Gel candles are simple to make and wonderful to give as gifts. The beauty in them is that you can make them to suite any occasion or taste.  By using various glass containers, trinkets added to the candle for décor and varying the scent each candle can be individualized to the recipient. Recipes for making [...]

Gel candle making has enjoyed a surge in popularity in the past few years. It is easier than traditional candle making, requiring few ingredients and some simple instructions. The hardest decisions are ones based on personal taste: what kind of container do you want to use, do you want to add color to your gel [...]

A new kind of candle is giving crafters a whole new product to play with. Gel candle wax is melted and poured just like old-fashioned solid candle wax, but remains completely clear and somewhat flexible when it cools. Kind of like dessert gelatin. The transparency of gel candle wax makes is terrific for creating very [...]

Making fancy gel candles isn’t all that different from making regular wax candles. Other than the gel itself, you will also still need the traditional candle supplies too. Containers used for making gel candles should be thick and solid glass. Candle gel is hotter than wax once it starts burning and can crack thin glass. [...]

Since beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it’s not really that easy to define what would make the “best” gel candles. The most attractive ones, are usually the ones that have a number of decorative items carefully placed and embedded in the gel to create a scene. One thing that makes a good [...]

When I was a little girl, my mother loved to can. It was almost insane when every summer; we would head out to various farms and orchards to purchase large quantities of vegetables and fruit. Then we would haul everything back to the house, peel, cut and prepare all the fruit for the canning jars [...]

Candles are always appropriate, regardless of the occasion. Today, more and more people are always looking for a unique candle for an occasion, whether it is a birthday, a wedding or a simple spa day. There is a love for candles that sends many of us out purchasing candles on an almost constant basis. But [...]