Comments on: How to Make Container Candles

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:08:03 +0000

I have to say that your articles on making candles (especially the one on tapers) gave my husband and me enough of a push to do it. We’ve collected all our old wax and have done it twice now. Our only problem is that pesky dip after it cools. Still working on the proper technique for that one. Thanks for making it look so easy and fun. My Husband and I have a craft we can do together now!!! YEAH!!!

By: Deirdre

Deirdre — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:45:24 +0000

As kids we helped a couple make candles. They did all the wax and wick handling, but us kids made the candles themselves. We had a box of sand, dug out shapes, put in trinkets, bark, stones and any other item deemed safe enough to make the candles beautiful. It worked wonderfully. The sand brushed off of the candle leafing overlapping rocks or bark as the sides. Some of the candles were large enough to have two or three wicks. They lasted for ever. It’s nice to know how to actually handle the wax and wick portion. Thank you

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:14:25 +0000

So the candle set, and shrunk and HUGE well formed. More wax to be added soon and the color stayed! The food coloring held. What a surprise. Hope the computer stuff gets ironed out on the cheap!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:10:58 +0000

So, I did it all wrong and I can;t wait to see the results! I used food coloring-WRONG! And essential oils. also WRONG!
It was an impromptu moment of inspiration, ‘I’ll melt my old taper candles into new candles to conserve their wax and make a whole new candle!’ Great idea but the follow through needs work. I’ll refer to your instructions next time.

By: Marlene

Marlene — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:28:40 +0000

I am allergic to scents. But I love the thought of cinnamon or some safe scent that is not related to flowers, although I love the scent of flowers.

By: Suzanne McMinn

Suzanne McMinn — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:23:12 +0000

Hi, Marlene! I’m planning to do more posts on candles with “special effects” soon!

By: Marlene

Marlene — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:21:02 +0000

How do you make fancy container candles, like sparkles in it that will show or something like that.

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:12:18 +0000

When my mom taught me to make candles she used old cans to melt the wax. Each can was cleaned and the rim was crimped to make a spout. This way we made several different colours at the same time, in one water bath. We used old lipsticks, and wax crayons to colour the batches. Thanks for the site – great content.

By: Jodie Zoeller

Jodie Zoeller — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:35:41 +0000

Wow a cheap source of Christmas presents for 2009. I can TOTALLY do this. I am a candle lover since high school. I used to catch my then long hair on fire while making wax sculptures and wine bottle drip candle thingies.

By: Pony Girl Rides Again

Pony Girl Rides Again — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:18:32 +0000

I just love candles, too! That looks like a very doable project and you put together a nice tutorial (maybe if I start now, I’ll have some x-mas gifts done for next year, LOL!