Making your house a home - Coffee and bees wax candles

To make wick: 

1. Melt wax in pot on stove on low heat

2. Cut length of string (length of jar plus but more) and attach something heavy like paper clip (metal, not with plastic covering) on both ends

3. Dip string in wax and allow to cool

4. Put one paper clip (plus string) in bottom of jar, and then hook the other over a pencil u balance along the opening of the jar (to keep wick straight up)

Candle: 

1. Poured wax as first layer to hold paper clip in place

2. Allowed it too cool and then poured coffee grounds

then more wax etc.

3. At some point I had to reheat the wax cause it solidified while the wax in the jar was cooling

Suggestions: 

1. Stick to thin layers rather than thick (unlike my picture)…else the coffee starts to cook when the flame gets to it and not in a good way! 

2. Next time I think I will actually just mix the coffee in with the wax at the start and mush it all together instead of doing layers…won't look as nice but will burn better and smell good all the time

I tried this last suggestion and it also didn't work! The coffee got burnt in the pan cause I wasn't ready with my mold. And when I poured the mix into the mold the coffee just sunk to the bottom! Next time I will try put in the wax, let it cool a bit and harden, then pour some coffee over...hopefully the coffee will slowly sink down through out...and, it won't go on the stove at all so it won't get burnt!

I will keep you posted!

Smaller candles from silicon cookie tray:

1. Cut string deep enough for the cookie tray

2. Attach split pins to the end

3. Melt some wax on a low heat

4. Dip the wicks/string in the wax and allow to dry on wax paper

5. Melt more wax and pour it into the silicon tray

6. Allow it to cool a bit

7. Before solid add some coffee grounds and allow it to sink or mix in with a spoon

8. Allow to solidify a bit more and then put in the wick so it is supported by the hardening wax

9. Pour some melted wax on top to make the top of the candle level

Don't put the wicks in the cookie tray before pouring in the wax! Even if they are secured to the bottom the very hot molten wax just makes it flop over