Make your own taper candles

Hi guys!
Sorry i haven't been around for a few days, have been busy, busy, busy, BUT i do have a new craft I've been trying out... Say hello to taper candles!
Now, these ARE easy to make, but they take quite a lot of time.

Grab a length of cotton string or yarn, this is going to be your wick. tie a couple of bolts or anything small but heavy to the bottom, this acts as a weight until the wick is a bit stiffer, melt your wax (my favourite to use is the one over there ----->)   in a tall pan, now the pan you use cannot be used for food prep after this (for obvious reasons haha) so make sure its one you don't like very much, and pop it on top of another pan of boiling water, this is essentially a double boiler. Take an old spoon and stir to make sure all the wax is melted, pinch the middle of your wick so it is double sided and dip it onto the wax, now, do not pause as you dip or obviously the wax will melt right back off!
Now hand it up on to a pair of nails like mine, or anywhere that you can. and give it a minute or two to harden up, then dip again!
Keep going like this until you get the thickness you would like, snip the wick in the middle of your two candles and voila!
Light and enjoy!

Sorry for the blur, they were swinging a little and my camera has a super slow shutter speed!

When making your candles, once they are a little drier you can smooth them out by just rubbing between your hands.
 For these candles i used an old candle for the wax so it kind of looks like earwax, but yours will look nicer! :)