Christmas Wax Scented Ornaments
Use pretty faux botanicals and fragrance oils to make beautiful scented wax ornaments for your tree or to give away this Christmas season.
Yield: 6
Cost: $25
Equipment
- Old pot to hold water and heat melting pitcher
- Melting pitcher or clean large can for melting wax
- Wooden skewer for stirring
Materials
- silicone mold 6 cell
- beeswax pellets ~ .5 pound
- mini pine cones - 12
- artificial berries and evergreens
- fragrance oils or essential oils ~ 5 ml or 2 ounces
- wooden toothpicks
- wax twine for hanging
Instructions
- Melt the beeswax pellets in a pouring pitcher set in an old pan filled about 1/4 - 1/3 with water on the stove.
- Once the wax has completely melted remove from the stove and let sit for 30 seconds.
- Add fragrance oils and stir with a wooden skewer.
- Pour the wax into the molds about 1/3 of the way.
- Let sit for about 30 seconds before adding the pine cones, berries, and greenery.
- Push the botanicals slightly into the wax, leaving some parts out.
- Pour a little more wax on top of the botanicals.
- Place a wooden toothpick in the corner of each ornament.
- Allow the wax to harden before removing it. This should take about an hour.
- Push the toothpick through creating a hole to thread a piece of waxed twine or ribbon through to act as a hanger.
- Package in cellophane bags or fabric bags for gift giving.
Notes
You can use essential oils too. Good options would be fir needle oil, orange oil, clove, and cinnamon. Some are stronger than others so you will have to experiment with a few drops each to see how you like it.
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