{"id":20157,"date":"2014-06-18T20:15:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T04:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/?p=20157"},"modified":"2022-03-31T21:08:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T05:08:51","slug":"diy-natural-citronella-candle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/2014\/06\/diy-natural-citronella-candle.html","title":{"rendered":"DIY Natural Citronella Candle\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20157\" class=\"elementor elementor-20157\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34708b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34708b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-188f6ba\" data-id=\"188f6ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e09618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e09618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Contributor post by Emily Hirsch and Erik Steinberg of Hello Home Shoppe<\/p><p>This time of year, you&#8217;d be hard pressed to find us eating dinner inside. Once the thermostat hovers above 70 degrees F and the sun is out, we&#8217;re pretty much guaranteed to be dining al fresco. The only problem? Mosquitos! Getting eaten alive by bugs tends to take the allure out of eating in the twilight. Not to be deterred, we found a solution that&#8217;s as stylish as it is practical: citronella candles!<br \/><br clear=\"none\" \/>Unlike many store bought candles that are citronella scented, we like using natural citronella essential oil to make our candles and find them just as effective. Read below for the tutorial.<br \/><br clear=\"none\" \/><b>You Will Need:<\/b><br \/>-planter or some other watertight vessel (we scored ours at Target)<br \/>-three candle wicks<br \/>-three pencils<br \/>-soy candlewax<br \/>-natural citronella oil<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a0d65c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a0d65c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a426786\" data-id=\"a426786\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8107bc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8107bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Materials.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20158 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Materials.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Materials-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Materials-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Materials.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20158 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Materials.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Materials-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Materials-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d739b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d739b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6614b58\" data-id=\"6614b58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-325567f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"325567f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Directions<\/b><br \/>1. Anchor your wicks in the bottom of your vessel. Wrap the excess wick around a pencil balanced on the mouth of the vessel. If you&#8217;re making a three wick candle like ours, you will need to make sure that the wicks line up evenly in a row.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad84932 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad84932\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9937f3e\" data-id=\"9937f3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9cd28d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9cd28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20163 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20163 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-1-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc6cf30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc6cf30\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-750a73b\" data-id=\"750a73b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2a0b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e2a0b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2. Melt your wax according to manufacuter&#8217;s directions. To save time, we microwave ours for 30 second increments until melted. Add about 15 drops of citronella oil to wax.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37f7749 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37f7749\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3896177\" data-id=\"3896177\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b87bc77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b87bc77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20161 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-2-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20161 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-2-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d2028a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d2028a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22c0708\" data-id=\"22c0708\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5da1b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5da1b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3. Pour hot wax into your vessel. Let wax harden for a few hours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dc4853 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dc4853\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddb5119\" data-id=\"ddb5119\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5afa6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5afa6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20159 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-3-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20159 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-3-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9027f44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9027f44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15b5353\" data-id=\"15b5353\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e581cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e581cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>4. Once wax is hardened, cut wicks to desired length.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0831ba8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0831ba8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18dd2e5\" data-id=\"18dd2e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205870c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"205870c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20162 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-4-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20162 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HelloHomeShoppe-Poppytalk-Citronella-Step-4-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contributor post by Emily Hirsch and Erik Steinberg of Hello Home Shoppe This time of year, you&#8217;d be hard pressed to find us eating dinner inside. Once the thermostat hovers above 70 degrees F and the sun is out, we&#8217;re pretty much guaranteed to be dining al fresco. The only problem? Mosquitos! Getting eaten alive by bugs tends to take the allure out of eating in the twilight. 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