The holiday season will soon be upon us. With only 44 days until Christmas, now is the perfect time to start creating homemade gifts. Starting today, keep your eyes on the blog for 12 days of consecutive holiday inspired tutorials. All the projects are easy to make and even easier to give!
To kick things off, these Scented Beeswax Ornaments are the perfect addition to your Christmas tree. Scented with Woodland Elves Fragrance Oil, these ornaments smell like a fresh pine, clove and juniper. If you have a fake tree this year, these ornaments are a great way to bring the fresh Christmas tree scent inside!
What You’ll Need:
Medium 9 Ball Silicone Mold
16 oz. White Beeswax
4 oz. Woodland Elves Fragrance Oil
1/2 tsp. Merlot Mica
1/2 tsp. Super Pearly White Mica
1/2 tsp. Gold Sparkle Mica
1/2 tsp. Green Chrome Oxide
1/2 tsp. Cellini Red Mica
Droppers
Ribbon
Click here to add everything you need for this project to your Bramble Berry shopping cart!ONE: To a separate heat safe containers, add 1/2 tsp. of Super Pearly White Mica, Green Chrome Oxide, Gold Sparkle Mica, and Merlot Mica. To the container containing Merlot Mica, add 1/2 tsp. Cellini Red Mica.
TWO: To each container, add 2 tbs. of Woodland Elves Fragrance Oil and use a spoon to thoroughly mix.
THREE: If necessary, use a mini mixer to get rid of any clumps.
FOUR: Melt beeswax over a double boiler. If you’d like you can use the microwave, just be careful! Because beeswax has an extremely high melting point, the container can get very hot (and possibly explode) if microwaved too long. Pour the melted beeswax evenly into each container, about 4 ounces.
FIVE: Use a spoon to thoroughly mix the wax, fragrance and colorants.
SIX: Using droppers, add 6 mL of wax into each cavity using various colors to complete the first layer. Allow to cool and harden. For our ornaments, we used a combination of red/gold and green/white, but you can use whatever color combinations you like!
Note: Work quickly, as the wax will harden in the droppers if it gets too cool.
SEVEN: Using the droppers, add 6 mL of wax on top of the hardened first layer using a contrasting color. Allow to full cool and harden.
EIGHT: Continue layering colors until each cavity has three 6 mL layers of beeswax.
NINE: After pouring the last layer, place a ribbon on top of the melted wax, and hold for several seconds until the wax cools and is able to support the ribbon. Once the ornaments are fully cool, remove from the mold and enjoy!
What are you decorating your tree with this year? Have a fun color scheme?
Hi!
I’ve just been wondering if you could use these all of the year, not just Christmas, and if so what scents and shapes?
Thanks, sorry if this is a stupid question.
-Me
Hi Cadence!
Absolutely! You can customize these ornaments with any color or fragrance you like. They’re very versatile.
What colors and fragrance you choose are personal preference! If you’re doing a Valentine’s Day theme, ornaments colored with Brick Red Oxide and Electric Bubble Gum would be pretty. They would also smell great with LoveSpell Fragrance Oil. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Brick Red Oxide Pigment: https://www.brambleberry.com/Brick-Red-oxide-Pigment-P4041.aspx
Electric Bubble Gum Colorant: https://www.brambleberry.com/Electric-Bubble-Gum-Colorant-P4966.aspx
LoveSpell Fragrance Oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/LoveSpell-Type-Fragrance-Oil-P4442.aspx
Could you use EcoSoya wax for these as well, or is that too soft?
Hi Carly!
We didn’t try these with soy wax, but I believe that would be OK! A small test batch may be helpful. 🙂
You may also want to put your ribbon in the bottom of the mold before pouring your soy wax. While beeswax is very hard and can hold the ribbon in one layer, soy wax is a little softer and may need a couple more layers to hold it.
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
EcoSoya Wax: https://www.brambleberry.com/Search.aspx?k=ecosoya
Quick question: How long will the smell last in these ornaments?
Hi Amanda!
Typically, the fragrance lasts about a year or so. After a year, the scent may fade slightly, or some of the top notes may disappear. Hope that helps! 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
i made these with melt and pur soap and put a hairpin (the kind that is used in jewelry making) through the middle and bent it underneath. I hung it on a busy sliding door for a week to see if It would hold up and it did.
Hi Rene!
That’s awesome! Thanks so much for sharing. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Could you make this as a melt and our soap on a rope with a white and a clear or goat and a honey base ?
Hi Marissa!
Absolutely, what a fun idea! You can use any of our bases to make these ornaments.
You can make them much the same way as the beeswax ornaments. Let each layer harden before pouring the next one. However, make sure to spray 99% isopropyl alcohol on the soap before pouring the melted soap. That will help the layers stick. I’ll include a tutorial that shows you how to do melt and pour layers!
You may also want to put your ribbon in the bottom of the mold before pouring your soap. While beeswax is very hard and can hold the ribbon in one layer, melt and pour is a little softer and may need a couple more layers to hold it. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Melt and pour bases: https://www.brambleberry.com/Bramble-Berry-Bases-C11.aspx
Free Beginner’s Guide to Soapmaking: Melt and Pour: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/melt-and-pour-soap/free-beginners-guide-to-soapmaking-melt-and-pour/
99% isopropyl alcohol: https://www.brambleberry.com/Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-16-oz-P5682.aspx
This may be a silly question, but how do you put the two half circles together?
Hi Geri!
That’s a great question! The hot wax poured on the hard layer below will stick together naturally. As the hot wax hardens, it will adhere to the layer below. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
These r cute. R they the same as wax melts. 🙂
Hi Catherine!
These are made of all wax, but they are made to be hung on a tree! However, you could use them in a wax warmer if you took out the ribbon first. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
What a lovely idea! I only had a real Christmas tree a few times before I moved so we got a fake tree this year. This seems like a great way to get a pine scent without the work of chopping a tree down!
Hi Leanna!
So happy you enjoy this post! Also, these would add some awesome fresh pine scent to your home. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
This is super cute! Beeswax candle making is probably the first craft I ever really got into, and is something I still do seasonally (this is my candlemaking month). My in-laws have some super cute beeswax ornaments for their tree. I think I have to make some! It is super easy! Thanks for the inspiration.
Hi Margaret!
Candles were my first craft too! I’m glad you like this post. It’s a fun and new way to use beeswax. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Those are too stinkin’ cute! I’ve never done candles but this looks easy.
Hi Michael!
So glad you like them! They’re easy and fun to make. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry