It’s generally only a matter of time before a candle lover starts getting the itch to make handmade candles themselves. It’s in our creative nature! We admit to delving into the craft ourselves for our own enjoyment as well as for family and friends.
Disclaimer: We are not professional chandlers. The resources and tips we are sharing are what we’ve found useful for the hobby of candlemaking. Use these as an introduction to candle making, but be sure to align yourself with professional chandlers should you want to go into the candle making business.
We are constantly updating our resources, so be sure to check back here often. If you have a resource you think we should have listed, email us for consideration.
Enjoy!
Books on Candle Making
There are a ton of books on how to make candles on the market. We couldn’t possibly list them all! Here we’ve rounded up a few of our favorites that we consider easy to follow and very good as a starting point.
Art of Candle
Making
This book gives a good for an overview if you are thinking about starting a candle business. You will need more detailed information if you decide to proceed, but we think this book helps give you some insight to what it takes.
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Making Candles & Soaps for Dummies
This book touches on a little bit of candle & soap making for the novice. Like most of the books in the Dummy series, the information is basic but very easy to follow. This is a good one if you might want to try candles & soaps.
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Candle Making Recipes
We love this book because it contains several different "recipes" for various types of candles. The instructions are simple and super easy to follow, and the ideas seem endless! The recipes serve as a good basis for you to make them your own.
Buy on AmazonWebsites About Candle Making
- The Spruce Crafts: This is a fragment of the once popular About.com website. When they decided to break up their content into more focused silos, the candle making tutorials understandably ended up on the craft website. There are sooo many excellent informational articles and tutorials on this site – all very well written and easy to follow. Since the candlemaking and soapmaking articles are blended together, it does take a little bit of searching. This is a great site to bookmark!
- Candle Science: This candle supplier has an excellent DIY section on its site and includes videos, tutorials, and informational articles. Of course the slant is on purchasing the Candle Science products, but the information is solid nonetheless.
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