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How to make basic poured candles

It's easy to melt and pour your own beautiful candles at home.
When fall arrives, thoughts often turn to home and that cozy, comforting vibe we all crave. Lighting a chic, heavenly-scented candle is an easy way to capture that autumnal feel, but the price of ...
Orange peels, crayons, and vegetable shortening can all become candles in a pinch.
Adding pressed flowers to your candles is the perfect DIY craft for holidays and parties. Learn how to make aesthetic, homemade, soy-based candles with pressed flowers straight from your backyard.
Celebrate special occasions with cupcake-shaped candles using a silicone cupcake candle mold for a celebratory, vanilla-scented, soy-wax candle. Cupcakes are a great way to celebrate any occasion.
Give a person a candle, and they’ll have home decor for days. Teach a person how to make candles, and they’ll have home decor for a lifetime…or so goes a crafter’s version of the famous quote. There’s ...
Whether you're melting down old candles or starting with fresh wax, candle-making is easy. Essential oils are the purest form of fragrance for candles, but fragrance oils smell stronger. Soy wax, ...
Craft beautiful hand-dipped candles made of beeswax as a special gift that people will cherish. These tips will get you started. If you’re looking to do something fun, practical, and educational for ...
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If you feel like you spend half your paycheck on fancy scented candles, you need to learn how to make candles with essential oils. There is an initial outlay for the required equipment and supplies, ...