Lemon Candles for Weddings
You can make these lemon candles for weddings easily! See just how easy it is below to make your own DIY candles for your wedding ceremony or reception. These candles are also great for spring parties and summers by the pool. You will love making your own candles and adding then around your home.
Equipment
- Craft sticks
- Spoon
- Knife
- Small cooking pot
What You Will Need
- Lemons
- Beeswax
- Pre-waxed candle wicks with tabs attached
- Candle mold sealer
- Tin can
- Mason jar ring
Instructions
- Halve the lemons length-wise. Then, work a spoon around the edges of the lemon until the entire pulp is removed from the peel.
- Next, add the wick to the lemon. Add some mold sealer around the bottom of the wick tab to secure in place. Press well into the bottom of the lemon.
- To hold the wick up while your candle wax is cooling, use a craft stick as shown in the post above.
- Next, melt your beeswax. Add the beeswax to a tin can and then make a double boiler by setting the can on a mason jar ring in a small cooking pot that has a little water inside. Heat until wax is completely melted.
- Pour the wax from your tin can into your lemons. You can crease your tin can into more of a spout before adding the wax to melt if desired.
- Allow the wax to cool and harden before touching the lemon candles. Remove the wick holders while the wax is still a bit warm.
Notes
NOTE: You will want to make these no more than 24 hours before your wedding. The lemons will darken over time with exposure to the air.