DIY Wooden Wick Candles

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For my own Bridal Shower years ago, my bridesmaids chose wooden wick candles as the prizes for my bridal shower games and I thought it was the best idea ever! For the fall or for just feeling cozy, there is nothing like the sound of a crackling fire and the crackling candles gave that same feel and were a beloved prize by all those lucky enough to win them! As I was deciding what prizes I wanted to give at my best friends shower this November, I knew some Wooden Wick Candles had to be Included!

For my candles, I made one of them a Deep Rose Pink with a Rose and Vanilla Scent for my bestie’s Beauty and the Beast Tea Party Bridal Shower, and the other a light Silver Sage Green with a Cedar, Peppermint, and Lemon Scents for a nice cozy wintertime feel, which I can’t wait to burn myself this holiday season! For these candles, I bought a Candle Dye and Fragrance Set that came with a variety of different color and scent options, while also making use of my Essential Oils Set I bought for my other Spa Themed Projects to scent my Silver Sage Candle, so make sure to check out the scent available in both sets to decide what you want to do for your own candles.

I melted, dyed, and scented each of my candles individually, which I also love for making each candle unique for your recipient. While I’m using my candles for Bridal Shower Prizes and my own personal use, these candles are an easy and fun gift to make for Bridesmaid Proposals, Holiday Gifts, or Baby Shower Prizes too!

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Supplies:

- Soy Wax
- Wooden Wicks with Iron Holding Stands
- Lidded Candle Jars or Glass Candle Jars
- Candle Pouring Pot
- Candle Dye
- Fragrance Oils or Essential Oils
- Glass Thermometer
- Silicone Whisk or Spatula
- Hot Plate or Burner

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1. Start by weighing out your candle wax for the candles you wish to make into your pot or candle pouring pot. I used 16 oz per for each candle, the full volume of the jars I used, so that I had a little extra wax to work with and top them with at the end. For the bits of extra wax I used in these projects I made myself a couple of little striped Candles in Favor Jars to burn in my office! You can make up to four candles if you are using a melting pot like I am, but I liked melting 16 oz at once so I could color and scent each candle uniquely, which is super fun for personalizing them for your friends, bridesmaids, or yourself!

2. Melt the wax over medium low heat until the wax is between 200-220 F. Once it has reached this temperature, add your wax coloring,  mixing with a silicone whisk until it is completely incorporated. Check the color of your wax as you add more dye by letting wax dry on the back of a metal spoon, until it has reached the desired shade. Remove wax from heat.

For my candles, I used a mix of two dyes per candle, one to make a rosy gold shade and one to make a silvery sage shade.

Rose Gold: (per 16 oz of candle)

Fuschia Dye: 3g
Gold Dye: 2g

Silver Sage: (per 16 oz of candle)

Dark Green Dye: 2g
Silver Grey Dye: 2g

These were the first candles I dyed, and while I like their darker colors, my scale wasn’t accurate enough to measure these small amounts of grams accurately! If you also don’t have a scale that can measure 1-5 g, I’d recommend adding the dye a few chips at a time and checking the color until it reaches the right shade, which is how I did the rest of my Candle Projects.

3. Let the wax cool to 150 F and then add the fragrance or essential oil of your choice, continuously stirring the wax with your whisk to bond the fragrance and continue to cool for pouring. The fragrances I chose for my candles were:

Rose Gold: Candle Fragrance Oils
Rose Fragrance - 15 drops
Vanilla Fragrance - 5-10 drops

Silver Sage: Essential Oils Set
Cedar Essential Oil - 10 drops
Peppermint Essential Oil - 5 drops
Lemon Essential Oil - 5 drops

When the wax has cooled to about 120 F, it is ready to pour into the jars.

4. While the wax is cooling, prepare your wicks and jars. I used to think that you had to soak your wooden wicks in melted wax prior to candle making, but from new research that is not the case, though with soy wax you may want to add a drop or two of fragrance oil to your wicks for easier burning! Taking a wooden wick secured in its iron stand, dip the stand end into the melted wax and place into the candle jar, using the wax to seal it to the bottom of the jar. Once the wicks are dry, use your candle pourer to fill your candles just below the lip of the jar, reserving any extra wax to finish the candle. Now let the candle cool completely.

5. Once the candle is cooled, check the top to see if there are any divots or imperfections in the top of the candle, which can happen during cooling. If needed, remelt the remaining wax to 120 F and “top off” any imperfections on the top of the candle, again allowing it to cool completely. Trim the wooden wick with nail clippers, cuticle cutters, or small scissors and you’re done!

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DIY I Do Crew Skinny Tumblers

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When I was designing Bridesmaids Tumblers, I had to include my new favorite bridal party group saying, the I Do Crew! I love this saying and it's perfect not only for Bridesmaids Proposals and Gifts, but also for your whole bridal party group to use for getting ready or dress shopping! 

 I made the decals with Oracal 651 Turquoise Vinyl and they were beautiful on the Clear Acrylic Tumblers, but I would love to see what the Gold Metalized Vinyl would look like on a Black, White or Marbled Tumbler for a bachelorette party! I used the fonts Bebas Kai for “I Do” and Rachella for “Crew” if you would like to use these phones to further personalize tumblers they are available for free at dafont.com

You can see more of our Tumbler Decal Designs Here for other choices to perfectly fit your taste and that you can DIY for your girls!

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Supplies:
Skinny Tumblers
Permanent Adhesive Vinyl
Transfer Paper
Craft Cutter and Tool Set

Skinny Tumbler Design Cut File

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1. After downloading the cut files, import them into the Cricut Software. After creating a new project, select Upload Image. Select the file you wish to upload and it will automatically take you to the final upload screen, where you can name the file, then select Save.

2. Cut the design(s) in your choice of permanent adhesive vinyl with the Vinyl Setting on your Cricut. The SVG Files are sized so that they will automatically cut to the size you see in the photos, but if you want to change the size you can.

4. Now, transfer the design to your tumbler. Remove the tape and decal from the backing, making sure that the entire decal transfers to the transfer tape.

3. Once the designs are cut, weed away the extra vinyl and cut a piece of transfer tape to 2.5" x 7.5". Cut away any excess backing from the vinyl design and smooth transfer tape over the design, aligning it with the text and arranging it such that one set of the 1/2” blocks are along the left of the decal, as shown in the photos. Using the smoother tool, smooth the tape over the vinyl, removing any air bubbles.

5. Arrange the design such that the short side of the transfer tape is along the top edge of the lip of the tumbler, as shown in the photos. Starting from the top and working down, trace the letters to smooth them onto the tumbler. Smooth the design to remove any air bubbles. Remove the transfer tape from the tumbler, leaving the design on the tumbler.

6. Use the smoother tool or your finger to retrace the letters after removing the transfer tape to smooth out any additional air bubbles. Repeat with the remaining tumblers.

Romantic Font DIY Bridal Party Flasks

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While they are most commonly used for Bachelorette Party Favors, fun flasks like these are great gifts to give to your Bridesmaids as part of a Bridesmaid Proposal or Bridesmaid Gift too!

I made my decals in Oracal 651 Turquoise Permanent Adhesive Vinyl, and while its a pretty choice, I feel like darker colored vinyl (or a different colored flask) would make it even better! This is a great project to start with if you haven’t done much vinyl transfer, the slightly curved surface is still easy to transfer to and this girly delicate font is the perfect way to class up a standard flask!

For those of you that may want to create more personalized designs,  I used the font Clarissa for the decals, which you can download for free at dafont.com.

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Supplies:
Flasks
Permanent Adhesive Vinyl
Transfer Paper
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat

Flask Design Cut File

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1. After downloading the cut files, import them into the Cricut Software. After creating a new project, select Upload Image. Select the file you wish to upload and it will automatically take you to the final upload screen, where you can name the file, then select Save.

2. Cut the design(s) in your choice of permanent adhesive vinyl with the Vinyl Setting on your Cricut. The SVG Files are sized so that they will automatically cut to the size you see in the photos.

3. Once the designs are cut, weed away the extra vinyl and cut a piece of transfer tape to 3.5" x 5". Cut away any excess backing from the vinyl design and smooth transfer tape over the design, aligning the decals as shown in the photos. The flasks are 3.5" x 4.5" so arrange the decals based on where you want it on the flask.  Using the smoother tool, smooth the tape over the vinyl, removing any air bubbles.

4. Now, transfer the design to your flask. Remove the transfer tape from the vinyl backing, transferring the vinyl design to the transfer tape.

5. Align the design on the flask along the top edge of the flask . Smooth the design onto the flask, once again using the smoother to remove any air bubbles.

6. Remove the transfer tape to leave the design on the flask, then repeat the process for all the additional flasks.

Bride and Squad DIY Toasting Flutes

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To join our Bride and Tribe Flutes in the Bridesmaid Proposal Glassware Projects, their cousin the Bride and Squad Flutes! Champagne Flutes are a great choice for Bachelorette Parties, as well as for Bridesmaid Proposals or holding getting ready drinks the morning of your wedding!

I made my bride flute in Silver Glitter Permanent Adhesive Vinyl, and the squad flutes in Oracal 651 Purple Permanent Adhesive Vinyl, and the colors turned out perfect! But you could easily make dozens of different combinations to perfectly match your wedding or bachelorette colors. This is also a great project to start with if you haven’t done much vinyl transfer on curved surfaces before, the decal is easy to weed and the stemless flutes are much easier to align and transfer to than wine glasses.

For those of you that may want to create more personalized designs,  I used the font Passengers Script for the Bride and Squad Decals, which you can download for free at dafont.com.

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Supplies:

Stemless Champagne Flutes
Permanent Adhesive Vinyl
Transfer Paper
Craft Cutter and Tool Set

Flute Design Cut File

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1. After downloading the cut files, import them into the Cricut Software. After creating a new project, select Upload Image. Select the file you wish to upload and it will automatically take you to the final upload screen, where you can name the file, then select Save.

2. Cut the design(s) in your choice of permanent adhesive vinyl with the Vinyl Setting on your Cricut. The SVG Files are sized so that they will automatically cut to the size you see in the photos, but if you want to change the size to whatever you like. 

3. Once the designs are cut, weed away the extra vinyl and cut a piece of transfer tape to 2" x 5". Cut away any excess backing from the vinyl design and smooth transfer tape over the design. Align the “squad” decals with one of the 0.5” blocks of the transfer tape to the left of the decal and one block along the bottom of the letters “uad.” Align the “bride” decal with two blocks to the left of the decal,  and one block along the bottom of the “id.” This will make it easier to place it properly on the glasses later.

4. After smoothing the transfer tape of the designs with the smoother tool, remove the transfer tape from the backing, lifting the design with the transfer tape.

5. Using the transfer tape as a spacer, smooth the design onto the flutes, aligning the short side of the transfer tape along the top edge of the glasses. I adhered mine as shown below, with the tape parallel to the top of the glass just under the rim.

6. Once the transfer tape is aligned along the top, smooth it onto the glass from top to bottom. I smoothed mine by tracing the letters from top to bottom until the entire design was smoothed onto the flute.

7. Once the design has been smoothed and all air bubbles are removed, remove the transfer tape to leave the design on the flute. Repeat the process for all the remaining flutes.

Bride Squad DIY Skinny Tumblers

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For those of you that may want to create more personalized designs,  I used the font Passengers Script for the Bride and Bride Squad Decals, which you can download for free at dafont.com.

Skinny Tumblers are a great choice for  Bridesmaid Proposals, Bridesmaid Gifts, Bachelorette Party Favors, or getting ready drinks the morning of your wedding. Since they are also a great choice for crafty brides to DIY, we’ve made multiple Tumbler Designs for you to choose from! Up today are some bride squad skinny tumblers, Perfect for including in a bridesmaid box or for sipping bachelorette cocktails at the pool.

These decals are easy to weed and good project for beginners working on curved surfaces. While the tumblers are a curved surface, the cylindrical shape makes the transfer pretty easy. The bride decal was cut is Oracal 651 Gold Permanent Adhesive Vinyl with the bride squad cut in Glitter SeaFoam Green, which may be one of my new favorite color combinations!

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Supplies:
Skinny Tumblers
Permanent Adhesive Vinyl
Transfer Paper
Craft Cutter and Tool Set

Skinny Tumbler Design Cut File

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1. After downloading the cut files, import them into the Cricut Software. After creating a new project, select Upload Image. Select the file you wish to upload and it will automatically take you to the final upload screen, where you can name the file, then select Save.

2. Cut the design(s) in your choice of permanent adhesive vinyl with the Vinyl Setting on your Cricut. The SVG Files are sized so that they will automatically cut to the size you see in the photos, but if you want to change the size you can.

3. Once the designs are cut, weed away the extra vinyl and cut a piece of transfer tape to 3" x 7.5". Cut away any excess backing from the vinyl design and smooth transfer tape over the design, aligning it with the text and arranging it such that one set of the 1/2” blocks are along the left of the decal, as shown in the photos. Using the smoother tool, smooth the tape over the vinyl, removing any air bubbles.

4. Now, transfer the design to your tumbler. Remove the tape and decal from the backing, making sure that the entire decal transfers to the transfer tape.

5. Arrange the design such that the short side of the transfer tape is along to top edge of the lip of the tumbler, as shown in the photos. Starting from the top and working down, trace the letters to smooth them onto the tumbler. Smooth the design to remove any air bubbles,. Remove the transfer tape from the tumbler, leaving the design on the tumbler.

6. Use the smoother tool or your finger to retrace the letters after removing the transfer tape to smooth out any additional air bubbles. Repeat with the remaining tumblers.

I Do Crew DIY Bridal Party Wine Glasses

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I always seem to get enamored with different little phrases to describe your bridal party, and this year was no different. Once I heard the phrase “I Do Crew,” I wanted (and succeeded) to put it on everything bridesmaid! So the first in a selection of the I Do Crew Projects coming out this year, I started with the perfect choice for a bridesmaid proposal, a wine glass! Wine glasses are a super cute way to invite your maids and are a particular favorite of mine because they are so easy to package into cute little boxes!

I made the decals in Glitter Seafoam Green Permanent Adhesive Vinyl, and I love how they turned out! Wine Glasses can be a little tricky to transfer to, so cut a couple extra decals and take your time with the transfer, starting in the middle of the design and working outward, once you get the hang of it it’s not too tricky!

For those of you that may want to create more personalized designs,  I used the font Bebas Kai for the “I Do” and the font Rachella Script for the “crew” lettering on the Decals, which you can download for free at dafont.com.

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Supplies:
Wine Glasses
Permanent Adhesive Vinyl
Transfer Paper
Craft Cutter and Tool Set

Wine Glass Cut Files

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1. After downloading the cut files, import them into the Cricut Software. After creating a new project, select Upload Image. Select the file you wish to upload and it will automatically take you to the final upload screen, where you can name the file, then select Save.

2. Cut the design(s) in your choice of permanent adhesive vinyl with the Vinyl Setting on your Cricut. The SVG Files are sized so that they will automatically cut to the size you see in the photos, but if you want to change the size you can do so to fit another sized glass than the ones we recommend.

3. Once the designs are cut, weed away the extra vinyl and cut a piece of transfer tape to 3.25" x 3". Cut away any excess backing from the vinyl design and smooth transfer tape over the design, aligning the bottom of the first set of blocks along the top of the text, as shown. Using the smoother tool, smooth the tape over the vinyl, removing any air bubbles.

4. Remove the transfer tape, making sure that the whole of the design transfers from the vinyl backing to the transfer tape.

5. Now, transfer the design to your glass. Arrange the decal on about the middle of the glass, then smooth the design around the curve of the glass from the middle of the design to the edges. Smooth any air bubbles out of the vinyl, but don’t worry about the crinkling of the transfer tape with the curved surface.

6. Remove the transfer tape to leave the design on the glass. Any additional bubbles in the design can now be smoothed out with either your fingers or the smoother tool. Repeat the process with all remaining wine glasses.

Arrow Decal DIY Bridal Party Skinny Tumblers

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Bridal Party tumblers are always a great choice for Bridesmaid Proposals, Gifts, or as Bachelorette Party Favors, so we had to add to our collection of decals! Since we are starting the year with some fun projects to invite your bridal party to the wedding fun, our first tumbler project of the year are these Bridal Party Arrow Decal Tumblers.

The whimsical arrow decals are easy to weed and a great project for beginners. While the tumblers are a curved surface, the cylindrical shape makes the transfer far easier than wine glasses. The bride decal was cut is Silver Glitter Permanent Adhesive Vinyl, complemented by the maid of honor and bridesmaids tumblers in Lilac and Purple Permanent Adhesive Vinyl.

For those of you that may want to create more personalized designs,  I used the font Bio Monster for the lettering in the arrow decals, which you can download for free at dafont.com.

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Supplies:

Skinny Tumblers
Permanent Adhesive Vinyl
Transfer Paper
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Skinny Tumbler Design Cut File

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1. After downloading the cut files, import them into the Cricut Software. After creating a new project, select Upload Image. Select the file you wish to upload and it will automatically take you to the final upload screen, where you can name the file, then select Save.

2. Cut the design(s) in your choice of permanent adhesive vinyl with the Vinyl Setting on your Cricut. The SVG Files are sized so that they will automatically cut to the size you see in the photos, but if you want to change the size you can.

3. Once the designs are cut, weed away the extra vinyl and cut a piece of transfer tape to 2.5" x 7.5". Cut away any excess backing from the vinyl design and smooth transfer tape over the design, aligning it with the text and arranging it such that one set of the 1/2” blocks are to the left of the end of the arrow, with the decal horizontally aligned along the bottom of the text. Using the smoother tool, smooth the tape over the vinyl, removing any air bubbles.

4. Now, transfer the design to your tumbler. Remove the tape and decal from the backing, making sure that the entire decal transfers to the transfer tape.

5. Arrange the design such that the short side of the transfer tape is along to top edge of the lip of the tumbler, as shown. Starting from the top and working down, trace the letters to smooth them onto the tumbler. Smooth the design to remove any air bubbles,. Remove the transfer tape from the tumbler, leaving the design on the tumbler.

6. Use the smoother tool or your finger to retrace the letters after removing the transfer tape to smooth out any additional air bubbles. Repeat with all remaining tumblers.

DIY Bride and Tribe Bridal Party Champagne Flutes

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There's no better way to celebrate the New Year, and hopefully a New Years or Christmas Proposal, than a toast is some fun glittery DIY champagne flutes. These Bride and Tribe stemless flutes are a great choice for Bridesmaid Proposals, Gifts, or as Bachelorette Party Favors!

I made my bride flute in Oracal 651 White Permanent Adhesive Vinyl, and since I couldn’t decide between the Glitter Seafoam Green and the Glitter Rose Gold Vinyl, I ended up making Tribe decals in both colors! You may even see magically, some may say accidentally, that the flute switches colors part way through the tutorial!

This is also a great project to start with if you haven’t done much vinyl transfer on curved surfaces before, the decal is easy to weed and the stemless flutes are much easier to align and transfer to than wine glasses.

For those of you that may want to create more personalized designs,  I used the font Breamcatcher for the Bride and Tribe Decals, which you can download for free at dafont.com.

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Supplies:

Stemless Champagne Flutes
Permanent Adhesive Vinyl
Transfer Paper
Craft Cutter and Tool Set

Flute Design Cut File

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1. After downloading the cut files, import them into the Cricut Software. After creating a new project, select Upload Image. Select the file you wish to upload and it will automatically take you to the final upload screen, where you can name the file, then select Save.

2. Cut the design(s) in your choice of permanent adhesive vinyl with the Vinyl Setting on your Cricut. The SVG Files are sized so that they will automatically cut to the size you see in the photos, but if you want to change the size to whatever you like.

3. Once the designs are cut, weed away the extra vinyl and cut a piece of transfer tape to 2" x 5". Cut away any excess backing from the vinyl design and smooth transfer tape over the design, aligning it to along the first letter of the designs  with the bottom lines of the tape aligning to the text as shown above. Make sure to align it such that 1” of the transfer tape is to the left of the first letter to use in placing it properly on the glasses later.

4. After smoothing the transfer tape of the design with the smoother tool, remove the transfer tape from the backing, lifting the design from the backing with the transfer tape.

5. Using the transfer tape as a spacer, smooth the design onto the flutes, aligning the short side of the transfer tape along the top edge of the glasses. I adhered mine as shown to the right. with the tape parallel to the top of the glass just under the rim.

6. Once the transfer tape is aligned along the top, smooth it onto the glass from top to bottom. I smoothed mine by tracing the letters from top to bottom until the entire design was smoothed onto the flute,as shown to the left.

7. Once the design has been smoothed and all air bubbles are removed, remove the transfer tape to leave the design on the flute. Repeat the process for all the remaining flutes.

DIY That's What She Said Bachelorette Flasks

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Group Flasks are always a fun choice for a bachelorette party and these “That’s what she said” Flasks are no exception! I just had to add in a set with my favorite bachelorette saying!

For these I used Amethyst Glitter Permanant Vinyl for the group flasks and Oracal 651 White Vinyl for the Bridal Flask, but making them again I might make the Bridal Flask a Glitter vinyl as well. :)

See more of our Flask Projects Here!

Supplies:
Flasks
Permanent Adhesive Vinyl
Transfer Paper
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Flask Design Cut File

1. After downloading the cut files, import them into the Cricut Software. After creating a new project, select Upload Image. Select the file you wish to upload and it will automatically take you to the final upload screen, where you can name the file the select Save. 

2. Cut the design(s) in your choice of permanent adhesive vinyl with the Vinyl Setting on your Cricut. The SVG Files are sized so that they will automatically cut to the size you see in the photos.

3. Once the designs are cut, weed away the extra vinyl and cut a piece of transfer tape to 3.5" x 4". Cut away any excess backing from the vinyl design and smooth transfer tape over the design, aligning it along the top of the text with one of the 1/2” blocks just below the underside of the “t’s” of your text as show below. Using the smoother tool, smooth the tape to the vinyl, removing any air bubbles.

4. Now, transfer the design to your flask. Remove the transfer tape from the vinyl backing, transferring the vinyl design to the transfer tape.

5. Align the design on the flask along the bottom of the flask as shown above. Smooth the design onto the flask, once again using the smoother to remove any air bubbles.

6. Remove the transfer tape to leave the design on the flask, then repeat the process for all the additional flasks.