How to Make Tealight Candles

Tealight candles are so tiny and can be used for a variety of reasons. Candle makers can make batches of these cuties, and they make great gifts! For the sake of being easy, the directions below are for making eight tealights. You will rarely, if ever, make just one tealight candle.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Double boiler
• Measuring cup, stainless steel
• Funnel
• Wooden stick (Popsicle or craft stick works well)
• Scissors
• Knife
• Large, shallow box (for holding candle containers)
• Tealight containers
• Pre-tab paper wick
• Wax
• Color blocks
• Scent oil

1. Use a large shallow box, such as a cardboard box or shoe box to line the tealight containers. This makes pouring wax easier and keeps wax that might spill contained in this space.

2. Use a dab of glue from a hot gun to secure the wick in the center of each container.

3. Begin to melt the wax using a double boiler. Heat the wax to between 170 and 175 degrees F. You may want to clip a thermometer on the side of the boiler to keep an eye on the temperature. Letting the wax become too hot can be dangerous.

4. Once the wax is melted, you can add color to it by shaving off pieces of color from a color block. Shave a little at a time and test your color on a plain sheet of white paper. Add color to get the shade you desire.

5. Next, add scented oil to your wax. Do this slowly so you do not get too strong of scent. Blend it in completely.

6. To begin pouring wax into the containers, use a funnel for best results. A funnel works great because of the tiny containers the wax has to go in. You will want to fill each container to the top.

7. Next, cool the wax completely, which takes about 4 hours. Natural depressions will occur in the candles as they are cooling. You can fix this problem by reheating some leftover wax and pouring the wax into the depressions. Again, let the wax cool completely.

8. Once the candles are hardened, they are to stay in their containers for use. There are many ways that you can decorate tealight candles.

Tips & Warnings

• Aluminum or plastic tealight containers work best. You can find these candle-making supplies at most discount or craft stores.
• Use leftover wax from other larger candle projects to make tealights. Don't throw away wax when you can turn them into tealights!
• Do not burn candles when you are not in the room.
• Keep children and pets away from burning candles.
• Only burn candles on heat-resistant surfaces.

Resources

• Discount Candle Shop
• Bitter Creek Candle Supply

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on 3/3/2008 Add your scents AFTER you remove your wax from the heat. This is a very good article. Thank you.