| Beautiful candles make unique gifts for any kind | | | | Similarly, containers can be apothecary jars, |
| of occasion. These days we see so many kinds | | | | beehive jars, crock jars, mason/canning/jelly jars, |
| of candles that don't even look like candles at all! | | | | tea light cups, barrel jars, cracker jars, patio jars, |
| Candles can even be made at home with just a | | | | tins etc. The dyes are also of many kinds: dye |
| few basic ingredients and a lot of imagination. | | | | flakes, color chips, glow color chips, pigment chips, |
| Candle making can be very exciting and fun. It | | | | color blocks, pigment dyes, liquid candle dyes, |
| can also be taken up as a profession. Candles can | | | | powdered candle dyes, and others. The gels can |
| be of different patterns: pillar candles, decorative | | | | be CLP low density, CMP Medium density or CHP |
| candles, jar candles, votive candles, tea light | | | | High density. Molds may be made of metal or |
| candles, taper candles, container candles, | | | | plastic. They are generally in the form of embed |
| luminescent candles, travel candles, floating | | | | trays. There are also several kinds of wicks: |
| candles, and novelty candles in interesting shapes | | | | citronella wicks, ECO wicks, flat braid, coreless |
| like animals, people, food, flowers and plants, | | | | wicks, tabbed and pre-tabbed wicks, square braid, |
| celestial bodies and so on. Exclusivity is the main | | | | spooled wicks, zinc core and tea light wicks. |
| feature and this can be achieved by being as | | | | Decorative accessories include glass embeds, wax |
| creative as possible. | | | | embeds, natural embeds, colored sand, glitter, and |
| Candle making is a relatively easy art though it | | | | so on. |
| requires practice. Under proper guidance, even a | | | | All of these candle making supplies can be bought |
| child can make beautiful decorative candles. All it | | | | through online stores. They can be viewed, |
| needs is to melt the wax, add color dyes or | | | | compared and ordered online through the several |
| fragrance oils or any other additives. The melted | | | | websites of candle making suppliers. There are |
| wax should be poured into containers or moulds | | | | also wholesale providers of candle making supplies. |
| that contain a wick. It generally takes a night for | | | | These stores offer candle supplies at discount |
| the wax to cool down. Most of the supplies can | | | | prices if bought in bulk quantities. They also offer |
| be obtained very easily from the stores. | | | | lower shipping charges. However, there is a |
| Candle making needs certain raw materials, the | | | | certain minimum limit for buying candle making |
| main ones being waxes, wicks, dyes and | | | | supplies in wholesale quantities. |
| pigments, additives, fragrances, molds, wax | | | | The ordering can be by online order forms, e-mail, |
| melters, taper equipment, containers etc. These | | | | fax or phone. Payment can be made through |
| are each of many different kinds, for instance, | | | | credit/debit cards, checks, money order, wire |
| waxes include soy wax, palm wax or bees wax. | | | | transfer or PayPal. |