How Do You Make Citronella Bucket Candles?
Making your own citronella candles for your patio or picnic table and keep the bugs away. There’s no need to go to your hardware or home improvement store to get citronella just so you can enjoy your back yard. And, no more inhaling mosquitoes while you enjoy a burger on the patio. Get all your supplies ready and set up. Pick out a couple small metal buckets. Four-inch buckets work well with this project. They come in a range of colors and painted scenes. If you have a special theme to your patio, you might want to start out by painting your bucket to match your theme. If you already a candle maker, gather up your scraps of wax for this project. If not, new wax if fine. Measure from the bottom of the bucket to about an inch above and cut your wick. Melt your wax. At the top of the coffee can, bend just slightly to give it a pour spout. Put your wax in the coffee can. Boil water in a pot about 1/2 full on an electric burner. Put the coffee can in the boiling water and melt the wax to ab
