Ingredients
Cedar
Juniper
Dried Oranges
Lavender
Rose
Equipment needed
Paraffin wax
pan
wax pot
cupcake liners
cupcake pans
candle wicks
baking sheet
parchment paper
Instructions
Place parchment paper on the baking sheets. Putting the cupcake pans onto. This will contain any spills that may happen. Place cupcake liners in the pan. You may double up on the liners. Some brands soak up the wax and they stick to the pans.
Put a pan with some water in the bottom on the stove and allow the water to simmer.
Lay out your cupcake cases.
Place a spoonful of sawdust or wood chipping into each case.
Pour melted wax over the sawdust and leave to set.
If you don’t have wax lying around then you can buy some paraffin wax at your local hardware store, or pick up some cheap candles at a charity/thrift store.
Melting the Wax:
Place some wax inside a tin can or some other vessel that you don’t mind getting a bit wrecked. I use the old wax from candles that have burnt down.
Heat up a large pan of water and place the tin can inside the pan.
Keep heating the water until the wax has melted and then use/pour the wax immediately.
Sometimes the tin can may start to float. If this happens then use some tongs to hold it in place and prevent it from tipping over.
Take care when removing the tin from the pan of water. These will be very hot.
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