Wholesale Pillar Candles 

If you enjoy crafts, you may very well enjoy decorating your own wholesale pillar candles, giving the finished product as a gift. You have many options. You can decorate the candle itself by using melted wax to stick shapes or flowers to the pillar candle - the reason why a good sturdy candle, at least 3 inches in diameter,  is used for this is to reduce the chance of setting fire to the shapes. Or you can make your own pillar candles any colour you want, multi-coloured, plain, scented or inscented. Or you can buy wholesale pillar candles and decorate a plate to sit them on  perhaps surrounding the candle with a dried or silk floral arrangement. There are many possibilities to fit many different tastes. For more information, go to Candle Making Supplies.

Candle Making Supplies

by Thomas Morva

Candle making can be a fun creative hobby. It can also be a great business opportunity.

There are a number of methods used to make candles. Molds, votives, and containers are three items used to shape the molten wax into candles. The wax itself can come from several different sources. Bee wax, soy wax, and other gel-like substances can be used to make candles.

The type of container or mold used to make a candle usually dictates which type of wax is needed. For example, pillar waxes have a high melting point and are good to use with molds and pillars. Pillar and mold candles are usually freestanding, meaning that they are removed from their containers once they have hardened. Votive waxes have a lower melting point than pillar waxes and are good for use in metal votive candleholders as well as some containers. Container waxes are similar to votive waxes in that the candles created are not meant to be freestanding. Wax for container candles has a lower melting point and is designed be poured into jars or pots used as candleholders.

Aside from the wax and the mold or container, candle makers can add their own personalities to the mix by coloring the candle or giving it a scent. There are an endless number of dyes available to color a candle in any shade imaginable. Truly skilled and creative candle makers can add multicolored swirls and scents to a candle. These soothing aromas are spread throughout the room when the candle is burned. Some of the most popular of these scents are vanilla and cinnamon.

Candle making is a fun and easy-to-learn activity that the whole family can enjoy. Well-made candles can add to the appearance of a room and give off a pleasing smell.