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Candle making workshop in Valadares at Cer’Arte for anyone who wants to spend a relaxed and creative 2.5 hours learning to make their own natural wax candles from scratch. Set in the historic Cer\u00e2mica de Valadares space in Vila Nova de Gaia, this session takes you into the world of natural waxes and essential oils, teaching you how to create candles that do more than decorate: they transform the atmosphere of your home through scent. You choose your own fragrances, learn to pour with the patience the process requires and leave with two personalised candles in glass jars. All materials included and a coffee break with tea, coffee and snacks prepared for you during the session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The session covers everything you need to understand before making a candle you will actually want to burn: the different types of wax and how each one behaves, the role of colourants and how to use them, how to work with essential oils and fragrance combinations, and the safety principles behind clean and even burning. The pouring itself is a deliberately unhurried process, giving you the time to enjoy the ritual rather than rush through it. The coffee break mid-session creates a natural pause for sharing inspirations and celebrating the creative moment together before the candles finish setting.<\/p>\n

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What you’ll learn<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f The different types of natural wax and how each one behaves when poured<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f How to work with colourants to achieve your chosen aesthetic<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f How to select and combine essential oils for a personalised fragrance<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f The correct pouring technique and the patience the process requires<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f Safety principles for clean, even and long-lasting candle burning<\/p>\n

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What’s included<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83c\udf3f All wax, colourants, essential oils, wicks and glass jar materials<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf3f Full guidance from the Cer’Arte team throughout the session<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf3f A coffee break with tea, coffee and snacks during the session<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf3f Two finished personalised candles in glass jars to take home<\/p>\n

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What you leave with<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Two natural wax candles in glass jars, scented exactly as you chose, ready to light at home and the knowledge to keep making them independently whenever you want to.<\/p>\n

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We are Cer’Arte, installed in the heart of the historic Cer\u00e2mica de Valadares in Vila Nova de Gaia. Born in December 2024, we started with ceramics and expanded organically to embrace textiles, wood, painting and all forms of expression where the human hand is the primary tool. We believe art should not be experienced in isolation and Cer’Arte exists as a space for creativity, encounters and the meeting of ancestral technique with contemporary vision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Duration 2.5 hours. Takes place at Cer’Arte, Valadares, Vila Nova de Gaia. All materials included. No prior experience needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1559,"featured_media":37024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"listing_category":[],"event_category":[],"service_category":[146],"rental_category":[],"classifieds_category":[],"listing_feature":[174,177,176],"region":[164],"class_list":["post-37027","listing","type-listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","service_category-arts-crafts","listing_feature-art-workshops","listing_feature-artisanal-handmade-workshops","listing_feature-do-it-yourself-workshops","region-porto-workshops"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing\/37027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37027"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing\/37027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37399,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing\/37027\/revisions\/37399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing_category?post=37027"},{"taxonomy":"event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category?post=37027"},{"taxonomy":"service_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_category?post=37027"},{"taxonomy":"rental_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rental_category?post=37027"},{"taxonomy":"classifieds_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/classifieds_category?post=37027"},{"taxonomy":"listing_feature","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing_feature?post=37027"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=37027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}