How to Make Rolled Beeswax Candles

Rolled beeswax candles are wonderful handmade gifts, you can easily make for all your family and friends throughout the year.

Did you know that a commercial honeycomb foundation is made by pressing beeswax between patterned metal rollers? It is used in beekeeping to give the bees a foundation on which they can build the honeycomb. These same sheets of honeycomb wax can be used to make beautiful candles too.

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Supplies:

Honeycomb Beeswax Sheets Kit
Candle Wicking (if you don't buy a kit)
Scissors

The kit I purchased has ten sheets of five different colors, measuring 8 inches by 16 inches each. Cut the sheets in half for two perfect 8 x 8-inch squares. If you want to make a specific color and instead of purchasing the kit, you can easily buy wicking and honeycomb beeswax sheets separately.

Rolled Beeswax Candles

• Start by cutting your beeswax sheets in half. An 8 x 8-inch sheet makes a 1-inch thick taper candle, 8 inches long.  
• Lay the beeswax sheet with the cut edge closest to you.
• Press a piece of cotton wick about 9 1/2 inches along the edge.
• Start pressing the beeswax edge over the wick all along the edge.

• Once you've got the candle started, firmly roll the candle, using the fingers of both hands to evenly press and roll the entire length of the beeswax sheet.

• Burnish the open edge to the candle by using your thumb and fingers to press and melt the wax into the side of the candle.

• Trim your wick on both ends, and press the bottom wick into the bottom of the candle

The wax sheet candles should have a burning time of approximately 5 hours without much dripping.

Tie pairs up with a pretty ribbon to make great gifts. Use them for stocking stuffers, party favors, or to embellish the top of a present.

Did you know that beeswax candles burn cleaner and longer than most candles? They also have a sweet, light natural honey scent everyone will love. 

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Rolled Beeswax Candles: A Fresh Natural Handmade Gift

Use sheets of honeycomb wax to make beautiful candles. They can be given as gifts for Mother's Day, Christmas, birthdays. Be sure to make a few for yourself!

Prep Time15 mins

Active Time30 mins

Total Time45 mins

Course: Crafts

Yield: 2 Candles

Author: Patti Estep

Cost: $10

Equipment

• scissors

Materials

• Honeycomb Beeswax Sheets Kit
• Candle Wicking if you don't buy a kit

Instructions

• Cut the sheets of beeswax in half for two perfect 8 x 8-inch squares. An 8 x 8-inch sheet makes a 1-inch thick taper candle.
• Lay the beeswax sheet with the cut edge closest to you.
• Press a piece of cotton wick about 9 1/2 inches along the edge.
• Press the beeswax edge over the wick all along the edge.
• Firmly roll the candle, using your fingers to evenly press and roll the entire length of the beeswax sheet.
• Burnish the open edge to the candle by using your thumb and fingers to press and melt the wax into the side of the candle.
• Trim your wick on both ends.
• Press the bottom wick into the bottom of the candle.
• Tie pairs up with a pretty ribbon