This Caramel Latte Tea Cup Candle makes a lovely gift for a coffee drinker on your holiday gift list. The best part is that you can make it easily and in a short amount of time.
What You’ll Need
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Any tea cup will do. Just make sure you buy a wick big enough to fit in it. My tea cup was small so I only needed a small votive size wick.
Prepare your tea cup by placing a small amount of wax adhesive to the bottom of your wick and placing it in the centre of your tea cup. Hold for a few seconds and set aside.
The trick to figuring out how much wax flakes you’ll need is easy. Fill your tea cup to the brim with soy wax flakes and dump them into a bowl. Then repeat again. Yes, you’ll need at least double the wax to fill your tea cup. I learned that the hard way while I was making this candle.
Add your soy wax flakes to a bowl over a boiling pot of water. Stir occasionally until it melts. Then, using a thermometer, heat the wax until it reaches 160F. Remove from heat and stir in several drops of caramel liquid dye until you reach your desired colour. I used about 6 drops in mine. Add in 10 to 15 drops of your scent and stir.
Carefully fill the tea cup with the wax and let it harden at room temperature. It takes about an hour or so.
Pretty straightforward right? Do you know anyone who would like this DIY gift?
Caramel Latte Tea Cup Candle
A simple DIY gift for a coffee drinker on your holiday gift list. Who knew making candles could be so simple?!
Materials
- Soy wax flakes
- Caramel liquid dye
- Caramel Latte fragrance oil
- Candle wick
- Wax adhesive
- Tea cup
Tools
- Pot
- Candle thermometer
Instructions
- Prepare your tea cup by placing a small amount of wax adhesive to the bottom of your wick and placing it in the centre of your tea cup. Hold for a few seconds and set aside.
- Fill your tea cup to the brim with soy wax flakes and dump them into a bowl. Then repeat again. Yes, you’ll need at least double the wax to fill your tea cup.
- Add your soy wax flakes to a bowl over a boiling pot of water. Stir occasionally until it melts. Then, using a thermometer, heat the wax until it reaches 160F. Remove from heat and stir in several drops of caramel liquid dye until you reach your desired colour. I used about 6 drops in mine. Add in 10 to 15 drops of your scent and stir.
- Carefully fill the tea cup with the wax and let it harden at room temperature. It takes about an hour or so.
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Cheryl says
Great article! Thank you for sharing this DIY project
Sarah | I Heart Frugal says
This is so cute! I am going to link it to my Christmas Budget Guide! Thanks for sharing!
Jenn says
I love this idea! My favourite coffee drink from Starbucks is the caramel macchiato so this candle is right up my alley. i also adore how you put it in a tea cup… so creative and absolutely precious!
Bonnie says
Where can I buy the caramel latte scent. .I also live in Ontario!
Stacie says
I found it at Michael’s, but I believe Amazon.ca also carries it.
Bobbie | A Dollar Earned says
I love this so much, the finished product looks amazing! I have featured this on my holiday DIY gift roundup. You can see it here. https://adollarearned.com/quick-easy-diy-christmas-gifts-family-will-love/ Feel free to share!
Jen says
You could sprinkle some coffee grounds on top to give it a neat look.
The Jane Austin Junkie says
I love this! This is perfect for my mom!
Rita says
I don’t have a candy thermometer- can you just tell us approximately how many minutes it takes to reach desired temperature instead?