DIY: Teacups Candles

Are you looking for a cute Valentine's present for your friends? Or you have bits of old candles around the house... how about making your own candle using cute teacups or any fun container you already have? I actually thought I was going to do some this Sunday but never got around it. I promise you is super easy and fun....plus you'll have your house smelling deli.

Here is a step by step:

You will need:
~ Glue Gun
~ Candle Thermometer ( or you can also use a candy thermometer)
~ Pre-waxed Wire Wick with clip
~ Creme Wax and or pieces of old candle from your home
~ Bag clippers or bamboo sticks
~ Scent for Candles (you can do rose, vanilla, lavender, etc)
~ Vintage Silver Containers or tea cups or any other container you like!!
~ Double boiler (in my case I use an old pan with an aluminum cookie cutter in the middle and on top a glass container, measuring jar, and then I pour some water). the important thing is that the water is not supposed to touch the glass container.


1. Set the double boiler with water, cut wax and place it inside container. Hook on the thermometer. Burner on high.

2. Glue the wire core wick clip using the glue gun at the bottom of the containers you are using.
3. Hang wick by off a bamboo stick so that the wick is nice and straight. You can also use a bag sealer clip to grab wick, it just need to be long enough.


5. Once the wax is melted and gets to about 180F, take it out of the stove and add color. Wait until it get to 175F and add scent (don't bee shy when adding scents...it really needs a lot).
6. Pour the wax into each container making sure the wick stays in place.
7. I let it sit a little and then i added the rose petals so they sited at the top.
8. I checked them for the next half an hour on and off to make sure the wick was still in place...

......and voila fabulous candles in literally and hour or less!!!


Here is another option using metal pastry cups! Very cute!


{Images via Georgica Pond and tutorial mine as seen before here}