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Candles made from food!
Cute little candles that are cheap, easy, and quick to make. If only they had a scent...

*IMPORTANT NOTE*
As with any candle do not leave it burning unattended!

Posted by Riley from Lothian, Maryland, United States • Published 31st March 2009 • See Riley's 22 projects »

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Step 1
Take your half orange and remove the pulp. Be careful to leave the white bit in the middle unharmed. I did this by working my finger around the outer edge and scooping out each segment one at a time.
Step 2
Fill the peel with olive oil until just a little bit of the white part is still sticking out.
Step 3
Use a lighter or matches to start the white bit burning. It may take a few seconds to get it going. Maybe next time I'll let the peel dry out a bit before adding the oil and see if it lights faster.
Step 4
And that's it! Enjoy your candle!

Sadly, it doesn't smell like an orange while it's burning, but maybe adding some orange oil or perfume oil could fix that. I'll have to experiment a bit and see how it goes.

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PinKween · Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT · 24 projects 13th March 2012

Ooh no

I tried and it didn't want to lit at all...how comes? What do I do wrong? Shd it b rather fresh peel than dried? Have you tried them both? Thnk you in advance for an advise...X

Maladignia · Amersfoort, Utrecht, NL · 87 projects 1st October 2010

Now we know what to do when we don't have candles in the house and power goes off. (Sadly we don't have oranges often) :-p

Autonomous · Phoenix, Arizona, US · 22 projects 21st May 2010

Adorable!! Lizard Liz makes a very valid point, be careful with those oils! (maybe just squeeze some juice from the orange into the oi before burning?)

Lizard Liz · Fresno, California, US · 2 projects 24th November 2009

I would exercise EXTREME caution if you choose to add anything to that oil, most perfumes are highly flammable due to the high amounts of alcohol added to the fragrance. Just had to throw that in, I don't want to see any of my fellow crafty friends go up in flames!