The Art of Candlemaking...

No advice, but do you have the link to the site? I like candles, and my husband does as well, maybe not as much as I do. We don't burn ours very often, but I'd love to make some and have them be our own design / creation, your right they would make perfect gifts, alongside some homemade soap, and a pouch of hot chocolate! lol!

I think candle making could be really fun. I have never tried it, but I really should. I love candles. I did not burn them much for a few years while Lily was really little, but now that she is getting a little older and understands to stay away from them I have started burning them a little bit more. I have one on my mantle burning right now. I want to get a few more for the mantle too. I really like Yankee Candle's Clean Linen scented candles, but they cost so much. I just burned the last one that I got in a gift basket from a friend awhile back. I miss those.

I have made candles, and it can be fun, but it is REALLY messy I'm into cinnamon, anything cinnamon and I'm happy!

I'd love to learn to make candles, I love them too, I have them all over my house. Don't let me see a candle shop or I'll be in there all day..lol. My husband keeps telling me I need to learn to make them, maybe turn it into a money making business someday if I can get good enough at making them. We have a friend that used to make candles but for some reason she quit but she still has all her supplies, and he keeps telling me I need to ask her if she'll sell it to me and show me the basics of candlemaking. I think my favorite fragrance is anything Vanilla, I love it. Good luck..

I think that would be a nice thing for y'all to do together. I love candles but have gotten leary of burning them. I'm so afraid i'll forget & leave them burning when i shouldn't.There was a big fine older house that burned here a few years ago because they went off & left a candle burning. That has bothered me ever since.

Hi Twoey. Yes, I have done it. They have a historic village in my area and each December celebrate what they call an "Old-Fashioned Christmas." So I got to make candles (and bring them home), and we got to have an old-fashioned sleigh ride ... pulled by horses. Karen

I have not tried candlemaking but it sounds like fun. Years ago a friend made them and he sold them while in college and did very well. I lost my sense of smell in an accident about 7 years ago so I only buy French vanilla since I know they smell great. Good luck with your new venture. Happy holidays, carolbee

I havent but my mom and sis have. yup I think it would be fun

In Girl Scouts, we taught the girls to melt crayons and make candles. It was a fun project. I have recycled candles also. I melt the wax left over from candles to create a new one. I once put sea shells into the candle as I was pouring the wax. It came out real nice.

I have, but I never bought fancy kits. Back when life was simpler we just used wax crayons to add color and ordinary household objects for molds. I saved an old crock pot to use for melting the wax--one that was going to be thrown away. Back then birthday candles were very inexpensive so we used those for the wicks, just pushing them in before the wax set in the mold. If you run out of your own old candle wax, it is usually possible to find candles cheap at a thrift shop. It amazes me to see people paying a lot for new wax when they are going to make candles. I think you two will have a lot of fun and surely the gifts you make will be treasured by those who received them. If not, they can burn them up, lol.

In my business as a honey producer, beeswax is a byproduct which is always in Great demand for candle wax. Beeswax candles have been used for centuries. Paraffin candles are much cheaper and are easily made, but when they burn the resulting smoke is comparable to diesel fumes. Beeswax candles burn clean with a hot flame which actually cleans the air in your home, and in some cases will burn cooking odors as well. Beeswax is harder than paraffin which helps the candles to remain straight while standing in the candle holders in hot weather. There is no need of artificial fragrances in beeswax candles, as they have a natural sweet smell.

I think all that for less than $30 sounds like an excellent buy. Individually would cost much more. I'm allergic to most fragrances so vanilla and cinnamon are the only two I can have. I also love the smell of natural beeswax candles. I liked when I was a kid making the candles in a milk carton with ice in it. You have to be careful of the steam, but it makes some really wild designs. Later on, candles in sand were cool. I like that because you can draw any design in the sand and pour wax in, then you have a mold. I used a little container and put sand in. You have never ending molds. Of course you have to find people who like sand at the bottom of their candles. Enjoy your new craft. It will help people cut down on the use of electricity, too. There is a plant that makes wax that you might be able to grow and that would also help the cost. Can't think of the name of it right now. If you know any beekeepers or if you've ever thought about getting into bee keeping (I don'tknow if you're in the city or the country), bees can keep you in wax. Advice: Constantly learn and experiment- your craft will never grow old. If people use the candles during the year, they'll need new ones every year and the excitement of what kind will be wonderful. I'm happy for you. Remelting and rewicking is cool. Recycling is great!

hi twoey I love candles and many years back I did a little bit of making candles. would love to try that again if I ever get back into an apartment again. I love those they make with beeswax and love the pine scents. but I dont think I could do that in a room like where I am.

Hi twoey What a great thing for you and your hubby to find an interest that you both have. I think that one of the most important things in a marrage is that you share interests so that you can do things together that are fun. Unfortunately I did not have that and it is definately one of the reasons my marrage failed. We were never on the same page. I love candles. When I was a kid, like other mylotters, did the ice candle thing in the milk carton. It was so much fun as I remember, waiting for it to set so that we could remove the milk carton and see what we had..I never did it again after childhood but did consider getting into the selling of candles. I thought that it would be a "cant fail" business as most people like candles and if you have an attractive product its going to sell. Well, I got sick and never got to do it but now you inspire me to look into it again. I love scented candles but find tht most of the candles dont really smell all that stong and some not at all. I guess that would be the main thing, to make them smell like they are supposed to. I did learn a pretty cool tip this year and that is to take some star anise and place the stars around the candle (not touching the flame) and as the candle gets hot, the spice smell permeates the whole house. Try it sometime. Its such a nice Christmas, holiday smell. In any case, good luck with your "adventure" and Merry Christmas to you and yours.. J

There was a time when I considered making my own candles. Now that my time is so precious to me I would rather buy them. But, I do still think about doing it. Maybe one day when I am semi-retired I may take up the hobby.

We like candles too. But we have never thought about making it by our self. We like to buy them of different scents, different colors, and different designs. As you said now, may be I also can try to make new candles with half burned leftover candles.

I did candle making many years ago. I enjoyed it. Most of the molds I had were cute so I really did not want to burn them. I've been disappointed at most candles that I have found in stores cause the smell isn't strong enough for my taste.

My sister and I used to make candles as teens. We'd use the ends of old candles and the parafin wax that's sold for canning. Sometimes we'd put in an old crayon for color. We'd fill an empty milk carton with ice cubes and tie the wick to a pencil placed across the top, then pour in the hot wax. It'd end up all lacy-like.

I don't usually buy candles but my dad always loved having Bayberry candles at Christmas time. I bought one last year for him and one this year plus one for myself. He's 87 and not long for this world. Bayberry is very expensive but he's worth it!! I don't like fragrances except at Christmas and then only Bayberry.

Oh yes! Candlemaking is such fun! I recall years back when my daughter started trying out different techniques and all the different ones she made. I like the clear wax ones with leaves or different natural bits in them and ,ofcourse, the scented ones. Lavender. Mmmm. I bet you enjoy it alot! Beware of hot wax and kids however.