candle wax of your choice
Candle wick
Jar
Hot glue gun
A piece of card stock
A double boiler or a saucepan and a glass bowl big enough to sit over the pot
A food thermometer
Oven mitts
Fragrance oil
Colorants- not water based
Container with spout (optional)


Melt wax on medium to low heat in a make-shift double boiler made from a saucepan and a pyrex bowl sitting over it or a double-boiler. To fill one pint-sized mason jar, melt approximately 14 ounces of wax. Never leave melting wax unattended.

While this is melting, secure your wick to the bottom of your mason jar by applying a bit of hot glue to the center of your jar and hold it in place until it dries. Arrange your wick so that it stands upright. Take a piece of leftover thick card stock, cut it into a circle, hole-punch the center, and then cut away a section of the circle so there is room to pour the hot wax.

Put a dab of hot glue on the rim of the jar and glue the card stock down so it would not get bumped off accidentally. Dried hot glue applied to glass is easy to pull off when done.

When the wax is melted, allow it to cool a little before adding in the colorants and fragrances. Wax purchased in craft stores will typically come with a guide that recommends an ideal temperature for adding fragrances and colorants to your wax depending on the type of wax being used. To speed up the cooling process, pour hot wax into a room-temperature pyrex measuring cup with a spout.

If using fragrance oil or colorants designed for candle making, it should come with guidelines as to how much of each to use given the volume of wax you are working with.

Pour wax into jar and allow it to cool. When wax has cooled completely, trim wick to about 1/2”.