DIY Floating Candles Perfect For A Diwali Celebration

The Hindu "Festival of Lights," which is better known as Diwali, is celebrated by about one billion people each year. Stunning oil lamps and candles are used to illuminate homes, roads, and walking paths as part of the celebration. People often get creative and incorporate beautiful and stylish statement lighting with breathtaking design elements, such as floating candles. You can easily create your very own floating candle at home to use as part of your Diwali celebration with only a glass candle holder, water, water paint, oil, metallic confetti, a plastic lid, and a candle wick. Simply combine the water and oil in the candle holder and add water color paint to create the vibrant-colored liquid for the flame to float inside of.

After using a small piece of plastic and a candle wick to create a base for your flame, you will be ready to use your candle as part of your Diwali celebration. Just place It wherever you'd like and light the wick. It is important to keep an eye on your DIY candle to reduce the risk of fire. Since this is not a professionally crafted piece, you will need to exercise caution when using it. Never leave the flame unattended, and be sure to only use an actual glass candle holder that can be exposed to an open flame safely.

To create the liquid mixture for your DIY floating candle ahead of Diwali, simply add water to your glass candle holder, stir in a bit of watercolor paint and oil, and sprinkle in metallic confetti glitter or beads. Consider using the SUPMIND 16oz 3 Wick Candle Jars to hold the liquid for your candle. This product includes six candle jars, so they are a perfect fit for those who want to create multiple floating candles. If you do not already own a set of watercolor paint, you might want to purchase the Masllutn Washable Watercolor Paint Set. When decorating the inside of your candle, you could combine the HESTYA Star Confetti Glitter, AWESON PARTY Multicolor Sparkle Foil, and Auvoau 3mm Seed Beads to create a unique and colorful assortment. 

You can use a cotton ball that you probably already have at home as your candle wick. This works because cotton is super flammable. This is why real candle wicks are often made of cotton. If you are curious about the purpose of the oil placed on the cotton ball, you should know that it is used as an alternative to the wax coating on a wick in this case. Just like wax, the oil drips down into the flame to keep it burning. To further customize your candle and give it a unique touch, you could add flower petals to the water and opt for decorative candle jars with stunning patterns. The NiHome Embossed Candle Jars are a super elegant alternative to plain candle jars.