We gathered these clam shells from Nyla's school field trip awhile back. I remembered making shell candles back when I was a little girl so I thought it would be fun to do with Nyla.
As always, Nyla added her fun, creative twist to my ordinary plain. YAY, I just love her!
WHAT YOU NEED:
crayons with wrappers removed & broken up
wax (we used soy)
wicks
shells
HOW TO:
Just melt your wax according to directions
(we melted ours in the microwave w/safe containers)
Add melted crayons (we used Nyla's favorite colors, blue, pink & green)
Add your wick (this is the trickiest part trying to get your wick to stay up)
Add anything fun to melted wax, Nyla chose to add crayons, crayon shavings & some of the wax that spilt out of shells when it dried she broke off & added to wax)
(Nyla gave some to her teacher as part of a thank you gift & now I've got plenty of candles for hurricane season!)
For other seaside, beachy crafts check out this link party Zing Zing Tree
Love this idea!
ReplyDeleteHomemade pressies are always the best! These are so bright and cheerful - what a great idea. Thanks for sharing on Summer Carnival.
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