Gel Candle Designs: Lemonade Candles

by Cindi Wilson

I came up with the idea of making this Lemonade gel candles set recently. It would make a lovely summertime table accent.

I purchased Federal Star Pitchers & drinking glasses. The Federal Star glass is also known as Depression Glass.

The set utilizes a 2 quart pitcher and small glasses; all are wicked, but since the glass is very old, you might want to put a little warning label which says, "antique glassware, burn at your own risk" (If someone wanted to actually burn the pitcher candle, it would have about 300 hours burn time, and the glasses, about 50 hours burn time each).

I tore up small pieces of gel for a "crushed ice effect" and even added a few ceramic lemon slices for realism.

The gel is lemon-scented as well.

I purchase vintage trays to display the lemonade set, and sell them as a complete set.

These sets are a wonderful eye-catcher at the craft shows!

You could use any high-quality, heavy, gelsafe glassware for these, since Federal Star glassware can be difficult to find.