Candle making is a fun and rewarding hobby that allows you to create your own personalized candles. One of the most popular types of candles is the cinnamon bun candle, which not only smells delicious but also looks adorable. However, … Read More...
Get Candle Samples at The Crafty Sampler
If you’d like to sample handmade candles or crafts, The Crafty Sampler is a fun option. A small box contains 10 homemade samples and the large box contains 11 to 20.
I imagine the number depends on the size of … Read More...
Monkey Fart Candle Collection on Etsy
Ton Handmade Soy Candles has just created a Monkey Fart Candle
Collection. This unique fragrance begins with top notes of fresh bananas and juicy grapefruit, middle notes of kiwi, juicy bubblegum, and strawberries; and a hint of vanilla as a … Read More...
Make Chunk Candles & Recycle Old Wax
I had some leftover wax and decided to melt it down and pour it into cookie sheets lined with wax paper to make chunks.
The red was a little thick, but I was able to break the blue and yellow … Read More...
Bite-Lite Launches Mosquito Repelling Candles
Bite-Lite® LLC has launched their mosquito repelling candles in Las Vegas at the National Hardware Show. Apparently, the formula was developed by Bedoukian Research Inc. and is made with natural ingredients.
According to a press release through Pr-USA.net, monkeys seem … Read More...
Bakery of Tarts at Candles by Chris
Don’t these sugar cookie tarts look delicious? I found them at Candles by Chris (a bakery of candles and tarts). You can customize the scent and sprinkles in your tarts to make any combination you like.
Tarts/melts are handy because … Read More...
Candle Carving Demonstration
Watch this candle carver demonstrate how she carves curls, flowers and even bird designs onto her candle. Timing is important here because the wax needs to be soft enough to carve, but not so soft that it’s going to sag … Read More...
Painted Owl Candle
I bought an old candle making kit because it included some funky plastic candle molds like an owl and a mushroom. It looks like it’s from the 70s as the box is intact and the family depicted resembles the Brady … Read More...
Keeping a Candle Making Journal
A candle making journal
is necessary when you’re experimenting with different candle wax
formulas, shapes, scents and wicks
.
You’ll want to record some of these things in your candle journal: type of wax used, whether there were any additives, … Read More...
Thread Tea Light Candle Holder Project
Once I read that Dubbs from Coinpurse blog admitted to having an “uncontrollable urge to make random things”, I liked her.
This thread candle holder would be a perfect project for dressing up a drab LED tea light.
Imagine making … Read More...
Mother’s Day Fingerprint Candle Project
If you’re looking for a beautiful but quick Mother’s Day craft, these colorful candles would be perfect to help kids create!
Laura from Come Together Kids is super creative and came up with the idea using wax paper, acrylic paint, … Read More...
Daily Candle Giveaway at Martha Stuart Living
There’s a daily candle or fragrance giveaway going on for the month of May from PartyLite.
PartyLite is famous for their candles, fragrances, candle parties and candle holders. You can enter this giveaway exclusively through Martha Stuart Living.
Shown … Read More...
Bottle Cap Candle Crafts
I had to share these great candle holders made out of bottle caps made by Kenyan artisans. What a fun way to recycle and turn trash into art! You can find more at Swahili Imports.
If you’d like to … Read More...
Candles & Daisies for Wedding Centerpiece
Emily from Oregon shared this idea for an easy daisy and candle centerpiece at Do it Yourself Weddings. She created this for her own wedding after deciding she was going for a “casual fun vibe”.
I love the simplicity of … Read More...
Polymer Clay Candle Holder for Mother’s Day
This polymer clay tutorial is a lily of the valley flower molded onto a votive candle holder. It’s very easy to follow and so beautiful!
I found this tutorial at Holiday Crafts and Creations. Kelli runs this free site … Read More...
Yankee Launches Royal Wedding Candle Line
Leave it to Yankee Candle to launch royal wedding themed candles to celebrate the marriage of Prince William and Catherine.
Now, there’s both a Royal Wedding and a Wedding Day line. From what I can gather, both include a blend … Read More...
Candlemakers in the Land of the Fairies
Dorette and Gérald Stoller opened their one of a kind candle workshop in Fleurier, in the Val de Travers, called The Candlemakers in the Land of the Fairies. Dorette is a former butcher who was suddenly inspired to make … Read More...
Cinnamon Bun Candles
Tonight I made a couple cinnamon bun candles after purchasing the cinnamon roll fragrance oil
to match it. 30 ml (2 tbsp) of the fragrance in a pound (453 g) was quite sufficient.
I swear you can even smell the … Read More...
Storage Solutions for Candle Making Supplies
My son-in-law was kind enough to drop this massive shelf off yesterday. Now, I can store some of my candle making supplies away so they’re not bulging out of the coat closet and/or taking over the kitchen table.
I have … Read More...
Easter Applique Candle Project
Thanks to Bob Sherman, there are detailed free instructions for an Easter applique candle project at One Stop Candle.
You’ll need a chocolate/candy mold, a candle mold and wax of course. See Easter Aplique Project by Bob Sherman for full … Read More...