vanilla Handmade Soy Wax Candles
Soy wax melt ideas:
Banana and bubble gum soy wax melts DIY
Pumpkin cravings soy wax melt DIY
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Already pinned it. It sounds so nice! ANd I bet the lavender scent is amazing!
Thanks Cristina, it is a great smell, I love lavander its great for almost every personal care DIY as well.
Those are lovely and I bet they smell so good. Thanks for sharing this at Meet Up Monday!!
So pretty, and I’m sure they smell amazing. Thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party. Pinned!
I love lavender!
I love anything with lavender! Thanks for sharing on the Pleasures of the NW’s DIY party!
Thanks for the tutorial. It looks so easy in a muffin pan! Thanks for linking up at MerryMonday!
Kim
I’ve never made candles before but this looks really easy! Pinning to make!
Oh, I love lavender. I may have to make these. I have a couple of Sentsy burners I love but my husband rarely cares for the scents I have. Maybe making these would please him more. 😉
I love lavender as well, I use it for almost everything and my husband likes it too. I think its fantastic for the whole family.
I used to make candles… before the children came along. It was such a nice hobby, and I should really get back into it because I enjoyed it 🙂 I bet they smell amazing! Stopping by from the # WAYWOW Linkup! Have a wonderful day!
Thank you so much, I love making candles. I live having the final product to enjoy and the joy of DIY, perfect combination for me. Thanks for stopping by.
I love this idea, so pretty. I’ve never made candles before and would love to give it a try, I’ve pinned it for later.
These are gorgeous! I love the little paper covers you had, too. I’m sure they smell amazing! Thank you for sharing at Together on Tuesdays 🙂
Thank you much Lisa
I bet they smell sooo lovely! Lavender is one of my favourite scents and I’d love to try and make candles! Love the cupcake look! Pinned!
Thank you Katrin
Thanks for sharing on #OverTheMoon. Have a great week.
Jasmine these are so lovely!! I keep thinking I am going to make some candles. I love the edges from the cupcake wrappers!!
Thanks Susanne, these were a fun variation to give the candles a fun look
Jasmine,
Even I could make candles following your directions. Great photography and excellent tutorial. Do you use containers other than cupcake papers to make candles?
We would love for you to include a link back to Monday Social when you share your creativity.
Judith
Hi Judith, I have made candles in other containers, I love using mason jars as well but for these ones I wanted to give a bit different and unique look. I have made votive candles as well. I plan to share a few more in the future as I love using candles at home. I enjoy sharing the various projects at Monday Social, I have added the link to my link parties page. Thank you so much for stopping by.
Your lavender and floral candles are so pretty! I’m sure the aroma is wonderful. I love making candles, too. T hanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle. I’ll be featuring this at today’s party. Hope to see you there!
Hi Jasmine, I love, love lavender! And use it in my house often, haven’t done any real candle making yet, but I am tempted really like the added flower buds.
Thank you so much Marjan, I hope you try it, its a lot of fun. I absolutely love lavender too.
So pretty! I love them in the cupcake papers making such a great texture as well as the flowers. As I have told you before, my favorite scent!
Thank you so much Debbie, I love lavender, I cannot get enough of it in my candles, lotions and body butters!
Jasmine, I’ve never made candles before, I thought it was much more difficult than this. These are so beautiful and I love the smell of lavender. Pinning so I can make these too. I bet they smell as good as they look!
These sound so nice. I purchased some bulk lavender but have never made candles. I am pinning this. I will let you know how they turn out Jasmine.
Have a good week.