Candle Making Crafts – A Good One to Start with

Candles improve the look of a home in many ways. Of course the glow of candle light is charming, but in addition the candles themselves are a decorative item even when they’re not lit.  I’ve found some  ideas for ways to decorate candles at Candle Making Crafts. Here’s an idea that will let you turn plain votive candles into decorative items.

This project has several things to recommend it. For one, it is highly adaptable. By changing the type of decorations you use you can create candles appropriate for any season or occasion.

Another good point is that it is inexpensive. You're going to use votive candles in canning jars, so there's no big investment and materials. Canning jars are inexpensive even if you buy them new. But you probably won’t have to buy them.

Many jams come in very decorative jars that you can use for this project. Garage sales are another source of inexpensive canning jars.

You'll find inexpensive plain votive candles and glass holders for them at discount stores.

The basic idea with this project is to partially fill the canning jar with decorative material and then placing a votive candle on top of the decorations. You can also decorate the outside of the jar. For example, you can glue on decorations, use paint to create patterns or simply wrap it with a bow.

You can use a variety of materials to fill the jar. Some ideas include sand, marbles, hard candy, potpourri, river stones, polished coins…. This is not only visually attractive, but it adds the scent of the potpourri as well.

Since you may be using somewhat flammable material to fill the jar, you need to use a glass votive holder with the candle. Using a candle without a holder creates a fire hazard.

Also keep the decorative material underneath the candle holder and don’t let the candle burn all the way to the bottom. And as always, never leave the room with a candle burning.

The candle for this project is one that you buy. I suspect you'll probably want to craft Your Own candles sooner rather than later. A good place to get basic instructions is: Home Candle Making. Not only will you find great instructions right on that page but you can sign up for a free candle making mini course that's very informative and helpful.

And if your wondering what equipment might be involved in the hobby of candle making, you'll find answers at Candle Making Equipment.

I'm sure you'll find candle making to be a fun and rewarding hobby. I encourage you to give it a try.