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I am one of those people who love taking long walks on the beach and collecting all kinds of seaside treasures. Our yearly beach vacation is the highlight of my year. There are baskets full of seashells all over our house and I love crafting with them. While it’s not a new idea to make candles in seashells, I want to show you how to make them easily without having to buy different supplies. All you need are simple tea lights from the dollar store, grocery store, or wherever else you can buy them.
How to make DIY tea light candles in seashells the easy way
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I usually buy a big pack of tea lights at Ikea and always have them at my house. So I didn’t have to buy anything for this project which is always nice. You can also use small amounts of wax that are left in jar candles around the house or old pillar candles but then you have to buy the wick. Or of course, you could just buy new wax chips and wicks from the local craft store. To me, the easiest way is using tealights!
Try to pick seashells that are around the size of a tealight but you can certainly use larger ones too. I made some larger ones and added two wicks instead of one.
Materials needed to make seashells candles
Video tutorial
Check out my short video tutorial to show you how I made them and how easy it really is. If it doesn’t load then you can head to my YouTube channel instead to watch.
Step-by-step full tutorial
I counted the number of seashells and used the same amount of tea lights plus an additional tealight in case I’d spill some of the melted wax along the way. This way I ensured that there is enough wax.
Step 3: Melt the tea light wax
Take all the wax from the tea lights and place them in the glass measuring cup. Put a shallow cooking pot with water on the stove and place the glass measuring cup inside. Turn the stove on to low, and keep stirring the hot wax with a metal spoon, while slowly melting the wax. I made sure not to boil the wax.
(As an optional step, you could add some drops of essential oils to the melted wax. I always have some in the house to use. I chose to not add it to my sea shell candles.
Step 4: Pour melted tea light wax into seashells
When the wax is fully melted, take the glass measuring cup out of the cooking pot and pour the melted wax into all the seashells. Wait until the wax has hardened and you are done!
Quick tips for making candles in seashells
- Make sure your seashells are clean and dry.
- Keep your seashells stable on a level surface, the tealight tins work great for that.
- If your wick pulls out from the flat metal bottom part, you can stick it back in!
- Attach the wick to the deepest part of the shell. If it doesn’t stick you can use some hot glue or a dab of melted wax to make it stick to the bottom.
- For larger seashells, consider using more than one wick.
- You can use wax dye and essential oil or fragrance oil for your sea shell candles.
- The wax hardening time can take longer depending on the room temperature. If you pour your seashell candles on a tray then you can easily put them in the fridge for faster hardening!
- You can paint the surface of the shells before making the candles for some extra interest. This is great for kids, so they can be part of this craft as well since pouring the wax can be a bit dangerous for smaller kids.
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Materials
- tea lights candles
- various seashells
Tools
- shallow cooking pot, pan, or saucepan
- metal spoon
- pyrex glass measuring cup with pouring spout (or wax melting pitcher)
Notes
- Make sure your seashells are clean and dry.
- Keep your seashells stable on a level surface, the tealight tins work great for that.
- If your wick pulls out from the flat metal bottom part, you can stick it back in!
- Attach the wick to the deepest part of the shell. If it doesn’t stick you can use some hot glue or a dab of melted wax to make it stick to the bottom.
- For larger seashells, consider using more than one wick.
- You can use wax dye and essential oil or fragrance oil for your sea shell candles.
- The wax hardening time can take longer depending on the room temperature. If you pour your seashell candles on a tray then you can easily put them in the fridge for faster hardening!
- You can paint the surface of the shells before making the candles for some extra interest. This is great for kids, so they can be part of this craft as well since pouring the wax can be a bit dangerous for smaller kids.
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