Your Guide to Candle Making Supplies of All Varieties: Beeswax, Soy Wax, Wicks, Candle Wax, Candle Molds, and More.
Candle Making can be a fun and enjoyable hobby or a somewhat inexpensive way to start a home business. Homemade candles make great gifts for several reasons: being made by hand makes them personal and special, and candles are a nice, popular luxury item.
Candlemaking is easier than ever with many candle supplies readily available. There are several different waxes to choose from including paraffin wax, soy wax, and beeswax; as well as a variety of different wicks and molds, fragrances to scent your candles, and dyes available online.
With so many supplies to choose from, it's easy to make unique candles that fit your style and preferences, whether you're making them for customers, as gifts for friends and family, or simply to enjoy yourself.
Here you can browse through several step-by-step tutorials in our candle-making article section, and figure out what the perfect ingredients are for your own candles, or ask fellow candle makers questions in our Candle Making Forum.
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Candle Making 101
If you'd like to try your hand at candle making, set aside two hours one day next weekend, and start with an easy project, using your old candles to test the waters. If it's instant gratification you crave, you'll see the fruits of your labor in just a couple of hours with a minimum expenditure for supplies.
How to Make Candles
Making homemade candles can be a fun hobby, whether making them as gifts or for yourself to enjoy. Candle making usually requires some experimentation, but when you discover how to make those perfect candles, it’s well worth the effort.
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Featured Candle Craft Projects
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Candlemaking Craft Project: Making Muffin Candles
With candle making, there are hardly any limits. You can replicate lots of things with your creativity. Here are some delicious 'Muffins' that look very, very inviting. I cannot recall the number of times I have used them to play pranks on 'unsuspecting targets'...lol...
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Candlemaking Craft Project: Making a Chunk Candle
Making chunk candles is an and fun activity for all ages. A unique technique using wax chunks of different colors gives the finished candle a beautiful texture and look. They make a refreshing alternative to the usual pillar candles. Follow these step-by-instructions and make your own pretty chunk candles to gift or keep...
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Candle Making
Read "Candle Making 101" and more on candlemaking & related tips.
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