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These stacked ombre heart candles are perfect for Valentine’s Day. BUT they are also perfect for a special birthday gift, for Mother’s or Father’s Day or any other occasion where you want to tell someone you love them.

This is really a pretty easy project. Heidi explains the best way to melt the soy wax, color it red and stamp the individual heart candles. Tabbed candle wicks make it easy to stack the different hearts. In the end you have a beautiful and unique candle. Yes, you can burn the candle like any other candle. Heidi explains why this works. Click on the How to Make Stacked Ombre Heart Candles link below to see the tutorial.

How to Make Stacked Ombre Heart Candles

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In this tutorial, Sarah demonstrates how to make cute candles by using metal cookie cutters as the molds. She uses candle ends from old candles as the source for the wax.

It’s a simple tutorial and the photographs are quite good. After they’ve cooled and hardened, you can pop the candles out of the cookie cutters. You can also leave them in the cookie cutters for a different look. As Sarah points out, be sure to use an appropriate holder before you burn the candle.

Just a note: Instead of candle ends, you could also buy some beeswax and use that. (I won’t go into it here but there are health and environmental concerns related to paraffin and soy wax. Beeswax is more expensive but it also seems to have beneficial health effects, especially for those who suffer from allergies.)

To see the complete tutorial, click on the How to Make Cookie Cutter Candles link below.

How to Make Cookie Cutter Candles

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Would you like to learn how to make candles? Or are you already an experienced candle maker and are just looking for inspiration? This article on the Homemade Home Ideas website shares 31 different candle making tutorials that will help!

I selected this article because of the wide variety of candles and the different techniques used. Mason Jar Tea-Lights. Stained Glass candles. DIY Ombre Candles. Bottle Cap Candles. Gel Wax Candles. Ice Candles. And many more.

Click on the 31 Beautiful DIY Candle Ideas & Tutorials link below to see all 31 great candle ideas.

31 Beautiful DIY Candle Ideas & Tutorials

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This is a great post on the DIY Joy website  that has 75 different DIY crafts that you can make for your home or sell on Ebay, Amazon, and elsewhere. You’ll find great photos and tutorials.

Here are just a few of the projects:

• DIY Pallet Placques
• Crafty DIY Rope Bowls
• No Sew Pillow Covers
• Washi Tape Mini Pallet Coasters
• DIY Prism Light Candle
• DIY Bath Bombs
• Market Tote Bag
• Stenciled Pallet Signs
• Colored Pencil Coasters
• + More!

Click on the 75 Brilliant Crafts to Make and Sell link below to see all 75 projects.

75 Brilliant Crafts to Make and Sell

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This is a neat candle decorating technique. Using rubber stamps, ink, tissue paper, embossing powder and other supplies, you can transform any plain pillar candle with a beautiful tissue-transferred design.

Well-know designer and crafter, Cathie Filian,  of the Cathie Filian Blogspot website provides clear instructions and some very  helpful photographs.

Click on the How to Make Tissue Transferred Candles link to see Cathie’s tutorial.

How to Make Tissue-Transferred Candles

If you’re a novice candle maker looking for basic information, or if you’re an experienced candle maker looking for inspiration, this is the article for you. Hani of Craftionary has collected 25 candle making tutorials. There are some tutorials that focus on decorating candles that have been previously bought or made.

You’ll find tutorials for:

• Gel candles
• Ice candles
• Seashell tea lights
• Decorative Decal tea lights
• Tissue Paper Transferred candles
• Mason Jars candles
• Rolled Beeswax candles
• And MORE!

Click the Making Candles (25 DIY Candle Making & Decorating Tutorials) link below to see all 25 tutorials.

Making Candles (25 DIY Candle Making & Decorating Tutorials)

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I thought this article had some unusual and creative candle making projects. If you click the link under candle that you like, you’ll be brought to the website where the project originally appeared. I did find that there were tutorials for some of the projects. For others I had to search the source website to see if I could find a tutorial.

However, at the very least this article will provide a lot of creative inspiration. I saw quite a few candles that looked just perfect for Spring.

Click on the 30 Creative and Special DIY Candles link below to see all 30 candle ideas.

30 Creative and Special DIY Candles

Softly-lit candles can add so much atmosphere to your home. In this easy project by Elsie of the Beautiful Mess website, she demonstrates how to make frosted Mason Jars with soft patterns. When you use the Mason Jars with small tea lights, they create a soft, warm light. They also have a very classy look to them.

Click on the How to Make Frosted Mason Jar Votives link below to see the complete tutorial.

How to Make Frosted Mason Jar Votives

• Super Simple Beeswax Candles
• Olive Oil Candle
• Orange Candle
• French Vanilla Candles
• Floating Candles
• Ice Candles
• Lavender Beeswax Teacup Candles
• Cocktail Candles
• Birch Wood Candles
• Cinnamon Candles

To check out all of these different homemade candle projects, visit the following link:

10 Beautiful Homemade Candle Ideas

You could also create these candles for other holidays and celebrations too – using letters or whatever message you want to share.  The project uses an electronic stencil cutter like a Silhouette or one of the other tools on the market.  You may also be able to find pre-made stencils.  Nice project!

To see the entire tutorial visit SistersSuitcaseblog.com at the following link:

DIY Glittered Candles