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Why buy candles when you can make them at home? In this quick start guide to making homemade candles you’ll be shocked at how simple the process is.

DIY Candle Making

DIY Candle Making: A Quick Start Guide to Make Candles at Home DIY Candle Making: In this quick start guide to homemade candles, you’ll be shocked at how simple it is with only 4 steps on how to make scented candles. Do you enjoy having candlelight in your home too? It was the relaxing ambiance and comforting scents that sparked my interest in how to make candles. Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter - no matter the season, I love making candles for our farmhouse. And over the last five years, I have made a lot of candles. I have found DIY candle making to be a creative and ...

The fun pop of color from cranberry seeds dancing inside these clear soap bars are a great way to celebrate winter’s favorite fruit with an easy one bowl cranberry clear soap recipe!

Cranberry Clear Soap Recipe

By FarmhouseChic

Cranberry Clear Soap Recipe: Melt and Pour Soap Idea This cranberry clear soap recipe is a bright and fresh melt and pour soap idea that proves soap making doesn’t have to be complicated! I’m generally not one for bold colors, not in the clothes I wear or in our farmhouse decor. But, somehow, cranberries have worked their way into my graces. I think it’s really about their appeal of having fresh fruit in our home during the winter months of the year. Don’t you think there is something so lively and refreshing about fruit? I certainly crave it, but I have found it challenging to ...

Style your fireplace mantel with the best fireplace candle ideas for any mantel, big or small!

Fireplace Candle Ideas For Your Mantel

By FarmhouseChic

Cozy Fireplace Candle Ideas For Your Mantel Find cozy fireplace candle ideas for your fireplace mantel. Homemade candles, large pillar candles for fireplace decor, and more. Is there anything more satisfying than walking into your living room after a long day of work and sitting down to a hot cup of tea and a cozy fireplace? I don’t think so. Something about that soothing warm aura makes it such a great place to unwind and detox after a long and tiring day. No matter the day I’ve had, I know the nighttime scenery of my fireplace will bring me home, where all the stress ...

Cranberry Floating Candle Centerpiece

By FarmhouseChic

Farmhouse Cranberry Floating Candle Centerpiece This cranberry floating candle centerpiece is a simple, inexpensive way to light up a special winter night. It’s my go-to winter candle centerpiece in your farmhouse. Whether you live in the north, south, east, or west, the winter months in the U.S.A. are marked by early sunsets. It’s only natural to turn to something as simple as candlelight to brighten the winter nights. Adding a little candlelight to our rooms in the winter months can lift our spirits and enliven the remainder of the day. Whether you’re curling up with a book alone, ...

Decorating With Cinnamon Sticks

By FarmhouseChic

Decorating With Cinnamon Sticks: Farmhouse Style Decorating with cinnamon sticks farmhouse style with unique home decorating ideas you can duplicate. Simple cinnamon stick crafts you can make for your home. Growing up, I always thought cinnamon was strictly holiday-bound. However, life on the farm has taught me so much about this unique spice. It’s more versatile than people give it credit for being. Everyone knows you can use cinnamon in recipes, but one day I wondered, what about cinnamon sticks in everyday decor? I recently got the honor to attend a wedding in a restored ...

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