Shot Glass Candles

Shot glass candles are really votive candles, using a shot glass for the holder.  You can make them as attractive or plain as the glass and decoration you use.

Shot glasses...

Normally these are seen in drinking places, poured with liquor. While we've never used them because we don't drink liquer, our youngest daughter collected them during our vacation travels when she was a child. So for years they sat on her dresser doing little more than clutter and collect dust.  But did you ever thing of those tiny glasses as having another purpose that can be more lasting than a quick drink and more useful than a dust collecter?

Well, there is one exciting and very useful innovation with shot glasses, which is using them to make candles. So we call them, of course, shot glass candles. 

Shot glass candles are really artistic and they could be very useful for the home and whatever place you think you would need them, not as mere light source but as well as having decorative purposes.  And with supervision, they are easy for children to make for gift giving to grandparents, their favorite teacher, friends and even siblings.

You may even want to make your own shot glass candles. The steps to take are easy and economical. Out of these easy steps and with a small sum of money, you would be able to start a good hobby, a good small business and a good means to bring out your creativity. This is also a means of recycling or re-using old candles.  so look around your house before you begin to make your collection of shot glass candles.

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Break up all your old, half burned candles into a measuring cup. You can use discolored wax if you are planning on adding some wax dye.

Place the measuring cup into a pan of boiling water until the wax melts.

Watch to see when the wax has almost melted completely so you can add your wax dye.

Cut lengths of wick to fit the shot glasses.

Place the wicks inside the shot glasses. Make sure you only use glass shot glasses or any other thick glass. Put a small drop of glue on the tip, and press that into the bottom center of the glass to make sure the wick stays put

When the wax is melted down, pour the wax into each shot glass, but be careful not to submerge the entire wick.

When the wax is almost completely set, move the wick into the center of the glass and then leave it to fully set. Wax contracts as it cools, so you may need to do another pour of wax after the candle has set.

Here's a video that will be helpful if you need more visual instruction.  It describes the process for votive candles.  Just click on each image link for each step. Enjoy!  

 

This video shows how to cut wax into shapes.  I thought this would be great for a project to do with Children.  See how easy it is.  I don't make candles yet myself, but I'm going to try it very soon.  This looks fun!

   

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