Beeswax Taper Candles

How to Make Handmade Taper Candles with Honeycomb Bees Wax Sheets

Making handmade beeswax taper candles by rolling honeycomb beeswax sheets is a fun and easy arts and crafts project. This "no melt" candlemaking method is so safe and simple, your children can join in the fun!

I recently found a great YouTube video, below, that demonstrates how to make these homemade candles. Following the instructions in the video, I made the red candle shown in the photo to the left.

The instructions are the same as they are for making the traditional pillar Bees Wax Candles except that for the tapered candles, you need to cut one side of the wax sheet on an angle before you start rolling it around the wick.

The materials you will need are:

• One sheet of beeswax
• Candle wicking
• Scissors
• The beeswax sheet should be room temperature. Read this craft tip for more information.

Also before lighting the candle, cut the wick to 5/8 inch (1.5 cm).


See the "How to Make a Candle" page to learn melt and no melt ways to make candles using granulated wax.


If you ever make candles using methods that require melting wax, please be sure to read these candle making safety tips.

And to clean up spilled wax from various surfaces, read these pointers on how to remove candle wax.


Make bees wax taper candles in Christmas colors as a family Christmas project!

For more Christmas crafts ideas, see the Christmas Arts and Crafts Idea page.


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To make attractive and easy Beeswax Taper Candles like this one using beeswax sheets, see the step-by-step tutorial and photos on the How To Arts and Crafts.com website.