DIY Mosquito Repellent Candles – Crafts by Amanda

These DIY mosquito repellent candles are a pure method to rid of these pesky bugs buzzing round your ears.

Why we love this challenge

Do you know you could possibly make your individual home made DIY mosquito repellant candles? With elements like lemon, lime, water, and important oils these candles aren’t only for fairly ornament however repel undesirable pests in your yard they usually’re tremendous simple to make!

These repellent candles use clear pure elements to push back mosquitos. We will present you find out how to make them 3 alternative ways utilizing both lavender and peppermint, eucalyptus and lime, or a combination of lemon, eucalyptus, and peppermint. On high of that, these candles are fairly ornament making them superior for out of doors events and even weddings and showers.

Useful Mission Info:

• Age Stage: 12 and up
• Mess Issue: Small
• Stage of Issue: Simple
• Time to Full: Lower than 10 minutes
• Price Estimate: Lower than $10.00

Craft provides you have to

Get full record of provides and instructions within the printable model on the finish of this publish.

a Make Mosquito Repellent Candles

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1. Minimize lemon (and/or lime) into 1⁄4” thick slices and place 2-3 slices inside every glass jar.
2. Place 2-3 sprigs of greenery (lavender, rosemary, or eucalyptus) into every jar.
3. Add essential oils (see recipes beneath in printable instruction card).
4. Fill the jar with water to the neck of the jar submerging the citrus slices and sprigs of greenery.
5. Place a floating candle contained in the jar.

Knowledgeable Crafting Suggestions

• Having an out of doors get together? Make a giant batch of those fairly floating mosquito repellant candles to show all through the yard.
• You should purchase unscented floating candles from a neighborhood craft retailer or on-line.
• Sprigs of contemporary greenery like rosemary or lavender work in additional protection in opposition to mosquitos, however you’ll be able to actually use fake greenery as nicely.
• Use wide mouth mason jars, in whichever dimension you’d like so you could have room on your floating candles. When you determine to make use of bigger than 16 oz jars, you’ll be able to simply double the recipe referred to as for in every candle as to not dilute the combination an excessive amount of.

Spring and summer season are our favourite instances of the 12 months, however with these beautiful seasons come the bugs, and probably the most dreaded of all of them, mosquitos. I like with the ability to sit on my porch in peace with out having to swat my fingers, legs, arms, face… you title it. Insert, these DIY mosquito repellent candles! Which of them will you be making an attempt?

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Mosquito Repellant Candles

With elements like lemon, lime, water, and important oils these DIY mosquito repellant candles aren’t only for fairly ornament however work to push back undesirable pests in your yard.

Prep Time5 minutes

Crafting Time0 minutes

Whole Time5 minutes

Age Group: Grownup Crafts

Mission Sort: Mason Jar Crafts

Makes: 3 candles

Provides

• 3 huge mouth mason jars in varied sizes
• important oils lavender, peppermint, lime, eucalyptus, lemon
• contemporary or fake greenery lavender stems, rosemary sprigs, eucalyptus stems
• Recent lemon and lime
• 3 floating candles
• faucet water sufficient to fill every jar

Recipe 1

• 10 drops lavender important oil
• 10 drops peppermint important oil

Recipe 2

• 10 drops eucalyptus important oil
• 10 drops lime important oil

Recipe 3

• 10 drops eucalyptus important oil
• 10 drops peppermint important oil
• 10 drops lemon important oil

Directions

• Minimize lemon (and/or lime) into 1⁄4” thick slices and place 2-3 slices inside every glass jar.

• Place 2-3 sprigs of greenery (lavender, rosemary or eucalyptus) into every jar.

• Add important oils (see recipes above).

• Fill the jar with water to the neck of the jar submerging the citrus slices and sprigs of greenery.

• Place a floating candle contained in the jar.

Knowledgeable Suggestions & FAQs

• Sprigs of contemporary greenery like rosemary or lavender work in additional protection in opposition to mosquitos, however you’ll be able to actually use fake greenery as nicely.
• Use huge mouth mason jars, in whichever dimension you’d like so you could have room on your floating candles. When you determine to make use of bigger than 16 oz jars, you’ll be able to simply double the recipe referred to as for in every candle as to not dilute the combination an excessive amount of.