My friend's birthday was coming up and I knew that for at least part of her gift I wanted to make something. She's a really crafty, diy, antique loving kind of gal so I thought a teacup candle would be a nice gift. Now that I know that it's so easy to make, I am now thinking of other ways to make candles out of odd items (e.g., wine glasses, fish bowls, etc.) Anyway, I wanted to post the photos from the venture and share the steps for making one.
First we went to a local consignment store to find a teacup that was dainty but also seemed sturdy enough to not break once we poured in the hot wax. Many of the sites I read online suggested buying wax and the wick from a craft store like Hobby Lobby. Considering that I wasn't sure I could pull this off at first, I decided to go another route. I simply bought a rose colored pillar candle, removed the wick and had my boyfriend break the candle into little bits. We then took two shish kabob skewers to hold the wick in place.
We were lucky to find this double boiler also at the antique store for only $4. However, a double boiler is essentially a pot within a larger pot, with the larger pot containing bowling water (so you could probably pull this off with pots you already have). Once the water started to boil we put the chunks of wax in the smaller pot of the double boiler.
After about an hour or so of waiting (actually I didn't keep time, we got distracted by video games) the wax had hardened.
And voila! A teacup candle that was super easy to make!
