How to Make a Candle With Sea Glass

You can use sea glass to make a beautiful candle.

Sea glass is created when a piece of broken glass tumbles around in the ocean until it becomes as smooth and round as a polished stone. Many people collect sea glass to display around their homes or to make jewelry. One way to use these colorful glass stones is to make a decorative candle using the sea glass as an accent. You can make your own sea glass candle at home using a few basic craft materials.

Things You'll Need

• 1 lb. paraffin wax
• Coffee can
• Pot
• Water
• 2 tsp. essential oil
• Drinking glass
• Petroleum jelly
• Funnel
• Glass mason jar
• 1 cup sea glass
• Scissors
• Cotton candle wick
• 2 clothespins

Instructions

1. Place 1 lb. of paraffin wax into an empty, clean coffee can.

2. Place the can into a pot and fill the pot halfway with water.

3. Heat the pot over medium-high heat until the wax completely melts.

4. Mix in 2 tsp. of an essential oil, your choice.

5. Grease the outside of a drinking glass with petroleum jelly.

6. Place the glass into the middle of a glass mason jar. This will create a ring on the inside of the jar.

7. Fill the outside ring with pieces of sea glass.

8. Place a funnel into the inside ring, and pour some of the paraffin wax into it. Continue pouring the wax until the entire inside ring is filled with wax.

9. Allow the wax to cool completely.

10. Remove the drinking glass.

11. Cut a 6-inch length of cotton candle wick

12. Place two clothespins onto one end of the wick, and place the wick into the middle of the jar. The clothespins will keep the wick standing upright.

13. Fill the middle of the jar with the remaining wax.

14. Allow the wax to cool completely, then remove the clothespins.

References

• Pare Excellence Magazine: Handmade Scented Pillar Candles