Handmade candles made by rolling up of beeswax sheets. Every year, it has become our tradition to give these candles along with holiday cards to those who have helped us and to our friends or classmates. My daughter loves this process and is always happy to help. One sheet of beeswax can be cut into four pieces to make four small candles. The small sheets are easy to wrap around a kid’s hands and are the perfect size for gifts. The time spent working with the sweet aroma of beeswax is a healing time for us. And when wrapped in Orizome paper, they make the perfect gift for the holiday season. This year I will be giving them as a greeting from ARUHI to those around me for appreciation. With gratitude to the bees too. Wishing you a wonderful holiday with cozy candlelight.

Instructions for making

Step 1. Cut the Candle Sheets

Cut the candle sheet into quarters with a cutter. The finished candle will be about 10cm long. Cut the wick 1~2cm longer than the beeswax sheets.

Step 2. Wrap the Candle Wick

Place the core on the edge of the sheet and lightly hold it down with your hand to make it adhere. Then, slowly roll it up from the edge. Finish by gently pressing down on the edges as if warming them with your hands.

Step 3. Wrap with Orizome

Cut a piece of Orizome paper to 13 cm x 13 cm. Place two candles slightly above the center of the paper and wrap tightly from bottom to top, then left to right. Fasten with string and decorate with greenery.

Candle Decorating

This is an option to decorate candles. Using Decorating beeswax sheets and mini shape cutters, you can decorate a candle with a single point of interest. You can create shapes such as flowers, stars, mushrooms, leaves, etc. by combining the die-cut shapes. Of course, you can also create your own shapes with your hands, just like modeling with clay.

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