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Making a mosquito repellent candle: the easy way

What equipment do you need? To make a homemade mosquito repellent candle from 100% natural ingredients, you need: 50 g of beeswax 10 ml of vegetable oil (sunflower or olive oil for example) a glass jar of about 5 cm in diameter a cotton wick a wooden chopstick (Asian chopstick or skewer type ...

01
Aug
2022

Party accessories: 5 questions about magic candles

hnic material. It is composed of a metal rod covered with a paste imprisoning metallic particles essential to the formation of sparks. When the candle is lit, it slowly burns up, projecting golden or multicolored sparks all around it . This is where the magic happens! The show of these mini ...

28
Dec
2022

Christmas DIY: how to make an advent wreath?

. Its circular shape is a very old symbol of eternal life, as are the fir or Pine branches that stay green all year round. This wreath has four candles that are traditionally lit to mark the four Sundays before Christmas Eve. The first candle is lit on the 4th Sunday before Christmas, two c ...

31
Oct
2008

Coloquintes: conservation tips and decoration ideas

that you place as a centerpiece for a decoration that evokes both fall and nature. Copyright: PublicDomainPictures 2- Dig them up to make candle holders When you harvest the coloquintes or buy them at the market, choose the smallest and most stable specimens to make them into candle hol ...

12
Oct
2022

What are the different Christmas traditions in Europe?

Before leaving for midnight mass we leave a glass of whiskey for Father Christmas and carrots for the reindeer. On Christmas Day, the Irish put a candle on the windowsill. The braver ones jump into the icy waters of the coast for an invigorating Christmas bath, usually in support of charity. ...

03
Dec
2009

Power outage: how to cope?

with a power outage at your home, you must first have something to light your way. Several solutions are available to you to have lighting: - candles - battery operated lamps - kerosene lamps - wireless table lamps In the candle department, prefer slow-burning candles that ...

14
Dec
2022

Christmas DIY: how to make an advent calendar?

ced by candy. Another tradition related to this period is the Advent wreath made of fir, pine, Holly or mistletoe branches and decorated with four candles. The four candles symbolize the four weeks of Advent and an additional candle is lit each Sunday before Christmas. ...

16
Nov
2007

Saint Lucia: 5 things to know about this festival of lights

ebrations, a young girl embodies Lucia: she walks at the head of a procession of women all dressed in white with a red cloth sash and wears a crown of candles on her head, while the others have a candle in their hands. These candles represent not only light, but also the fire that refused to tak ...

07
Dec
2017

Unusual tourism: 5 haunted places in France

lso known for: - its green ladies who walk on the banks of the pond of Folie - his black goat who constantly circles the Gaberie pond with a candle between his horns - the black hen who is said to continually haunt the shores of the Basse pond. You will have understood, it is not r ...

20
Oct
2021

Summer table decoration: 5 ideas for a cheap decoration

in the garden, you'll need a light source to extend the party after dark. Many cheap solutions exist, so you'll be spoilt for choice between large candles, tea lights in candle holders or a white or multicolored guinguette garland... If you opt for the guinguette garland, hang it above your ta ...

11
July
2022

Charroux in Allier : one of the most beautiful villages in France

it contains. Arts and crafts are also well represented in the village, including a soap factory, several pottery makers and a store selling handmade candles with original fragrances. View this post on Instagram A post shared by the field candle (@labougiedeschamps) I ...

27
July
2022