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Coffee Scented Candles

December 16, 2016 by Ann 12 Comments

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I am such a fan of coffee scented candles. This easy tutorial for Coffee Scented Candles is a great choice for a fun and unique gift idea. Give them as gifts to any coffee lover or use them to scent your home! The tutorial uses soy wax flakes and real coffee grounds.

Give these Coffee Scented Candles as gifts to any coffee lover or use them to scent your home! The tutorial uses soy wax flakes and real coffee grounds.

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I already love coffee. Add that with my love of making fun, homemade things like candles and I’ve just come up with a great gift idea. I can make these Coffee Scented Candles for myself or give to my friends and family!

These homemade Coffee Scented Candles are a great way to use up those fun thrift shop finds like a unique vintage coffee cup and saucer sets.  I don’t know about you, but when I visit local thrift shops and flea markets, I am always looking for sets that are different.  When I find a single cup and saucer without matches, I always grab them for projects like this.  I’ve even shared about how you can use thrift store items for gifts before, and these candles are just another great reason to add to that list!

Coffee Scented Candles Tutorial

Materials Needed:

  • 2 cups of soy wax flakes
  • 1 candle wick w/weighted bottom
  • 1 teaspoon of coffee grounds (I used dry, unused grounds from a K-cup.)
  • Chopstick, wood stick, or pencil
  • 1 brown or tan crayon
  • Container (Mason Jar or coffee cup as shown)

Coffee Scented Candles- materials needed

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Directions:

1. Start by heating up the soy wax flakes on a low heat. You want to use a non-stick pot and stir often as it heats up.
2. You can now tint the wax to add color. DO NOT use food coloring as it won’t mix. Instead, take a brown or tan crayon, peel it, and drop the broken pieces into the wax mixture. Stir well.
3. Prepare to set the wick by wrapping it around a pencil or chopstick.

Coffee Scented Candles- wrap wick around stick

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5. Set the stick over the cup and let the weight of the wick drop to the bottom of the container.
6. Take the mixture from heat and pour it into the jar. You can re-center the wick should it shift.
7. Take half of your coffee grounds and sprinkle them into the mixture. Reserve the rest.
8. Set the candle in a cool spot. Allow it to harden. About 30 minutes in when it has started to solidify, sprinkle the top of the candle with the remaining coffee grounds.Coffee Scented Candles- sprinkle with remaining coffee grounds

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9. Once the candle has hardened (may take up to 4 hours) just snip the wick to shorten it. Light your candle and enjoy.

This easy to make Coffee Scented Candles tutorial is one you will love to follow for your own personal use as well as to give as gifts to your friends and family.  You’ll love adding these candles to a special homemade products gift basket or to a gift bag for anyone that loves coffee.

Make your own Easy Coffee Scented Candles to give as gifts or to brighten up any room! This easy tutorial is a favorite that anyone can follow

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Comments

  1. Janice says

    November 20, 2021 at 9:51 am

    That is a great ideal will be making some myself

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  2. Vibha says

    June 5, 2021 at 10:54 am

    Would it work with paraffin wax?

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    • KEITH D MANN says

      November 28, 2021 at 7:18 pm

      Yes.
      When you compare the scent throw of a paraffin candle to that of a soy candle, usually the scent throw is stronger in paraffin. Why? Well, on a molecular level, soy is more dense than paraffin. Because soy is more dense, it requires more heat to burn it up which can take longer for soy to release the fragrance. As the wax melts, the flame’s heat vaporizes the liquid wax which diffuses the fragrance i
      nto the air. So, if paraffin burns up easier, it will generally release the fragrance easier making the scent throw stronger or more prevalent.

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  3. Christin says

    January 11, 2019 at 11:41 pm

    I am so trying this tomorrow…. I can’t find any coffee candles that doesn’t smell like caramel, or maple… Thank you for sharing! God bless!

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  4. Susy says

    April 19, 2018 at 7:53 pm

    Will this work with paraffin??

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  5. Danijela says

    September 11, 2017 at 2:46 am

    Such a lovely idea!

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  6. Jennifer says

    August 19, 2017 at 8:39 pm

    I love the smell of coffee. With the addition of the grounds is there a chance of them catching on fire?

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    • Sally Smith says

      November 11, 2017 at 9:33 am

      Mine has not caught on fire. I also mix coconut oil with soy wax.

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      • Olivia says

        November 13, 2018 at 6:37 am

        How much coconut oil would be needed to avoid the grounds catching on fire?

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  7. Angela says

    December 23, 2016 at 8:54 am

    I love coffee and this is a great tutorial. I bet it smells amazing too.

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  8. Cecilia MyThriftStoreAddiction says

    December 20, 2016 at 11:11 am

    I bet this smells wonderful! Thanks for sharing! Blessings, Cecilia

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  9. Amy says

    December 19, 2016 at 7:01 pm

    This is amazing! I already have making teacup candles on my to-do list, but I never thought to make them coffee scented. I’ll definitely be trying this. Thanks for the idea!

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