Hello, beautiful people and welcome back to my favourite category on this blog: crafting! Depressingly, I feel like I’ve been crafting less recently . . . and that’s because I have been. Life really gets in the way of me and my hot glue gun.
How so? Well. Let me rant for a sentence or two. My visa renewal is in 4 days – and between tuition fees, rent, visa application costs and the mandatory insurance you have to pay upfront, my wallet has been begging for a rest. So alas, no gorging myself on new craft materials.
(Plants, however, are a different story. Although my partner and I propagate rare plants and make extra cash off it, so that’s a guilt-free indulgence. Or so I tell myself.)
Fortunately, today’s craft managed to sneak in, as I bought the mould from China and that ended up taking a month to arrive. So it’s kind of like past Mia was looking out for me! We love that girl. Oh, right, what are we making?
These beauties. These Venus candles are giving me all the bad-bitch goddess vibes. I entirely could see these being sold at Urban Outfitters and, look, I would buy them. Fortunately, they’re super easy to recreate . . . and today I’m going to show you how.
WHAT YOU NEED:
- A Venus candle mould – I searched all over the internet for one of these that wasn’t in China because of the shipping times. However, there was none to be found. This seller shipped out the mould super quickly and it’s wonderfully high quality.
- Soy candle wax
- Wax dye chips (if you want your candle to be coloured; if you want white candles, skip this one)
- Gold flakes
- Any fragrance oil scent you want! (I used a cranberry scent because . . . Christmas!)
- Long candle wick
HOW TO MAKE:
- Split the side of the mould gently. (It will be precut)
- There’ll be a small hole at the base of your mould that your wick is designed to fit through. Insert your wick and lay it down the middle, making sure the base of the wick is at the top of the mould.
- Rip up some gold foil and drop it into your mould.
- Melt your wax, including any wax dye chips.
- Once it’s liquid, add some of your fragrance oil per the packet’s instructions.
- Tape the side of the mould up and pour the wax in.
Leave to set for a few hours, then carefully remove from the mould. And that’s it!
As you guys can see, I had so much fun experimenting with the colour combinations of this! My personal favourite has to be the ombre one, although it admittedly doesn’t photograph well. Which do you like?
Anyways, lovers, that’s this post coming to its end. I apologise for not being as active here as I would have liked – I’ve been catching up with coursework and just . . . stressballing about my visa. Tomorrow is dedicated to catching up with comments and everyone!
If you enjoyed this DIY, or want to save it for later, make sure to share it via Pinterest!
And that’s a wrap! Which of these colours was your favourite? Would you attempt to create these candles yourself? Let me know your thoughts down below!
Peace,
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Can I first say that these are incredible? So stylish! You have the best creations. Just read about your visa also.. I hadn’t realised you weren’t an australian permanent resident. Are you on a partner, working or student visa? x
Ah thank you Maryam! Ah, I wish but it’s really hard to get PR or residency anymore – I’m currently on a student visa until my partner’s sponsorship is approved, then I’ll be defacto on there 🙂 x
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Oh my gosh these are gorgeous !! I feel like this has really come back into trends lately ?? I’ve been seeing them everywhere and wanting one for myself! X
Thank you Chloe! I’m obsessed with anything magic/vitnagey so this trend is such a big love from me! x
these are gorgeous!!
Aw thank you Elaine!
I love these! They look so stylish and I could definitely see them in Urban Outfitters. I have never tried making candles before but I would consider making these xx
Thank you, Sophie! Definitely do give them a crack, they’re so easy but they come out beautifully xx
These are amazing! They turned out great and love the white one with the gold flakes, it defiently resembles marble statues.
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Thank you Loren! x
These look beautiful!! Would make such a nice gift to someone.
Thank you!! I’m glad you liked them 🙂
Oh wow these are so amazing! I had no idea you could buy Venus candle moulds – how cool is that?!
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Thank you! I know right – there’s such a massive range of quirky candle moulds, I was tempted to buy tons of them!
Coolest candles I have seen. Love the grey one!
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Thank you, Radi!
That’s a pretty cool candle mold, the results look great. How are you melting the wax to make these?
Thank you! I just have a set “wax mug” and pop it in the microwave to melt
I never even thought of making my own candles, that’s genius! And I love how yours came out, they look amazing! The gold specs are the perfect touch 😍
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Aw, thank you Anika! I definitely agree – the gold flakes are such a nice finishing touch! x
These are so incredible and would make perfect Christmas presents xx
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Aw thank you so much Della! I gifted one to my mum and she seemed to like it! xx
This looks incredible!! I would have had no idea that these were homemade, as they look really expensive. I’ve been meaning to try and make a candle for years now, so this is so helpful xx
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Aw thank you, they’re so easy but I love how they turn out! xx
Congrats on the Etsy store! Love the name ! I’m in love with these candles! I will have to buy one once I’m done moving.
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Keri
Aw thank you, Keri!x
I love these! I wanna try them in a cute pastel colour I think! Super cute!
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ooo that would be so cute! thank you for reading 🙂
I was actually going to buy one of these for my sister for Christmas before I found something else that I preferred! Would definitely be purchasing if you did not live so far away! xx
Oh how lovely, these have turned out fantastic! Glad the moulds came quickly!
Corinne x
Oh my goodness! These are really cool! I love that you made them!
Omg, these are so cool! Cannot believe you do it yourself 😀
I will check your Etsy store right away eheh ❤
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Oh wow, these look stunning, love the colours you used!
We had a similar mold at home, but it took us quite few attempts to finally create a decent wax lady 🙂
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Girl. I. Can. NOT! These are amazing! definite mc drop and jaw is on the floor! I am obsessed with these and all your insane talent! <3
What a fun gift idea! You make it sound so easy too! i’d love to make my own candles – luckily my sister has learned how to so she just makes them for me, haha! 🙂 I have been burning them so often with working from home so much, I love it! 🙂
Hope that you had a lovely weekend, good luck with all the visa stress!
Oh I absolutely adore the female goddess body interior trend right now and have actually already bought some similar candles/vases or else I’d absolutely have picked up one of yours – you’re so talented, well done!
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I really love it! So nice and original.
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Omg… Just… WOW! I didn’t know you could DIY candles that are that complicated with just a mold. That’s something new to me. It amazes me how you never seem to run out of brilliant DIY ideas, Mia. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
OMG WOW what a great job you did with this!! I will have to check out your shop for sure. So clever and pretty I think these would sell like hot cakes at a place like Urban Outfitters. Love them!
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Oooh!! It is so cool that you made your own goddess candle! It looks super legit. Even then, all of these look super legit. Though, the wait time from China is typical. I’ve spent 3 months waiting for a package from China a while ago, crazy! Thanks for sharing this tutorial! I liked the gray one the most!
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Hey thanks so much for this informative diy project what wick size did you use?