If you have ever wanted to learn how to make soy candles, The Pretty Pauper’s recent tutorial is a great resource to get started. Even as a beginner, the blogger was able to create candles that look amazing and smell … Read More...
Crisco Emergency Candle
Lifehacker shares how to make the simplest DIY candle you can think of, which is also perfect in emergency situations. Simply put a piece of string in a tub of crisco shortening
, and it will burn for up to … Read More...
Crocheted Jar Cover Creates Cute Candle Holder
If you’re looking for a fun and creative way to add some personality to your home decor, consider making a crocheted jar cover. A Dash Sunlight, a Dutch blog, recently shared this idea on their website and it’s a simple … Read More...
Gorgeous Vintage Candle Holder
ModernArtObsessed on Etsy has one of the most beautiful candle holders I’ve ever seen for sale. A vintage piece, this Dorothy Thorpe “pretzel” candle holder is made of lucite and chrome. The lucite tubes that form the base are an … Read More...
Etsy Find: Chevron Tea Lights
BertiesUmbrella on Etsy has these watermelon-scented soy tea lights featuring a chevron detail on the sides. Trendy, sweet-smelling and adorable! I share a lot of candle holder ideas on this blog and have been on the lookout for cute candles … Read More...
New Candle Making Features!
Hi all, this is Heidi, your Craft Gossip Candle Making Editor! Starting this week, I’m going to begin sharing vintage candle holder finds and handmade candle finds I’ve come across on Etsy, Big Cartel, and other independent candle … Read More...
A Hand Crafted Amish Courting Candle Stick Holder
Etsy seller solycali currently has these gorgeous handmade candle holders for sale in their shop. These are made with a combination of “warm colored grain wood and iron” and are known as Amish courting candles. They’re also a vintage item. … Read More...
Painting with Candles!
Did you know you can create paintings with candles? According to Create with Mom, the blog featuring how to do this technique, paraffin pillar candles work best. You draw a design on some plain paper and then paint over … Read More...
Paint a Lace Motif Candle Holder
Emmaline Bride recently featured this painted lace motif candle holder DIY by Michaela Noelle Designs. The lace motif is created by painting over a lace doily and then the rest of the jar. When a candle is placed inside … Read More...
Key Motif Candle Holder Tutorial
Created by Jess shares a creative candle holder decoupage idea. Jess took scrapbooking paper with a cute old-timey key theme and decoupaged it onto a dollar store candle holder. She then took it a step further and added a decorative … Read More...
Industrial Candleholder DIY
This candle holder looks just like something I’d see in the latest, hippest restaurant to open on the Chicago scene. It’s industrial, simple, metallic and oh so stylish. Made using a hacksaw, copper pipe, and galvanized pipe connectors, this candle … Read More...
Plastic Animal Candle Holder DIY
How cute are these little candle holders? Featuring a modified plastic animal toy, a birthday candle mount, and some paint, these holders make the simplest of cupcakes beyond special. Check out how to make your own.
Make Pillar Candle Holders with Vintage Household Items
Mix vintage saucers, vases, cups, candle stick holders and more to create your own hip pillar candle holders in just a few minutes. Visit the blog 508 to learn how.
Candle Holders from Outer Space
Finally! Something enduring to do with all of those great DIY manicure ideas on Pinterest. 😉 Customize a store-bought candle holder with a DIY manicure technique. Visit sheepy.me to learn how.
Tea Light Flight
Learn to make your own tea lights and tea light candle holder using plastic eggs. This holder looks just like the beer flights I’m so personally fond of. Also, how cute would this be done in rainbow colors? Check out … Read More...
Cut-Paper Candle Holder
The other day, I was reading the blog for Aussie zine *bespoke* and came across these awesome Cut-Paper Candle Holders by How About Orange. To me, they look just like some very haute lamps I’ve seen on design blogs … Read More...
Tin Can Candle Holder Idea
How cool is this idea? That’s a tin can recycled into a lovely candle holder. I don’t even know how to describe this idea beyond that. Just go check out the tutorial. (While your crushing on the tutorial, take … Read More...
How to Re-wick a Candle
You can re-wick your candles to give them an extra lease of life. We all know about those candles that have had a good run, but still have enough left in them, but the wick is too small, right? It … Read More...
Concrete Tea Light Holder
As the weather warms up and summer approaches, many of us are eager to spend more time outdoors on our patios and in our gardens. And what better way to enhance the ambiance of your outdoor space than with some … Read More...
How to Recycle Old Candles
If you’re a fan of relaxing baths accompanied by the soothing glow of scented candles, you know how quickly these little luxuries can add up. It can be frustrating to watch your collection dwindle down to nothing and have to … Read More...