Project

Beeswax Star Candles

This Fourth of July, brighten your table with a centerpiece inspired by two highlights of summer: fireworks and our star-spangled banner.

Photography: Pernille Loof

Source: Martha Stewart Living, July/August 2018

Introduction

Note: To use them as candles on a birthday cake, first place wick string between the beeswax layers. To do this: Vertically press in the end of the candlewick above the skewer, so the skewer and the wick meet. Trim wick to 1 inch above the top of the beeswax star.

For more ideas, scroll through our entire collection of Candle-Making and Fourth of July Decorations.

materials

Beeswax sheets (Pictured: Honeycomb Texture Beeswax Sheets, $24 for 10, candlewic.com.)

Star-shaped cookie cutters

Skewers

Wick string

Craft scissors

steps

Create this celestial centerpiece by pressing two beeswax sheets together.
Trim out star shapes with cookie cutters. (Tip: If the wax is hard to handle, soften it using hair dryer on low.)
Insert skewers.