Looking for the perfect DIY winter wedding favors? What’s more hygge for your winter wedding than holiday-themed mug candles? Dazzle your wedding guests with cozy soy candles that you can customize using a Cricut Explore 3. Once the candles are burned, the mugs can be washed and used for coffee or hot chocolate. Practical and beautiful at the same time? When it comes to winter wedding favors, you can’t get much better than these adorable candles. Let’s learn how to make Mug Candle Winter Wedding Favors!

You will need:
     Cricut Explore 3
     Cricut Smart Vinyl – Permanent in colour of your choice (We used gold.)
     Cricut Transfer Tape
     Cricut Essential Tool Set
Cricut Design Space App
     12 oz Clear Mugs
     Soy Wax flakes (300 grams per candle. We used 464 soy wax.)
     Fragrance oil or essential oil (20 grams per candle. We used gingerbread scent.)
     SVG File with Holiday theme (With a Cricut Access Premium Membership, you will have access to 200,000+  SVG files)
     Eco 12 wicks
     Wick Stickers
     Scissors
     Scale
     Double Boiler
     Bamboo Skewers
     Rubbing Alcohol
     Paper Towel

Here’s how to make your DIY Wedding Favor Candle Mugs using a Cricut machine:

Clean the front of your mug with rubbing alcohol. This will help your vinyl cut-out adhere to the glass.

Place wick sticker on bottom of wick. Centre wick and adhere to bottom of mug.

Weigh the soy wax. You will need 300 grams per 12 oz candle.

Add water to bottom pot of double boiler. Place your wax on the top pot of a double boiler. Keep heat on low to medium and let wax melt. Soy wax has a low melting point, so it won’t take long.

Once wax has melted, remove from heat.

Let cool for several minutes until temperature is between 100-120 F.

Meantime, pour your essential oils or fragrance oils into a container and weigh them. You will need 20 grams per candle. We usually wait until the wax has cooled to 100 degrees and appears milky before we add the essential oil. Through trial and error, we have learned that this method will help to prevent sink holes (trust us, sink holes are the devil!)

Gently stir the essential oil or fragrance oil into the wax, then pour the wax into your mugs.

Add bamboo skewer to top of mug to keep wick centred.

While the wax is cooling, wipe out your double boiler with a paper towel, then wash it with soap and water. We always recommend wiping it out first; you don’t want soy wax to harden in the pipes of your kitchen sink! Let the candle cool for several hours before trimming the wick.

Set up your Cricut Explore 3 according to set-up instructions. Once set up has been completed, upload your SVG files to the Cricut Design Space. Measure the surface of your mug and size each design accordingly. Our designs were 5 cm x 5 cm. Insert Cricut Permanent Smart Vinyl into your Cricut machine. Follow simple instructions for cutting. Watch the magic happen!

While you are waiting for the designs to be cut, grab your handy dandy Cricut essential tool kit.

Once your designs are ready, remove vinyl from machine. Cut designs using Cricut cutter.

Use Cricut weeding tool to carefully remove the excess vinyl from the backing.

Cut out a piece of transfer tape the same size as your design. Remove backing. Place transfer tape over design, sticky side down.

Using scraper tool, smooth over transfer tape so that it adheres to your design. Use scraper tool on both sides of your design.

Carefully remove transfer tape from backing.

Position design onto mug and adhere to glass. Carefully pull away transfer tape.

Cut wick – and enjoy your beautiful mug candle wedding favors!

Who wouldn’t love to receive these candles as winter wedding favors?

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Here’s what photographer Shelly Pate Photography had to say about the shoot:

COVID has brought a unique opportunity for couples who really want to elope but felt pressured by family to have a big traditional wedding. They now have the opportunity to have that just us experience and really make it an adventure!

Photographing two people in love in our bucket list of places? It was a fantastic moment for all of us, and I feel like we’ll share that forever!

After the elopement shoot, we all camped together in traditional Icelandic cabins right at the foot of their mountain. Iceland’s weather is tempestuous and wild, so you never know what you’re going to get from day to day, or even hour to hour. It can be bright and sunny one minute and cloudy and hazy a few minutes later. It is best to come prepared for all weather and expect to be a little cold!

Vendors:

Photographer: Shelly Pate Photography

Dress: BHLDN

Groom’s Attire: BHLDN

Event Designer: Alpine Northwest

Floral Designer: Thordisz Zophia 

These super cute bridal face masks from LilHeartsAndCrafts are customizable and personalized- with 4 colours to choose from and your choice of text, these masks are a wonderful option for your wedding.

We love these simple yet stunning bridal face masks from MorangeAccessories.

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Made by PowderBlueBijoux, these stunning wedding face masks for the bride are handmade with lace and silk.

These neutral-coloured face masks made by toocraftsshop come in a variety of different styles, perfect for any bride searching for a pretty and sophisticated face mask.

Unique and beautifully embellished, this bridal face mask from EveningRoom will add a glamorous final touch to your look.

This gorgeous mask from NicolleGAccesories is embellished with Swarovski crystals, making it a perfect bridal face mask for anyone who loves bling.

If you’re a bride looking for a simple wedding face mask with a touch of pizzazz, this is the mask for you. From GildedShadows, this mask is a must-see!

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The earthy tones of this five stone raw gemstone engagement ring from OliviaEwingJewelry are perfect if you are looking for something stunningly unique.

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This floral raw diamond engagement ring from Gemologies is a truly gorgeous option.

The detail on this rose gold raw diamond ring from BlossomAndSuch is absolutely beautiful.

A one-of-a-kind engagement ring design from doronmerav. Minimalist and elegant, your fiancé will adore this ring. 

This two raw stone engagement ring from DawnVertreesJewelry is breathtaking.

The pairing of rose gold and aquamarine together is perfect in this raw gemstone engagement ring from byAngeline.

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This sleek and gorgeous acrylic wedding sign from SweetNCCollective is sure to catch people’s eye, reminding your guests to keep themselves and those around them safe by wearing a mask.

These modern COVID-19 wedding enclosure card printables from SplendidMoment are an easy way to inform your guests of the safety precautions that will be taken on your special day.

We love these rustic wedding signs from RusticHustleShop. A great way to let your guests know about the requirement of wearing a face mask. 

This printable wedding sign from WillowLanePaperie is perfect for the much-needed hand sanitizing station(s) at your wedding!

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This safety rules wedding sign from MarieThomasPaperie is another great option to keep your guests informed.

We love the design of this COVID wedding sign from TwoBrushesPaperie. 

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This long sleeved ivory blush lace wedding gown from VanillaWFG is everything you could possibly want in a wedding dress.

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This dreamy dress from ElaSiromascenko has ivory lace details and luxurious tulle layers in the skirt. This design is pure perfection.

A simple yet stunning wedding dress option is this sleeveless lace dress from BLUSHFASHION. 

We love this gorgeous nude coloured wedding gown from BellaBlancoWedding, decorated with dainty and adorable butterflies.

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These gorgeous gold card “Wifey & Hubby” chair signs from supersweetparty will add an adorable touch to your special day.

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We present to you three weddings cakes with three one-of-a-kind designs and all the heart-eyes. This list is short, but oh-so sweet.

The French chateau-inspired 3-D gold detailing! The color coordination with the grooms’ suits! The breathtaking blush sugar flowers! We’re obsessing over every element of this three-tiered royal blue cake created by Dealicious Gateaux for Divine Day Photography and La Fête‘s ‘I Do in Blue’ Same-Sex Styled Shoot. Oh, and did we mention the edible pearls? 

Have you ever seen such an intricately detailed cake? Nadia & Co.’ cake created for Whitney Heard Photography‘s Elegant Graydon Hall Manor Styled Shoot is as much a piece of fine art as it is a wedding cake.

Hello there, wedding cake of our dreams! This beauty created by Cocoa Berry Cake Co. for Melissa Fe Chapman Photography’s Alice in Wonderland Styled Shoot is equal parts whimsical, playful and elegant- the ultimate style combo in our books.

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If you’re a bride who prefers a classic, timeless look, show this fresh floral-adorned cake to your cake designer. Isn’t it lovely?

From Megan and Steve’s Hollywood Hotel Wedding //Photographer: Mandee Johnson Photography //Cake: Susie Cakes

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3-D floral cake art never fails to amaze. Bonus points if the florals match your bridal bouquet!

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From Meghan and Trevor’s Simply Stunning Fort Bragg Elopement //Photography: Briana Morrison Photography

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Cake: Holey Grail Donuts

For all the Alice in Wonderland vibes, opt for a whimsical naked cake like this one from Julia Luckett Photography‘s Vermont Same-Sex Styled Shoot.

Cake: Sweet Babu

Fresh summer strawberries steal the show on this wedding cake from Conor and Marianna’s Virginia Inn Wedding.

Photography: Rachael Bowman Photography