Hi Krista,
To go about waxing at home, you will need to pop down to your local beauty wholesalers, but be careful, some wholesalers require certification of waxing before they will sell.
You will need to invest in a wax heater (which is thermastatically controlled, important as you can burn yourself very easily), a pot of warm honey wax, a pack of wooden sticks (no metal spatulas as you can burn yourself with them), a pack of fabric strips, pre-wax cleanser, and soothing after wax lotion.
The warm wax should be applied to clean, dry skin (no oil or grease, or the wax won't adhere), using a wooden stick, holding the stick at a 45 degree angle. Apply the wax in a thin layer, in the direction of the hair growth. Press firmly a fabric strip over the area, and rip off aginst the growth, keeping the fabric strip as close to the skin as possible. Try not to rip off in an upward direction or else you will just snap the hairs at the skins surface, instead of pulling out by the root. Once finished, apply some soothing after-wax lotion to the area, and avoid things such as sunbathing, sunbeds, and baths for 24-48 hours after waxing, along with self tan, perfumed body products, etc.
Waxing can work out expensive at home - in the UK, a starter waxing kit including the heater can cost around £55 (about $90s). And you also have to know what you are doing, so I would recommend having salon waxing done first, and watching a Professional do the treatment before attempting to at home.
The roller waxing kits are a pain in the butt, because the roller heads always get so sticky. And don't bother with rubbishy cold wax strips you can purchase from the Chemist (drugstore), as you need heat to open the hair follicles to allow the hair to come out by its root. The cold strips just snap the hair at the skins surface, so you may as well just shave.
Hope this was of some use Krista !
Anna