Container Candles

Oh I have been having so much fun lately!!!! I've been making candles like crazy! I don't know why, or what I'm going to end up doing with all of them but they are sure fun to make! haha I feel like a mad scientist melting the wax and adding the dye and fragrance oils.

I found a bunch of cute containers from Goodwill and the Thrift Store in St. Paul. It's a little bit harder to get the correct wick size on some of the odd size containers, but its been a fun process just the same! I have some jelly jars and mason jars that are easier to wick if somebody wanted me to make them something in particular.

I'm one of those people that like really smelly candles and lots of different scents so I'm constantly checking online to find different fragrance oils. The great thing is you can find nearly any fragrance out there, I've even found some discontinued fragrances that I'm really excited about!

Family and friends will probably be getting these for Christmas gifts! hahaha Cuz I'll eventually run outta room for all of them. So weigh in on what scents you like if you haven't already!!!

Its been quite interesting, I'm still playing with dye colors and such, I'm about to order some liquid dye and see if I like that better.

The 2 candles burning in the picture (on the right) and the tealights are lavender scented (very relaxing). The green one in the back is called Fireside Embers, very much a fall scent. The peachy pink one is Jasmine Vanilla, its still in the curing process, but the cold throw is really nice. The blue candle in the middle I just made yesterday afternoon is called Midnight. If you were walking on a moon lite beach this is what it would smell like... I wish I could have gotten the blue a bit darker, but hey, if I like the hot scent throw I'll make it darker next time!

The candles on the right side, I made last night with a Sandalwood fragrance oil. These will cure for at least a couple weeks before these get burnt, but the cold throw is really nice so far! The color was a little experimental, next time I'll use more brown I think.

Other fragrances I have on hand right now is Juniper Breeze, Jasmine Vanilla, Cappuccino, Gingerbread & Maple Syrup, Red Hibiscus & Acai, and Ocean Breeze. I have others that I'm waiting patiently to order!!!! But I will probably be ordering different dye soon also to give me more color options.