We made these quick and easy candle holders with sculpey clay. You could also create flowers by hand or use cookie cutters or molds to make different shapes.

The insert says that the clay is suitable for children six years and up but I think a younger child could do it as long as they were supervised.

For these all we did was knead the clay until soft and then roll different colors out into snakes. Later we blended them all together and cut them into small circles. If you want to see more light, cut it thinner.

Then you simply place the shapes where you want them and press. Cook for 30 minutes at 250 degrees Farenheit.  I love the way the light dances through the holes in the candle holders. It’s a great way to personalize and brighten up a plain glass holder.

I was so pleased with how pretty these candles turned out and they’re so easy! All you need to do is cut a beeswax sheet diagonally, insert wick at wide end and roll!

Once it’s together, you can rub the seam a little so it stays stuck. Younger children can do this as long as you do the cutting for them.

Beeswax smells sweet naturally and it also burns well. Several colorful rolled beeswax candles wrapped in ribbon would make a nice gift. We just made two gold beeswax tapers pictured here along with others made the day before.

If you heat the beeswax sheets a little with a blow dryer it helps soften the sheets so that they will be more pliable. I learned this the hard way since one of our red ones cracked. It turned out fine though because we just made a couple smaller ones instead.

To make votives with beeswax, cut the sheet straight across into 2 inch length strips and roll evenly around a medium cotton wick. For pillars, use the whole sheet for a big one or cut one in two straight strips for smaller ones.