Seashell Candles

Materials: Paraffin; seashells of choice (large enough to hold candle wax); sand or rice; tea light candles. Miscellaneous: knife, double boiler or microwave oven, measuring cup, chopping block small bowl.

Instructions:

1. Thoroughly clean seashells and allow to completely dry.

2. Fill a small bowl with sand or rice to set the seashell atop and keep it stable.

3. Remove the tin casing from the tea light candles and gently pull the metal core from the bottom to remove the wick.

4. Place the wick with metal base upright and centered in the seashell.

5. Using a sharp knife, cut the paraffin into 1" cubes. Place the cubes in microwave or double boiler and melt.

6. Pour the melted wax slowly into the shell all around the wick but do not cover top of wick.

7. Allow wax to set.