Candlemaking at the Muswell Hill Creatives Make & Mend Festival

Make your own personalised essential oil vegetable wax scented candle to take home. Make a personalised scented candle for your home or to gift to a loved one in this fun and creative session led by candlemaker Jenny of Crouch End Candles. You will start by learning about how our sense of smell works and how fragrance affects our mood and emotions. You will then learn about the different fragrance families and what ‘Top’, ‘Heart’ and ‘Base’ notes are. You will have the opportunity to smell and test a selection of Crouch End Candles’ selected essential oils and blend your own signature scent, before being taken step-by-step through the candle making process. You will then make your own scented soy wax candle. You’ll get to personalise your candle label with your name or the name of someone you would like to gift it to or for you to keep the candle for you at home. The candle will be taken away to cure overnight before being collected or posted out to you. Suitable for age 14 + (children must be supervised by parent/carer). Muswell Hill Creatives is a collective of artists, designers and makers founded in 2014 to champion creativity and celebrate quality craftsmanship in North London. On Saturday 17 October, it will be bringing people together to get creative at its 8th Make and Mend Festival - the 1st to be held at the iconic art deco Hornsey Town Halll in thriving and creative Crouch End. Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or a total beginner looking to spark a new passion, the event is your invitation to slow down, create, and connect. Visitors are invited to participate in making and mending workshops to learn new skills and take up new hobbies, as well as shopping from artists at the mini makers market. Refreshments will be served by the Stroud Green WI and Sean's Shack which is open daily at the Hornsey Town Hall serving hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and more. ADMISSION TO THE EVENT IS FREE. Workshop prices and more information about the event is here