How to Make a Romantic Candle That Smells Like Champagne and Strawberries

Post author:IHC Craft Room
Post category:BLOG / CANDLES & MELTS / Valentine's Day
Post last modified:July 7, 2026

Welcome to the IHC Craft Room! Today, we’re diving into a sweet and bubbly candle-making adventure—creating a 15 oz Valentine’s Day-inspired candle that smells like strawberries and champagne. Because nothing says romance like fire and melted wax, right?So grab your supplies, put on your best DIY attitude, and let’s get crafty!

Materials & Tools You’ll Need

Here’s what you’ll need to make this swoon-worthy candle:

Freedom Soy Wax
Stabilo 20 Wicks
Wick Stickums
Red Liquid Dye
15 oz Clear Lux Vessel
30 ml Strawberries & Champagne Fragrance Oil (because strawberries alone are cute, but champagne makes it a party)
Parchment Paper
Paper Towels
A Small Saucepan (to double as a double boiler)
A Pot Holder
A Kitchen Scale
A Small Pour Pot
A 5 oz Glass Measuring Cup
A Temperature Gun
Wick Centering Tools
A Pencil & Marker
Scissors
Rubber Gloves
A Stir Stick

Don’t forget, you can get 5% off your entire purchase at Village Craft & Candle using code IHC5 at check out!

The Process: Let’s Melt Some Wax!

Step 1: Heat the Wax

First, start with the longest part of the process—melting the wax. Get your water simmering on low and measure out 360g of wax (which is almost 13 oz, but we’re leaving room for fragrance oil). Remember to zero out your scale—unless you want your candle formula to be way off and your romantic evening ruined by an oddly burning candle.

Step 2: Measure and Mix the Fragrance

Since this wax has a maximum fragrance load of 10%, we’re adding 36 ml of Strawberries & Champagne fragrance oil. And yes, my scale is in grams because switching between units is too much effort—just go with it!Pro tip: Cover your scale with parchment paper and paper towels because spilled fragrance oil is forever.

Step 3: Wick It Up!

Now, onto the real challenge—getting the wicks in the right place. Since I want to try a peace sign wick configuration this time (because my last attempt was, um, not ideal), I made a DIY stencil.

How? Easy. I traced the jar’s bottom onto a piece of paper, trimmed it to fit, and drew a peace sign to guide my wick placement. Genius or unnecessary effort? You decide.

Once I had my guide, I marked my wick spots with red dots and secured the wicks with wick stickums. My hands are way too big to reach inside the jar and press them down, so I used a stir stick. Desperate times, desperate measures.

Step 4: The Big Pour

Once the wax reaches 160°F, it’s time to mix in the fragrance & liquid dye and then pour it into our prepared jar. Slow and steady wins the race—rushing leads to air bubbles and sadness.

Dowels & clothespins to keep wicks straight during the curing process but boy oh boy are they frustrating! Will they do the job? Definitely! Will they make you feel frustrated? Most likely.

Step 5: Let It Set & Trim the Wicks

After pouring, let the candle sit undisturbed for a few hours. Once it’s set, trim the wicks to about ¼ inch—longer wicks = big, sooty flames (not romantic).

Light It Up!

Congratulations! You now have a gorgeous Valentine’s Day candle that smells like love, luxury, and just the right amount of effort. Whether you’re making this for yourself, a loved one, or just because you needed an excuse to play with wax, I hope you had fun!