Skinny Dip candles are a candle, massage oil and lotion in one. They use high quality cosmetic grade soy, which is more skin nourishing than the traditional soy wax used in candles. Other luscious skin safe ingredients include cocoa butter, … Read More...

Perhaps I’ve been living in a cave, but this is the first I have heard of colored flame candles. At Faerie Flames they have every color of the rainbow. They offer birthday cake candles and more recently launched their Faerie … Read More...

Jennifer at Sweet Tooth Candles makes and sells her own hand crafted faux food candles. They’re triple scented, but she will make unscented if you request them. She works from home and started out selling to friends and family, but … Read More...

Jacqueline and Lonnie demonstrate two types of candles in this video tutorial. A mosaic and a stacked candle are shown step by step. An important pointer is not to take your candle out too soon. I have done this … Read More...

We didn’t have a big wedding budget but since I love creating crafts, that kept me busy for several months before the wedding . What kept me busy for years several months after the wedding was the birth of our … Read More...

Starla and Lisa share how to make an ice cream float candle. Their instructions are easy to follow and I love the fact that they include many pictures and are not afraid to get down and dirty. Supplies needed for … Read More...

Nancy Henning shares this project from StencilSearch.com. I love the stencil idea because I can not draw anything that is recognizable. For this project you will need a few simple things.

1. Plain White Candle
2. Rubbing Alcohol
3. Candle Painting Medium
4. Acrylic

For a nostalgic country sort of look, try pressing flowers or leaves onto your candle. A pillar would give you more area to work with, but a tapered candle could be decorated more quickly.

First, heat enough wax to dip … Read More...

Trystan L. Bass from the Gothic Martha Stewart site shares how to make elegant embossed candles. For this project you will need:

1. Pillar Candles
2. Tissue Paper
3. Rubber Stamps
4. Pigment Ink Pads
5. Embossing Powders
6. Embossing tool or heat gun

I find … Read More...

Do the prices for those silicone candle molds make you cringe? Making your own is not that difficult and you definitely have more options than what the store offers. The next time I find a giant strawberry, I’m making a … Read More...

Candle Bay makes these delicious looking birthday cake candles. I love the one that’s adorned with ice cream cones. They would make wonderful decorations for a birthday party although I would be nervous about having them around younger children because … Read More...

Adding a few drops of essential oil to your melted wax before pouring is a simple way to make an aromatherapy candle. Alternately, if you want to add an aromatherapy scent to an unscented candle you can put several drops … Read More...

It depends on what you’re using it for. If you want to make rolled candles, beeswax is best because it’s more malleable than paraffin. Spiral candles are fun and easy to make. You just warm a beeswax sheet a little … Read More...

Tracy Birch shows us how she carves candles in this short documentary on youtube. She does amazingly intricate designs by cutting, twisting and carving multiple layers of candle colors and later glazes it for a beautiful shine. She said she … Read More...

If you like grubby rustic looking candles Starla and Lisa’s candle making website offers step by step instructions. A classic primitive country style type of candle is usually made with darker colors on the outside and is achieved by “caking” … Read More...

Different shades can be achieved by mixing the primary colors red blue and yellow together. White can help you achieve a paler shade while black can darken your candle color.

To test your color, try putting a bit of the … Read More...

Wax dipped teddy bears sounds a little cruel but its a new way and exciting alternative for candle makers who get a little stale making just candles all the time. Wax teddy bears come in kit form to get you … Read More...

Gel Candles have been around for some time now but very little is known about their safety. You might have heard stories of how safe they are and horror stories too. In my opinion I believe them to to be … Read More...

Faux food is pretty popular right now with imitation food being made out of every craft material from knitting to wax.

Let’s start off with lisa’s hot baked apple pie candle, it looks good enough eat thats for sure or … Read More...