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Teacup candles

I've been working on so many crafts lately, I forgot to blog! About 2 months ago I made teacup candles as presents. I scoured thrift stores to find cute teacups and old candle sticks. You can also get candle sticks at the dollar store. The AC MOORE in my area had a going out of business sale and I got a roll of candle wicks for less than a dollar. You can also reuse the wicks from the candle sticks after they melt. I also bought an old pot at the thrift store to melt the wax in, as it's difficult to clean the wax out. To hold the wicks in the middle of the teacups, I tied them to pens and balanced them over the cups.



To melt the wax, fill a large pot with water and put a smaller pot inside it. Put the wax in the smaller pot and turn the water to a boil. Once the wax had melted, you can pull the wicks out. I used an old fork to get mine out.

Add about 5-10 drops of scent to the wax and stir. Pour wax into your teacups and let it harden overnight.

For some reason a few of mine formed indentations after they hardened. I just made another layer on top to smooth it out.


I wasn't sure how strong the scent would be once they were burned, but I was pleasantly surprised. They smell just as strong as a normal candle, and look very quaint!

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