Make tiny drippy candles like the one's seen here, in Witch Hilda's Cottage.

More free miniature dollhouse projects at My Small Obsession, click the link at the bottom of this page.

You will also find a video tutorial near the bottom of this page.

For Personal Use Only Please

Polymer clay in a variety of colors including black and translucent

Toaster oven or oven ~ for baking the clay

Sharp blade

Ruler

Roll clay into a log approx. 1/2 inch thick.

Use a sharp blade to make a clean cut in the clay, this clean cut end is the top of the candle.

Mix colored clay with translucent clay, use the proportions in the picture as a guide, the more translucent clay added, the more tranlucent the candle will be.

I used Sculpey brand clay for this demonstration but I have found that Fimo gives more translucence to the candles.

Begin rolling the log, notice the clean cut end begins to dimple in. Roll to desired lenght and cut to size, do not cut the dimpled end.

Stand candle up and flatten bottom.

Trim more if needed.

Roll out a very thin snake of clay, about 1mm thick, this will be the "dripped" wax.

Taper one end of the snake.

Gently press the tapered end of the snake of clay against the top of the candle. Gently pull towards bottom of candle and taper off the end.

Continue adding "dripped wax" until you achieve the look you want.

Roll out another thin snake of clay and wrap it around the bottom of the candle to achieve a "puddle of wax".

Roll a snake of black colored clay as thin as you can get it.

Cut into pieces about 1/4 inch long and taper one end slightly. Bake at approx. 250 degrees for about 5 minutes. Let cool, these will be the "wick".

Place "wick" into center of candle. Bake candle at approx. 250 degrees for about 15 minutes.

Let cool

Experiment with diffrent sizes, shapes and colors.

With many colors available in polymer clay, the possibilities are endless! Have fun!