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Sep
22
I found this fun maple leaf cookie cutter to dress up some of my pillar candles. There is also a pumpkin and a turkey in the set that are perfect for halloween or thanksgiving. Just use the cookie cutter to press and cut the shapes out of the beeswax and stick them on.
My children took [...]
Sep
17
If you’re planning a fall wedding and still looking for favor ideas, see Cool Autumn Candles & DIY Favor Ideas for Fall.
I love the leaf applique candles which you could duplicate yourself by using a leaf shaped cookie cutter on a thin sheet of wax.
Another easy and attractive way to add some fall flair to [...]
Sep
15
I just made this tea light holder because I’m sick of the plain ones. Sometimes something a little spooky or exotic is fun especially as it gets closer to Halloween.
I just shaped some white sculpey clay with my hands and used a pencil, screwdriver and stick to create the face since i don’t have any [...]
Sep
8
I don’t know why this never occurred to me before. I’m sure it has been done but I used a toilet paper roll tube as a mold for a small pillar candle.
It turned out perfect and it was so easy to just peel off once the wax set. I used a combo of leftover palm [...]
Sep
7
I got the seashell sand candle idea from Bob Sherman’s Candle Making book.
It’s one of the most detailed and informative books I have read on candle making. He’s a well known candle maker and has been at it since 1971.
The only drawback to the book is that it doesn’t have much information on vegetable waxes. [...]
Aug
30
This is a fun simple project for families to do together. Here’s an example of an easy way to decorate a candle holder.
It was made by rolling sculpey clay and cutting the heart shapes with cookie cutters. Just bake for 30 minutes at 250 F after placing them into position on a glass holder. It’s [...]
Aug
27
Beeswax sheets are perfect for cutting out shapes to decorate your candles. Today I used a heart shaped cookie cutter to add to a beeswax pillar I had made.
To make the pillar I simply cut a purple beeswax sheet in half lengthwise and wrapped it tightly around a #1 cotton wick.
Then I wrapped the second [...]
Aug
19
We just got home from camping and I couldn’t get online anywhere. It was fun but it’s good to be back.
We made some fire starter candles from dryer lint and wax. This is a great way to recycle egg cartons and dryer lint and it’s more effective than newspaper alone since it doesn’t burn out [...]
Aug
7
For this project, you need three beeswax sheets in total but you will have enough left over to make a couple smaller candles.
Of course my kids took off with my tape measure so this wasn’t precise but it was fun. First you cut a sheet in half lengthwise and roll it around a cotton wick.
Next, [...]
