What you'll make
Picture the end of the night: every guest heads home with a little tin candle in their pocket, your names and date on the lid. A few weeks later they light it on a quiet evening and the room smells of lavender and your wedding. About 86p a guest.
Materials (per item)
- small metal tin with lid · 1holds the candle£0.34
- soy wax flakes · 45 gthe candle itself£0.29
- candle wick with metal base · 1the part you light£0.05
- lavender candle scent oil · 3 mlgives the candle its smell£0.16
- round white sticker labels · 2names on lid, safety note underneath£0.02
- DIY cost each£0.86
Tools
- Kitchen scales
- Pouring jug or heatproof glass jug
- Saucepan
- Sugar or digital thermometer
- Wick stickers or a glue dot
- Clothes pegs or wick bars
- Spoon
- Printer
- Kitchen roll
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