Not everyone likes the taste of coffee, but the aroma of itCoffee is irresistible. The brown color of coffee evokes associations with natural materials and resources, comfort and exotic flair. Placed in a small bowl as a table decoration or on an open shelf, the pleasant smell is spread throughout the living room. Find some creative onesCraft ideas with coffee beansthat will make the ambience in your house more homely. We offer two simple instructions forDIY Kerzen.
Craft ideas with coffee beans – aromatic and beautiful
In the creative candles you can use whole or ground coffee beans, depending on your taste or what you have available at homeCoffeeuse. You melt raw candle wax or leftover candles in a water bath, so prepare two suitable old pots or bowls.
Craft ideas with coffee beans – make decorative aromatic candles yourself
Old, slightly smaller preservation jars, sturdy glasses and beautiful cups, which are probably the only ones left from the entire set of dishes, are ideal containers for the finished candles. There are special containers for DIY plastic candles that can be easily removed after the wax has cooled. Of course, sufficient candle wick is required.
Craft ideas with coffee beans – instructions for DIY candles with coffee aroma
There are two approaches to making your own candles - if you use a plastic container for shaping the wax, then the bottom of the container will later become the top of the candle. In this case, you should make a small hole in the container, pull a piece of wick through it and fix it with modeling clay so that no liquid wax can run out through the hole later. In the other case, the candle remains in the container, preferably made of glass, and is used later as it is.
Craft ideas with coffee beans – useful materials
As candle wax you can use raw, small pieces or pastilles, leftovers from old candles or cheap tea lights. In any case, this is placed in a water bath over a warm flame and melted. Alternatively, if a microwave is available, use it but under constant supervision. You can add a few drops of aromatic oils and essences such as vanilla, tea tree oil, lavender oil, etc. to the liquid wax.
Melt candle wax in a water bath or in the microwave
Before you pour the wax into the container, fix the wax in the middle of the bottom with a little putty or glue.
Craft ideas with coffee beans – Coffee beans stay on the surface
To keep the wick centered, tie it to a stick (a wooden spoon was used instead in the example) and secure it to the edge of the container. Make sure the but is centered and hanging straight.
Place the wick correctly in the middle - using a centering rod
Now start entering the guard. To achieve a regular structure, add the wax in layers and add a few coffee beans. Allow to cool and set, then repeat gradually. Otherwise, if you pour the wax over the coffee beans, they will come to the surface.
Craft ideas with coffee beans – vintage candles in preservation jars
Making your homemade candles in layers is a creative design, especially when the container is transparent. Then you can use creativity and imagination and arrange the small coffee beans on the edge of the vessel in a beautifully decorative way. Colored wax is available as an option and can be beautifully nuanced.
Craft ideas with coffee beans – use old empty cups or glass jars for candle containers
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Craft ideas with coffee beans – DIY layered candles – video instructions
You can achieve a nice texture if you grind the coffee and mix it with the wax. Design the candles in vintage glasses and in decorative layers - with and without coffee or coffee beans.
Instead of candle wax, melt several tea lights
Instead of candles or beeswax, you can also use tea lights. Remove the wicks and melt them in a water bath or microwave in the same way. Watch the video instructions below.
