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    Home » DIY Projects

    How to Make Wine Bottle Candles

    November 22, 2021 by Patti Estep Leave a Comment

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    Trio of wine bottle candles with labels over same trio without labels.
    Soy wassail candle in a wine bottle with faux red berries in front.

    This tutorial for wine bottle candles is perfect for all your holiday gift giving. It's a great way to recycle and repurpose bottles into something fragrant and beautiful.

    Wine bottle candle with label saying Wassail soy candle.

    It seems like every year I just have to make some kind of candles for gifts. This year I made wine bottle candles. A while back I showed you how to make wine bottle glasses. This is a great way to recycle old wine bottles that come in so many pretty colored hues. Even if you don't drink wine I bet you know some wine lovers who would be glad to give you their empties.

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    Dark green and light green empty wine bottle.

    Making Recycled Wine Bottle Candles

    It's best if you use wine bottles with flat bottoms like the one shown above on the left. You can use bottles like the one on the right but not all of the wax will melt as the wick will burn out first.

    Cut wine bottle bottom with a candle wick in the middle.

    After you cut your bottles (see wine bottle glass tutorial), and sand down any jagged edges, hot glue the wicks to the bottom of the bottles.

    Bottle of fragrance oil 1 oz Wassail next to a wax pitcher.

    For this group of candles, I used 1 oz of Wassail fragrance oil from Candle Science. They have the best smelling fragrance oils and a huge variety of scents.

    Their website suggests that you use approx. 1 oz of oil to each pound of wax. However, for these candles, I used only 1 oz of fragrance oil to 2 pounds of wax. Let me tell you they are plenty fragrant. However, you could buy 2 bottles of fragrance oil if you want.

    Wine bottle bottoms filled with melted soy wax. Straws holding wicks in place.

    Since I was using different sized bottles I had some leftover wax so I used a small mason jar (in the back) for the leftovers.

    Wine bottle candle wax becoming opaque with wicks being held with paper straws.

    A paper straw holds the cotton wick in place until the wax hardens. However, you can use chopsticks or a clothespin to perform this task.

    Three wine bottle candles in varying heights.

    They look so pretty just as they are, right? Pretty enough to wrap up and gift.

    Trio of wine bottle candles with labels that say "Wassail" and soy candle.

    However, since I'm giving them away for the holidays and the fragrance oil has such a fun festive name I made a label for them.

    right click to save this label for yourself

    If you end up making the same candles feel free to use this label for your bottles.

    Handmade wine bottle candles with Wassail labels and faux red berries around the base.

    Of course, the possibilities are many and I'm sure whatever bottles you use, and whichever scent you try, they will all come out fantastic. And the receiver of this lovely hand-cut and hand-poured holiday candle will be so pleased.

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    Wassail fragrance in a wine bottle candle.
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    DIY Wine Bottle Candles

    Festive and fragrant you can easily make wonderful holiday candles from wine bottles. A great way to recycle beautiful glass and use it for gifts.
    Prep Time1 hr
    Active Time30 mins
    Additional Time1 hr
    Total Time2 hrs 30 mins
    Course: Christmas Crafts
    Yield: 4
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $20

    Equipment

    • Bottle Cutter
    • Sandpaper
    • Computer
    • Printer
    • Hot glue gun and glue
    • scissors

    Materials

    • 4 empty wine bottles
    • 2 pounds of natural soy wax
    • 1 oz fragrance oil
    • candle wicks with tabs
    • printable paper

    Instructions

    • Cut wine bottles into candle holders with a bottle cutter. Discard and recycle the tops.
    • Sand down any jagged edge where the cut was made.
    • Hot glue wicks with tabs to the bottom of your bottles.
    • Melt wax in a candle pitcher with a double boiler or in the microwave.
    • Add fragrance oil and stir.
    • Pour the wax into each container.
    • Pour any extra into an empty small mason jar or other small glass containers.
    • Hold the wicks in place with a straw cut in the middle, or chopsticks or clothespins.
    • After the wax cools and hardens remove straws and trim each candle wick to about 1/4 inch.
    • Place a label on the front if desired.

    Notes

    You don't have to stick with just wine bottles. Pretty vinegar bottles or liquor bottles will work well too.
    You can also use essential oils instead of fragrance oils.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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