I want to start making candles. I narrowed it down to the ones i want to start making first. Which is gel and chunk candles. I would also like to know what supplies i will need to make the candles besides like the wax and wicks and things like that i mean the things you use everytime you make them. Also if anyone had any good sites that i could buy the supplies from it would be great! Sorry if i sound kinda dumb haha =]. Oh too i could also use some more information on chunk candles!
Thanks in advance!!
Chase

Hello and Merry Christmas!

I am attempting to make homeade candles for Christmas gifts this year and I have ran out of coloring squares to use. Is it possible to use food coloring as a substitute in the wax or will this ruin the burn life of the candle? I am using an oil scent as well if that may make a difference. Thanks in advance for your help….

I believe I’ve read warnings not to use the container for anything else besides candles in the past, but I don’t know if that’s because the wicks contain lead, the glass itself contains lead, or because the glass becomes weakened by the constant heating and cooling from lighting and extinguishing the flames, therefore may shatter easily. My bf’s family has a clean candle holder (it once contained a scented candle) that they use for the family’s bunny’s water. I was just a little worried about the bunny’s health as I don’t want poor bun-buns to get lead poisoning! I couldn’t find anything on google concerning this subject. Thanks in advance!

Could someone please offer a quick and simple method to aid in the removal of the metal wick base, & any wax which remains at the sides and the bottoms of a basic glass holder for votive size candles, after burning them? I’d appreciate suggestions which offer a gentle approach which doesn’t involve scraping or digging with a tool, in order to avoid the possibility of accidentally breaking the glass. Thanks in advance for any replies!

I set a small candle in a glass holder on a nice wooden step stool. The candle ran out and the hot glass left a perfectly round burn on the wood about three inches across. I have sanded the black off, but you can still see where the burn was.

Do I have to refinish the whole thing, or is there a simple way to fix the spot? How can I match the stain perfectly? Are there any wood markers that will do the job?

Thanks in advance.

I need your creativity! We are having a Christmas wedding and the centerpieces were suppose to be a clear bowls filled with a red pillar candle, shiny Christmas bulbs and pine but I am having a heck of a time finding the right bowls. Can you think of something creative to use instead of bowls? Keep in mind that it can’t be too elaborate because I need 35 of them and I would like them to be less than .00 a container.

Thanks in advance!

Not that it matters all that much, this was a gift from a very dear friend. She gave me what looks like to the best of my knowledge a white cat candle holder that has Tiffany and Co 1979 stamped on the bottom. She found it at an estate sale, and bought it because I LOVE cat figurines, However I wanted to have it appraised for my renters insurance just in case something happened to it. I went to a local antique shop in town but they didn’t know anything about Tiffany’s, Ive looked on goantiques.com and rubylane but still cant find anything that looks remotely close to it?? Any other suggestions?? I just need a value for insurance. If its fake then I guess I dont need it insured! Thanks in advance

Hi, I have been making candles for a few years but have never experimented with blending fragrance oils. How do you start? Do you start with only combining drops at a time, or measure in ounces? I will probably want to make some in large quantities. Does the blend have to sit for a certain amount of time before you can use it in candles?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

REAL essential oils, eco friendly soy wax, a natural wick, that was 9oz. in size? I am making candles and see seme people sell them from .00 to + some. I am finding essentials oils are expensive. Thanks in advance!

My method is teious and time consuming. Can anyone help me find a better way to remove the old wax from a glass candle holder?

Thanks in advance!!!!