How To Make A Pillar Candle

Here I’m going to go through, step by step, making the most basic and universally recognized candle, the pillar.

5 from 11 votesPrep Time: 5 minutes minutesActive Time: 10 minutes minutesCooling Time: 6 hours hoursTotal Time: 6 hours hours 15 minutes minutesYield: 1 candleAuthor: Angela Wills

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Equipment

Greaseproof paper/Baking parchmentA skewer or bamboo stick

Ingredients

1x 2x 3x

• Parrafin Candle Wax (refer to wax info above for calculating volume)
• Candle Wick (refer to wick info above for sizing)
• Candle Dye (optional)
• Essential Oil or Fragrance Oil (optional)

Video

Instructions

Gather your materials.

Use a double boiler to melt your paraffin wax. If you don't have a double boiler put a pan half-filled with water to boil on the stove. Once it’s boiling, turn down the heat so it is only simmering and place a metal or heatproof glass bowl on the rim of the pan so that the base is only just touching the water.

This is an easy way of getting your candle wax melted without it getting too hot and burning off. Your wax will take a few minutes to melt and should be totally transparent once it has.

While you’re waiting for your wax to melt, you can wick your mold. Thread your wicking needle and push it through the hole of your mold. De-thread your needle and put it to one side, leaving just your wick threaded through the hole at the base of your mold.

There should be enough length so that the wick extends beyond the open top of your mold a few inches (not the hole at the base).

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Final Thoughts

So that’s that, candle making for beginners, all the information you need to get started is right here.

For now, take a look at more finished candle examples, and next week I’ll be posting a page about wicks and wicking, giving you the opportunity to learn about using multiple wicks, making use of wooden wicks and exactly how to pick the right sized wick

Candle making is an extremely rewarding endeavor, and I hope it’s the same for you! I love the sense of satisfaction it gives me, watching the wick burn and the wax melt thinking ‘hey, I made this myself!’. I also like to think it helps us get back to our roots.

This craft (and pretty much everything else on Savvy Homemade) is not something new. The techniques have existed for hundreds and sometimes even thousands of years. I never feel more connected to where I’ve come from and as a human being as I am when I’m making my own homemade things.

Anyway, I’m going off on a tangent, so I won’t keep you any longer. Below you will find some other types of homemade candles. Take a look at those, but don’t forget to come back and post a photo of yours in the comments below. Also, subscribe to our newsletter so that you’re the first to hear about all our new crafts!

Angela Wills

Angela is the founder and driving force behind Savvy Homemade. With over fifteen years experience in DIY home crafts, and a Diploma in skincare formulation, Angela brings a wealth of knowledge and dedication to every post she writes. She is fearlessly dedicated to creating tried, tested recipes & products that will work for everyone, and she infuses each DIY product with her passion and expertise.

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