| For stay-at-home moms or SAHMs, trying to figure | | | | you plan to make, you can melt and use as many |
| out what to do might seem pretty easy, but it can | | | | wax as you want, and create different geometric |
| actually be a bore. Especially when the children are | | | | forms, animals and abstract figures with your molds. |
| getting older, and spending more time outside the | | | | You can use crayons or dye to color your wax - |
| house, SAHMs may suddenly find themselves having | | | | blue, red, purple, green, yellow or orange. |
| too much time in their hands, besides taking care of | | | | Try to spice up your candles by designing interesting |
| the household chores. | | | | candles holders. Put ribbons on them, dried or pressed |
| One way to become productive and to develop | | | | flowers or specially cut out papers or glitters, the |
| one's creativity is by engaging in arts and crafts. This | | | | give these handmade candles the pizzazz to stand |
| hobby allows one to become resourceful in using | | | | out from the rest. It requires patience, care and skill |
| recyclable materials, imaginative in creating innovative | | | | in taking the time to create these detailed designs on |
| ideas and even enterprising in using one's creations to | | | | the candle. |
| make money. Arts and crafts run the gamut of what | | | | You can create scented candles. Scented candles are |
| Martha Stewart does on her show-from | | | | best for gift ideas, room decors or aromatherapy |
| cross-stitching, to scrapbooking. One is candle-making. | | | | sessions. They are created by heating the wax, and |
| Candle-making is easy - you just need a wick, mold, | | | | when it reaches the melting point, you pour from |
| cutter and scissors, bottles, cut outs and designs for | | | | essential oils like lavender or lemon into the mixture. |
| pasting on the candle, and essential oils to provide | | | | It is best to use chemicals that are oil-based rather |
| that smooth, pleasant smelling fragrance. For | | | | than water-based - this allows the fragrance oil to |
| beginners who are into candle-making, they can use | | | | mix well with the candle mixture while you are |
| candle molds to create candles of various shapes and | | | | heating it. It is advised to use gel wax rather than |
| sizes. Depending on the wax you are using, you can | | | | paraffin wax when making scented candles, since gel |
| create molds whichever way you want - simple | | | | wax holds the smell much longer. Organic candles |
| containers like bottles or cans can help in creating | | | | such as soy candles or beeswax candles are great |
| these molds. Also, depending on how many candles | | | | because of its environment-friendly properties. |