Fernando & Sara

Teaches at Chicago Candle Co

As the owners of Chicago Candle Company, Fernando & Sara have been experienced candle makers for 6 years now as they have grown their Chicago based business into a real brand. The husband and wife duo now have a warehouse space where they hand cut wine bottles and also design fragrance blends for the soy candle line.

(16 Reviews)

DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Reviewed by Julia M. on 9/20/2021
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Reviewed by Nick A. on 1/8/2021

Fernando was great, excellent at giving instructions and helping us make our candles. He has a fair amount of interesting wine bottles or you can bring your own and make whatever size candle you desire (within reason) The 2 hours flew by and we even ran a little long.
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Anonymous review on 3/15/2020

Really enjoyed this course. They make sure you understand and experience each step in the process and clearly care about the quality of the candle and class.
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Reviewed by Wendy A. on 3/8/2020

Fernando was a wonderful teacher; Pleasant, easygoing, so helpful answering questions and making you feel confident each step of the process. I absolutely will refer family and friends as it was such an enjoyable experience:)
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Reviewed by Michelle S. on 3/8/2020
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Anonymous review on 2/17/2020
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Reviewed by Samantha O. on 1/26/2020
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Reviewed by Andrew E. on 1/19/2020

Very informative and lots of fun. They BYOB is a nice touch
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Anonymous review on 12/13/2019

Great class! Very informative and fun with a caring instructor who explained the entire process, let us try everything and kept the atmosphere fun and casual.
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Reviewed by Sara N. on 12/8/2019
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Reviewed by Deirdre K. on 8/4/2019
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Reviewed by Cathy P. on 8/4/2019

This small family owned candle making company distributes their beautiful candles Nation-wide. Each glass container and candle is crafted by hand and yet, they find the time to share their mastery with us. So generous!! The class was perfect, I learned a lot and am inspired to make my own candles at home.
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Reviewed by Julie K. on 7/29/2019

Fernando was a kind, funny, and patient teacher! It was really cool to learn about this process (and a great arm workout too, ha ha). Made for a great birthday present for my friend, and both got to take home a keepsake of the experience. You get to choose your bottle, wax color, and scent -- so it's really personal. A great way to make use of a special wine bottle too.
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Anonymous review on 7/20/2019

Overall, it was a great class and I learned a lot. It was extremely hot in there though. Also, need a 2nd instructor.
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Reviewed by Mary Ellen E. on 7/19/2019

Fernando and his wife were awesome! It was a fun, informative class and we took home beautiful candles. I’d highly recommend it to anyone.
DIY Cocktail Candles + Wine Bottle Cutting

Reviewed by Yvonne P. on 5/26/2019

This class was so much fun! Creating a candle of your own liking is wonderful. By that, I mean you get to pick the scent you like and in addition to that, you can also make the wax a color you want from what is available. Pleasant afternoon with my daughter. Will definitely do it again!!!