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A few years ago, I took my family to a tourist site at an old monastery in Canada. It was actually called Saint Marie among the Hurons and it is very close to the Martyrs Shrine in Ontario. While we were at Saint Marie among the Hurons, we came across a demonstration of how people used to make candles. The children were invited to make candles of their own and it was interesting to see how it was done.

If you aren’t familiar with the process, candle makers of yesteryears used to take a wick tied to a small piece of wood, a splinter really, and swirl the wick in a big cauldron of wax for a few seconds at the time. The process was to swirl the wick, remove it from the wax, allow it to harden for a few seconds and then swirl it again. The key is to create an even layer of wax on each previous layer without melting the candle again.

After about 10 minutes, both of my children had made a candle about the size of a birthday candle. We were finished and there was no way that we were going to make anything bigger than that misshapen birthday candle. Still, it was an experience but in the end, I am glad that candle making has come a long way.

Which brings me to this site. If you are like me, you have probably tried a thousand different crafts, always trying to create the latest and greatest decoration for your home. You may have also searched through thousands upon thousands of sites trying to find the craft that will bring all your creative energies to an amazing end result. Which is probably why you have stumbled upon this website, the search for new ideas.

Whether you are an avid candle maker with years upon years of experience or a new crafter that is trying something different, then you have come to the right place. Here we look at new tools of the trade, old tools that are tried and true and many ideas to make your very own candles.

We offer how-tos on candle making from gel candles to beeswax candles and everything in between. We have all you need to start and continue on with a wonderful craft that can fill your home with light and provide you with a way to make a little extra money from your crafts.

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