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22 Pretty Ways To Make Your Own Candles

2 · Sep 19, 2023 · Stephanie Gerber · Leave a Comment

Sorry to have to say it, but fall isn’t going anywhere. We still have a few months to cozy up with hot cocoa, blankets and, yes, candles, before we’re at the other end of it. Get crafty this year and make your own candles! You can start with some of our favorite candle DIYs:

Cinnamon Pumpkin Candles | 19 DIY Candles

1. Pumpkin candles

If you’d like to use a completely natural container for your homemade candles, pumpkins are the way to go! We promise your Thanksgiving table has never looked so cozy. 

Hidden Crystal DIY Candles

2. Hidden Crystal Candles

Use the power of crystals to energize your home. These candles have a small crystal hidden inside, meaning you have something to hold on to once all the wax is melted. 

Massage Candles

3. Massage Candles

A combination of soy wax and other skin-soothing oils, massage candles melt easily and are cool enough to pour right on your skin for a soothing, spa-like treatment.

Wine Bottle Candles

4. Wine Bottle Candles

Repurpose your wine bottles to make these stylish candles. A bottle cutter is necessary, but the process is otherwise easy. 

Beeswax Candles

5. Beeswax Candles

Sheets of beeswax are rolled around the cotton wick for one of the easiest DIY candles ever. If you have a block of beeswax rather than sheets, you can turn that into homemade candles, too.  

6. Ice candles

Put your old candles to good use by turning them into these great-looking ice candles.

French Vanilla Coffee Candles

7. French Vanilla Candles

With a sophisticated scent and chic look, these French vanilla candles are the perfect way to start the new year.

Slow Cooker Candles

8. Slow Cooker Candles

You’ll love your slow cooker even more once you realize you can use it to make homemade candles in it! 

How to make easy mason jar candles

9. 5-Minute Candles

Not a lot of time on your hands and in desperate need of something cozy to decorate the room? Try these mason jar citrus candles.

How to make infused candles

10. Infused Candles

Take the opportunity to make candles smell exactly how you want them. In our case: just like fall, with a pumpkin chai combination.

Terrarium Succulent Candles

11.  Succulent Terrarium Candles

These sweet candles couldn’t be easier to make and they look astonishingly like the real thing from afar.

12. Oven Candles 

Zero clean up. Zero ruined mixing bowls. These candles are easily made directly in jars and directly in the oven. 

Initial Carved DIY Candle | HelloGlow.co

13. Candles Carved with Initials

These initial carved candles are absolutely perfect for Valentine’s Day, and they make a heartfelt gift.

DIY Chai Candles | HelloGlow.co

14. Chai Candles in Canning Jars

Scented with baking spices, these chai candles give your home a cozy feel all year round.

 

3 Scents for Fall Candles

15. Fall Candles

If you’re eternally a fan of fall, keep those flavors and scents with you for longer with these essential oil candles. Pumpkin Spice, Balsam Fir or Warm Sandalwood? 

DIY Egg Candles

16. Egg Candles 

These colorful egg-shaped candles are made using actual eggshells as molds and crayons for color. Needless to say, they’re especially suited for Easter! 

Layered Scent DIY Holiday Candles | HelloGlow.co

17. Layered Scent Candles

For the holidays – or whenever! – these pretty jar candles feature layers of your favorite scents, neatly colored to match your home decor.

DIY Tea Light Candles

18. Colorful Tea Light Candles

Sometimes, regular candles just won’t do, and that’s where these colorful cuties come in.

DIY: Wine Bottle Citronella Candles

19. DIY Wine Bottle Citronella Candles

Out with the old, weathered tiki torches and in with colorful wine bottle citronella candles.

How to Make Beeswax Candles

20. How to Make Beeswax Candles

Unlike paraffin wax, beeswax actually cleanses the air! This makes it the best, safest option for at-home candle making, and this post shares all the tips and tricks. 

DIY Wood Wick Candle Tutorial

21. DIY Wood Wick Candles

For next level candle-making, wood wicks are where it’s at! They give a soft, wispy glow that’s just so romantic, and the crackling sound they make when they burn is the definition of hygge. 

With a fresh pine and sweet orange scent, these 3 wick candles are sure bring a warm, hygge glow and cozy vibe to just about any room.

22. How to Make 3 Wick Candles

What’s better than a wick? Three, of course! This type allows you to use bigger vessels when making candles, and it throws off more ambient light than a regular candle. 

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