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Drink Candles

Candle Ice Cubes

MATERIALS:
Small pot
Clear candle gel
Silicone spatula
Silicone square mold
Cutting mat
Knife

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place clear candle gel in a small pot and melt according to package instructions.
2. Carefully pour gel into square silicone molds.
3. Let gel cool to harden.
4. Remove harden gel from the mold.
5. Cut into squares to create “ice cubes” for the drink candles.

Cola Candle

MATERIALS:
Pint glass
Candle wick
Hot glue
Clothespin
Melted candle gel
Fragrance oil
Amber candle dye

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Apply a small amount of hot glue to the base of a candle wick.
2. Place the candle wick in a pint glass. Push down the wick with a stick to secure it in place.
3. In a small pot combine melted candle gel, fragrance oil and amber candle dye.
4. Carefully pour candle mixture into pint glass. Fill up about ⅔ of the glass. Use a clothespin to hold the wick in place.
5. Add candle ice cubes to the glass.
6. Fill the rest of the glass with the melted candle mixture.
7. Let cool.
8. Trim the wick before using.

Margarita Candle

MATERIALS:
White tealight
Melted candle gel
Margarita glass
Candle wick
Hot glue
Fragrance oil
Green candle dye
Yellow candle dye

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Break a tealight in half and remove the wick. Cut the tealight into small pieces to resemble margarita salt.
2. Dip a margarita glass in melted candle gel to coat the rim of the glass. While the gel is still hot, dip the glass in the tealight bits to coat the rim of the glass.
3. Attach a wick to the center of the margarita glass. Secure with hot glue.
4. In a small pot combine fragrance oil, green candle dye and yellow candle dye.
5. Carefully pour the mixture into the margarita glass. Fill the glass ⅔ of the way.
6. Add candle ice cubes to the glass.
7. Fill the rest of the glass with the melted candle mixture.
8. Let cool.
9. Trim the wick before using.

Beer Candle:

MATERIALS:
Melted candle gel
Fragrance oil
Amber candle dye
Yellow candle dye
Beer mug
Candle wick
Clothespin
Hot glue
Melted white candle wax
Hand mixer

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Attach a wick to the base of a beer mug with hot glue.
2. In a small pot combine melted candle gel, fragrance oil, amber candle dye and yellow candle dye.
3. Carefully pour the candle mixture into the beer mug. Leave about half an inch at the top of the mug. Use a clothespin to hold the wick in the middle of the glass.
4. In a small mixing bowl pour out a small amount of melted white candle wax. You can melt down old tealights. Using a hand blender carefully whip the candle at a low speed, until the wax begins to cool and resemble drink foam.
5. Carefully spoon the foam candle wax to the top of the beer. Drizzle some foam to the side of the glass for added decoration.
6. Let cool.
7. Trim the wick before using.

Tequila Sunrise Candle

MATERIALS:
Melted candle gel
Fragrance oil
Red candle dye
Yellow candle dye
Hurricane glass
Candle wick
Clothespin
Hot glue
White tealight

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Attach a wick to the base of a hurricane glass with hot glue.
2. In a small pot combine melted candle gel, fragrance oil and red candle dye.
3. Fill the hurricane glass about ⅓ of the way with the red candle mixture.
4. Add candle ice cubes to the glass until the glass is half full. Hold the wick in place with a clothespin.
5. In a small pot combine melted candle gel, fragrance oil, yellow candle dye and one white tealight. Remove the wick from the tealight before adding it to the mixture. Mix the wax until the tealight has fully melted into the mixture.
6. Carefully pour the yellow mixture into the hurricane glass. Fill the glass about ¾ of the way. Give glass a gentle stir.
7. Add candle ice cubes to the glass.
8. Fill the rest of the glass with the melted yellow candle mixture.
9. Let cool.
10. Trim the wick before using.


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