Winter Glow: A Candle Making Experience

Seasonal fragrances and hand-poured wax form the basis of a candle-making workshop at Miami Beach Botanical Garden. Taking place Sunday, December 13, the session guides participants through creating a personalized 10-ounce candle to keep or give as a holiday gift.

Led by Deondra Johnson, founder of Miami-based N.E. Love Naturals, the workshop covers candle basics and the properties of coconut apricot wax, cotton wicks and phthalate-free fragrance oils. Participants select from winter scents including evergreen, cranberry, vanilla and plum before pouring their candles. While the wax sets, a group activity offers time to connect before naming and labeling each creation. Finished candles go home with care instructions.

Johnson is an educator with more than a decade of teaching experience. The workshop also supports STEM Empower, a program of her educational nonprofit, N.E. Love Empower.

All materials are provided, and no experience is necessary. The workshop is open to ages 12 and older; participants ages 12–17 must be accompanied by a registered adult. Clothing that can tolerate an occasional drop of wax is recommended.