
Anyone who loves to make candles has probably made one with an empty cardboard milk carton, canning wax, ice chunks, and a piece of string (adding perhaps a crayon for color.) Likewise, most of us have more than likely formed a hollow place in a pile of sand, poured melted wax into the hole, and added a wick forming a sand candle.
However, if we want to make professional-looking candles, it is necessary to use the correct candle making supplies. Using the proper supplies and following simple directions, we can produce candles that we can be proud to display or sell.