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Tea Cup Soy Candles
Have that odd tea cup & saucer, to pretty to dispose of? Make a lovely candle for your luncheon table
The ingredients needed are: Tea Cup & Saucer, soy wax, scent or fragrance and cotton wick, a dowel rod or stick wider than your container, a candy thermometer, double boiler.
- Prepare your tea cup by washing and rinsing it thoroughly. Dry completely.
- Place your pre-tabbed wick in the center of the glass.
You should have at least two inches of wick extending beyond the top of your container.
Wrap the extra wick around the dowel rod.
Set the dowel rod across the top of your cup. This will hold the wick in place. The wick will be trimmed after the candle has fully set.
- Pour a tablespoon or so of wax into the bottom of your cup to help adhere the wick tab to it. Allow this to harden a bit before continuing the pour.
- Heat the soy wax in a double boiler to 125°F
- Add the fragrance, recommended amounts are 1 oz per pound of wax
- Stirring gently but constantly, cool slightly & pour into your container(s) keeping temperature over 100°F. 110°F is a good temperature to keep it at for pouring.
- As you pour the wax, tap gently on the side of your cup with a table knife wrapped in 2 layers of fabric, to dislodge any air bubbles. If there are air bubbles you will see them come to the surface and pop.
- Cool naturally
Cooling too quickly or too slowly can cause the wax to collapse in the container or give the top of the candle a frosted look. - If you notice the wax begins to look like it’s caving in around the wick as it cools, you can poke a couple of small holes into the wax with a toothpick. Place the holes a ¼ - ½ inch away from the wick, an inch or two deep, and then pour a small layer of additional wax over the top of the candle to fill the holes and “top off” your candle. Tap gently a few times with a table knife to dislodge air bubbles.
- Once the candle is cooled trim the wick to approximately ½ an inch.
Within 24-48 hours you will be basking in your home made candle light.
These make beautiful luncheon table decorations. You can mix or match odd patterns and arrange in the center of your table or buffet
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