Candle Supplies to Help Fuel Your Passion for Candle Making

The candle supplies you need to fuel your passion for candle making will depend on how enthusiastic you are about it and whether you intend taking it up as a hobby or as a profession. Either way, there are a few basic supplies you will need including wax, wicks and a variety of candle crafting molds

The best part of candle making as a hobby is there are no restrictions as to what you can use to mold your creations. If you do not want to spend too much money on ready-made molds, you can choose to use candle supplies that you find around the house. Empty juice cans and milk cartons in different sizes are excellent for molding pillar candles of all dimensions; you just tear off the carton when your candle is set. Chopsticks, pencils or other similar items can be used as a substitute to the wick bar, which is used to hold the wicks straight in the center of a container while the wax hardens. An old pot will work well to hold melted wax and an old glass measuring cup can also help to measure melted wax precisely.  You can also use a glass bowl or measuring cup to melt wax in the microwave.

If you do want to get into candle making more seriously, consider looking in art and craft supply stores for specialized materials and equipment that you can dedicate to making candles.

Specialized candle making supplies include:

• Molds in a wide range of shapes and sizes

• Different types of candle wax – soy wax, paraffin wax, beeswax

• Wax additives

• Wick cutters, wick bars and wick setter tools

• Special dyes

• Perfumed oils

• Pouring pots

• Digital scales

• Thermometers

• Crafter’s hot knife

When buying beeswax, it is important to ensure that you are purchasing pure beeswax and not a blend of beeswax and paraffin wax. The last thing you want to do is advertise that you are offering pure beeswax candles when they are actually a blend.

Candle supplies should not be expensive or difficult to find. These days, you can find several good websites that stock specialized candle making equipment and materials at competitive rates. By shopping around you can find some fantastic deals that are sure to ignite your enthusiasm for candle making.