Making Homemade Candles -- A Fun And Rewarding Hobby

Who told you that you have to spend at least 5 bucks for a nicely scented and colored

candle when it's simple to make homemade candles at home, by yourself! Making candles in the comfort of your own home can turn out to be a fun hobby, whether you want to create some for yourself to enjoy or make them as gifts for your loved ones. This craft is an awesome way for you to make sure that you have candles that have the perfect blend of fragrance and color that will suit your taste, plus, it's a wonderful way for you to let your creativity shine through!

Making homemade candles normally requires a bit of effort and experimentation, but once you discover how to make them the right way, its well worth the effort! The moment I began making my very own candles, it was at the beginning of the Candle explosion. I don't know about you, but I am the type who finds the aroma of most commercially-available candles highly scented and overpowering. Yet, I don't want to buy those boring and plain white candles. So I decided to go on a mission and began experimenting. It has been my dream to make the perfect candle - relaxing, colorful and mildly scented! The more I played around, the more I became hooked to this wonderful craft.

The great thing about making your own candles is that you need not buy a whole bunch of equipment to start. You just need a heat source (your stove will do), something to melt your wax in, some wicks, wax, scent and color are all you'll ever need! Once you feel that you can take things to the next level, feel free to shop for a candle mold. It can prove to be a helpful tool, but it's really not necessary.

If you ask me, the best part about creating your very own candles is that you are free to experiment and customize them however you like. When you shop for candles, you'll find that you're normally stuck with only a single color for a particular scent. For example, cinnamon, chocolate and coffee scents are normally brown while flower scents might be pink or purple. What if you are a big fan of honeydew scents but are not fond of the color green? If you plan to purchase your candles from the store then you are out of luck! However, if you make your own candles, you can make your lavender scented candles red and your melon candles purple, and choose colors that will be a nice complement to your home dcor.

Finally, you have a license to play around and experiment to your heart's content! Go crazy and change up the shapes, colors, sizes and scents. If you mess up, you can always melt the wax again and create another one. There are lots of crafts out there that will give you a chance to enhance your creativity, but creating homemade candles is by far, one of the best since you can literally make it up as you go along. It's not necessary for you to follow a strict and uncompromising pattern that needs to be monitored. Just add some fragrance, color and a dose of creativity, and see what happens!

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