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Learn Candlemaking

Learn how to make your own candles. Tips on scenting, using molds, and everything you need to create a host of things that use a wick.

All the website owners have also included their favorite crafty tips for the care, use, and making of candles.

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Candle Making

Free project ideas with complete instructions on making your own candles. Complete and easy to follow instructions that allow even first timers to create unique and original candles for their home or to use as gifts.

Candle Making Crafty Tip
Cooling the candle when using a mold: As it cools you will notice that the top will sink inwards, this is called shrinkage. Pour a small amount of wax on top of this to fill it up. Continue to allow to cool.
 
 

Free project ideas, tips about coloring, techniques for using candle moulds, how to add scent and a host of other great candle making instructions can be found on this site that's been online since 1996. Campbell Light also has a huge list of candle making suppliers.

Candle Making Crafty Tip
When making candles in glass jars, warm the jar before pouring the wax to reduce the formation of bubbles and to help the paraffin adhere to the sides of the jar.

 

 

The folks at Peak Candle Supplies have made this wonderful candle-making site full of great project ideas, tutorials and inspiration. Projects are well-explained including material selection with a focus on making economical choices for resale.

Taper Candle Making Crafty Tip
Don't waste your scent oils by using them when making taper candles. Tapers, by their very nature and design, are not good at throwing scent and therefore are most economically made scent-free.