Outdoor Lighting by Hooga Homes

Learn how to make your own citronella candles this spring and view the new ceramic hurricane candle holder now available from Hooga Homes!

Impress your friends this summer with these handmade and designed hurricane candle holders. Kristin from Hooga Homes built these ceramic candle holders with a protective windshield which is easy to rotate and protect the flame from the wind. The reflective glaze adds a beautiful effect in the night sky.

If you love candles and would like to try your hand at making your own, here is the perfect stylish kit to guarantee a successful outcome.

The kits consist of:

Glass cylinder, crochet cover, 2 x wicks, 2 x wick holders, 260 gram Soy Wax, 5% fragrance – Citronella & Vanilla and 4 yellow colour pellets

Additional items you will need:

Glue gun to secure your wicks, 2 stove top pots-1 large & 1 small, thermometer and a skewer to stir.

Method:

1. Secure your wicks evenly spaced with glue in your cylinder
2. Use the wick holders to keep wicks in place
3. Add your wax to your melting pot and place in a larger pot with water, bring to
a boil and allow wax to melt completely.
4. Add the color flakes at 75 degrees and stir well
5. Add the fragrance at 65 degrees and stir well
6. Pour wax into the cylinder at 59 degrees, leave a quarter of the wax behind to
do a top up layer 24 hrs after your first pour.
7. Allow to cool for 24hrs
8. Melt the top up wax, same method as before
9. Pour top up layer at 65 degrees.
10. Allow to cool for 12hrs
11. Trim your wicks
12. Light your candle and ensure you burn it long enough to have the top evenly
melted to create a good burn memory.

Keeping your outdoors on trend and smelling great with Hooga Homes.