Archive for the ‘Make Candles’ Category


How to Make a Basic Container Candle

Basic Container Candle Background So our first candle making project will be to learn how to make a basic container candle.  Container candles have been used by people since the 1400′s.  The earlier container candles were made of wood; something I would definitely recommend you avoid since that presents its own problems such as extreme [...]

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Candle Wax Pouring Jugs, Scales & Candle Dipping Cans

As we come to the conclusion of our first part of the candle making series, I’m starting to get excited because we are now just a post away from learning how to make our first candle!  Before getting to that though, I do want to talk about a few more key items to have in [...]

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Heating and Manipulating Your Candle Wax

Heat Sources After you have obtained the wax you want to use for your candle making project, you will then need to decide on how you will be melting the wax so that you can put it into jars or creating you pillar candles, etc. If you are going to be using your kitchen as [...]

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