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• What do I need to consider when choosing containers for hand-poured candle making? 
• Material: Select a container made of heat-resistant materials such as glass or coated ceramic.
• Size: Choose a container that is wide enough to accommodate a safe perimeter of wax around your wick.
• Shape: Containers with a uniform diameter or width are ideal, as this facilitates an even burn. An even burn maximises your candle’s lifespan and helps to prevent smoky burning. 
• Aesthetic: Match the container style with your candle’s intended purpose and/or branding.

Choosing containers for hand-poured candle making offers a multitude of options. With a range of materials, sizes, and shapes to choose from, read on for a 101 breakdown that can help you make the right selection for your candle making.

Dried Palm leaves, flowers, and botanicals have become a trendy feature in popular floral arrangement designs. But quite often, you need to either re-purpose or change the colour of your dried botanicals to suit a certain colour palette or to extend their lifespan.

A key part of floristry that usually flies under the radar is the subtle but technical art of bouquet wrapping. If done correctly, bouquet wrapping can help enhance the beauty and presence of the flowers it encompasses. It can help frame the arrangement and take it to a new level of extravagance. Putting effort into the wrapping of your bouquet can help elevate your floristry from that of a simple supermarket or roadside stall.

A signature addition to any household during the holiday season, a Christmas wreath or swag is so much more than a decoration. Christmas wreaths and swags are usually the first Christmas decorations that people see before they enter your home and can help set the tone for the rest of your Christmas décor theme.

Unfortunately, not everyone has the space to express themselves when it comes to their green thumb. While we would all love acres of garden space to grow all kinds of beautiful things, many of us have to make do with what we’ve got. This is where DIY terrariums come into play, a mini garden for your tabletop to create a fun and eye-catching decorative piece.
Not only are they real space saver and rather quirky, but terrariums are also very easy to maintain. Whether the idea is to brighten up your office desk, bring some nature from outside to in, or provide a fun gift for a loved one, terrariums are great DIY options.
However, some of you may still be wondering exactly what a terrarium is…

Summary:

• What do I need to consider when choosing containers for hand-poured candle making? 
• Material: Select a container made of heat-resistant materials such as glass or coated ceramic.
• Size: Choose a container that is wide enough to accommodate a safe perimeter of wax around your wick.
• Shape: Containers with a uniform diameter or width are ideal, as this facilitates an even burn. An even burn maximises your candle’s lifespan and helps to prevent smoky burning. 
• Aesthetic: Match the container style with your candle’s intended purpose and/or branding.

Choosing containers for hand-poured candle making offers a multitude of options. With a range of materials, sizes, and shapes to choose from, read on for a 101 breakdown that can help you make the right selection for your candle making.

Making a floral garland out of artificial flowers has multiple benefits. It will give you greater control over the appearance of your project while also allowing you to preserve the garland for much longer than if you used real flowers. Among all of the DIY projects out there, creating garlands is one of the simplest and least time consuming. Read on to see how to make a silk flower garland and see just how easy a DIY silk flower garland can be.

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• Event wishing wells are a decorative way to request and receive monetary gifts at any number of event types. 
• Wishing wells are not just for weddings. Find them at quinceñearas, bar mitzvah/bat mitzvahs, engagement parties, graduations, 100 days baby milestones, holy communions, kitchen teas, bridal showers, and more.  
• Wishing wells can be made from any materials, in any shape. 
• Materials often used to decorate wishing wells include ribbons, flowers, fairy lights, and fabric.

A wishing well is a wedding tradition designed to cater to newlyweds who don’t need traditional wedding gifts like homewares, and would instead prefer monetary gifts. Wishing wells might be newer to weddings, but money is a gift that has a long history of being traditionally given at many different milestone celebrations. As such, events wishing wells are also popular at celebrations like quinceñearas, engagement parties, graduations, 100 days baby milestones, holy communions, kitchen teas, bar mitzvahs, and bat mitzvahs.

When making a wreath, wreath wrap provides a cheap and easy way to help protect the integrity of your wreath base. Additionally, when working with fresh flowers, a wrapped wreath base will keep water in. This in turn helps to keep your flowers hydrated. Read on for an introduction to wreath wrap and why it makes a valuable addition to any florist’s or hobbyist’s toolkit.