Beeswax tea light candles

I love the smell of beeswax.  I love the soft glow of beeswax candles. But I don't love paying 6 dollars for 6 tea light candles however they smell!  So I found a very nice beeswax candle company, Bluecorn Naturals, that also sells lightly filtered beeswax (this means that the wax has been filtered for debris but not bleached) in one pound bricks.  Wow, is it yummy! Best of all... It sells for $6.50 a pound. This is a fabulous deal!

Then I found another place, Lonestar Candle Supply, that sells inexpensive and excellent tea light containers and wicks. $14 for 100 tea light containers and wicks.  You can make more than 20 tea lights out of one pound of wax making the total $9 for at least 20 beeswax tea lights.  Much better.  And fun to make!

It helps to have a pouring pot but it's not necessary.  I use a small one for beeswax.  I put the 1lb brick of golden beeswax in the pouring pot and then I put the pouring pot into a cooking pot half-filled with water on a medium heat.  It makes a double boiler: the water boils in the cooking pot which in turn heats the pouring pot.  When the wax has completely melted it's time to pour your candles.

Simply place a tea light container on the counter and put the tabbed wick in the center.  Repeat 19 more times.  You might want to put newspaper or wax paper down first!  I had a big clean up to do.  Then carefully lift the pouring pot out of the cooking pot (the handle may be hot) and pour the wax into each container.  You will spill so just don't worry about it.  Have fun and take a deep breath. Yummy honey waxy wisdom smell.  These tea lights make wonderful gifts!