Thursday, July 30, 2015

Easy Crafts: Funfetti Cake Candle

The funfetti cake is a staple in every grocery store; everyone at some point in his or her life has tried this delicious cake. Everyone loves coming home and smelling freshly baked treats, well why not come home to smelling you favourite cake all the time!
This DIY room project candle is an easy craft to make and most importantly it costs less than $10.00 to do! All the supplies you may need to buy are at Michael’s or most craft stores.
What you need:
©Licensed under Creative Commons:2010, CostaMason jars
  • Waxed wicks
  • Hot glue gun
  • Corn syrup
  • Water
  • Small paintbrush
  • Rainbow sprinkles
  • Soy wax/ cupcake scented wax
  • Measuring cup
Once you have collected all the ingredients you can begin to make this delicious candle!
  1. Hot glue the wicks into the mason jars
  2. In a bowl mix the corn syrup with water and coat the inside of the mason jar with the paint brush
  3. Holding the jar horizontally add a spoonful of sprinkles and rotate the jar slowly covering the jar in sprinkles
  4. Melt the soy wax with the cupcake scented wax in a double boiler then pour the wax inside the mason jars once melted
  5. Store in the freezer until wax is completely solid

Now you may be skeptical but this actually works. Once created you can enjoy the smells of freshly baked funfetti cake all the time! Just beware: you may be disappointing visitors when they think that you’re ‘actually’ baking a cake! Enjoy!!!
What is your favourite candle smell? Comment below!

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