20 Glowing DIY Candles

Have you ever made candles? I have done it a couple times, one of which involved probably the biggest craft fail I have EVER had. (don’t let this deter you, it was a freak accident!) I was making candles when I still lived with my parents, so I must have been in high school. And to make candles, you need to melt the wax first so you can pour it into whatever container you’re using. I did this with an old aluminum can in a pan of water on the stove which makes a double boiler. Totally acceptable method. Except somehow as I was picking up the can, I spilled the wax. All over my mom’s brand new kitchen.  Yep. New cabinets, new hardwood floors, new appliances, the whole thing. Luckily, my parents weren’t home at the time. But if you’ve ever had to remove wax from anything, you know that unless you can reheat it somehow, your only choice is to kinda scrape it off. So I spent the next two hours carefully scraping wax off the hardwood floor. And you know what, my parents had no idea until I told them many years later. Phew!  (And now you know the extent of my teenage misbehavior…)

Now, were I to try this again, (and it’s been 15 years, it’s probably time) I would do a couple things differently. #1 use an old pan with a handle to melt the wax. And #2 cover my work area with newspaper or something. Because duh!  So don’t let my story scare you away, candle making is fun, way easier than it looks and they make really awesome gifts because people love candles but for reasons I’ve never fully understood, they are always so expensive! So get inspired by these beauties and make some of your own!

Don’t have time to make your own? Here are some more of my favorite candles…
Incredibly beautiful jar candles / Gorgeous bohemian candles / Pretty packaging and sweet smells

DIY Tea Scented Candles from Fall for DIY

Make Your Own Photo Candles from A Beautiful Mess

Beeswax Travel Candles from Woods of Bell Trees

Blue Marbled Candles from Delineate Your Dwelling

DIY Gold Foil Candles from A Pumpkin & A Princess

Hand Rolled Besswax Candles from Woods of Bell Trees

Aromatic Firestarter Candles from Hello Natural

DIY Hidden Pearl Candles from A Charming Project

DIY Egshell Tea Lights from Hands Occupied

DIY Striped Candlesticks from A Beautiful Mess

Here are some more fabulous DIY Candles…

DIY Summer Citronella Candles from Adventures in Making

DIY Glitter Soy Candles from Evermine Blog

Pink Teacup Candles from The Pink Doormat

DIY Pressed Herb Candles from Adventures in Making

Recycled DIY Citronella Candles from Sugar and Charm

Lemon Beeswax Candles from Twine & Table

DIY Cookie Cutter Candles from Adventures in Making

Sweet Pea & Jasmine Candles from Makers Society

Crayon Wax Candles from Warm Hot Chocolate

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Craft and Knitwear Designer at Little Red Window Design

Welcome to Little Red Window! I’m Cassie, a professional craft and knitwear designer working in the field for more than 10 years. I have a degree in Art History from Northwestern University and a Master's Degree in Architecture and Design from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I've designed more than 300 separate knitting patterns, hundreds of craft projects, and I love to bring joy to your crafts and knitting with well-designed, easy to understand tutorials and patterns.

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