30+ Brilliant DIY Candle Making And Decorating Tutorials

Regarding home decor or self-made gifts, there’s nothing better than personalized DIY candles. They can deliver an all-new look to your room and keep your loved ones reminded of you. Here are 31 DIY candle-making and decorating tutorials that are brilliantly beautiful, unbelievably easy, yet simply wonderful. They will turn your candle-making projects into a child’s play and prove there’s a candle for everything!

01. DIY Poured Mason Jar Candles

You can’t deny the cuteness and utility of The Mason Jar. But have you ever transformed one into a candle? You might think it would be complicated and messy, but following these easy instructions for making your DIY poured mason jar candles, you surprisingly won’t wait to make more lovely, brightly colored candles for yourself or for gifting a loved one.

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02. DIY Funfetti Candles Made From Candy Sprinkles

Homemade candles are a fantastic home decoration, especially when they are filled with colorful candy sprinkles. You’ll love the mood they create and the way they smell. Making these DIY Funfetti candles is easy; you can buy the supplies at most craft stores. You can get going with spare glass jars and wax from old or unused candles!

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03. DIY Mini-Candles Using Silicone Ice Cube Trays

Apart from making ice, you might want to use those silicone ice cube trays in your kitchen for other things, such as candle making. They can be a unique yet budget-friendly tool for crafting interestingly shaped candles. This pictorial DIY hack that teaches you how to use a silicone ice cube tray to mold adorable candles is fantastic and easy to follow.

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04. Soy Candles Tutorial + Labels

Soy wax is genuinely natural, renewable, and non-toxic. It burns longer than paraffin wax, produces less soot, and is easy to clean. Soy candles make a wonderful gift with a unique, personalized touch. The endless options for scents and colors make the idea even more appealing. With this tutorial, you will know that making them is unbelievably simple.

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05. How To Make Votive Candles

There’s nothing like candlelight to create a gorgeous ambiance and lighting. DIY Votive Candles are fantastic for enhancing a lovely dinner party and making it even more special. These candles made using votive molds will have a unique crystal-like, feathered, or marbled appearance complemented by their imperfections.

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06. DIY Orange Mint Coconut Wax Candle

Adding the incredible fragrance of orange, mint, and coconut to your candles means your house will smell delicious all season. These DIY Orange Mint Coconut Wax Candles are very simple and don’t take much time. It’s just a matter of mixing, melting, pouring, and maybe decorating. Best of all, you can prepare them for just a few dollars.

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07. DIY Pressed Herb Candles

Summers are when we all love the fresh herbs growing in our backyards. What if you could also find a way to keep them safe for the rest of the year? Grab some lavender and chocolate mint from your garden and use them to make beautiful candles all by yourself, too, in just a few minutes with the help of this guide.

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08. Use Crayons To Create Color Block Candles

Crayons break, get thrown away, and are replaced by a new set. But instead of throwing them away, you can turn them into beautiful candles. If you have a bunch of old crayons on hand and are interested in making some charming color block candles, this is the perfect set of instructions for you! As kids love crafts, ask them to help you stir crayons with wax.

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09. How To Make Beeswax Candles

Beeswax has always been used in many homemade beauty products as it smells and feels delicious. Beyond being a beauty product binder, it can be very soothing as it purifies the air and burns when in a candle. Learn to make beeswax candles with a golden glow and long burn time like their other charms.

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10. DIY French Vanilla Candles

A candle flame’s warmth has proven suitable for your body and mind. These beautiful DIY candles made with coffee and vanilla beans will release an excellent fall aroma that will make you feel amazing and make your house feel much warmer and cozy as the nights slowly draw in.

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11. How To Make Citronella Candles With Eucalyptus

The spring or summer months mean spending loads of time outdoors, whether cooking in the garden or simply partying in the backyard. But what bothers me about these events is that there are many bugs. This tutorial lets you easily make large batches of citronella candles with eucalyptus to keep bugs out of your summer parties.

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12. Transform Wine Bottles Into Handmade Candles

Old wine bottles transformed into handmade candles are so pretty and versatile that once you have made them, you can gift them to dear ones as Christmas presents, save them for birthdays, or place them in the living room to cherish their flickering fragrance. Check out how you can make your candles with empty wine bottles.

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13. DIY Autumn Cinnamon Spiced Candles

Do you wish to keep the yummy aroma of autumn spices intact? If yes, lovely fall cinnamon-spiced candles are perfect for filling your house with delicious smells without using artificial fragrances or purchasing extra stuff. Get some cinnamon, wax, and jars from your kitchen to begin the project!

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14. DIY Champagne Flute Candles

No matter the reason for the celebration, the glitter and romance of a champagne glass can always set the mood, especially if it’s a candle. This tutorial shows how cost-friendly and easy candle-making can be, mainly since most of the supplies probably already exist in your home.

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15. Make Your Citronella Candles

Citronella candles are a great way to keep the mosquitoes away without slathering everyone with repellent every few hours. Making citronella candles at home can be much more effective and affordable than purchasing them from stores. Here is how to make gorgeous candles using the most effortless technique you might have encountered.

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16. The Ultimate DIY Candle Guide

There is a broad spectrum of methods available to create candles. While some may seem complicated, this guide covers a few ways to simplify the whole task. To make candles with this utterly easy step-by-step guide, you only need a container, a wick, wax, and something to scent the candle with.

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17. Turn Seashells Into Beautiful Candles

If you love the beach experience or are simply fond of seashells, why not turn them into beautiful candles to add a pretty touch to your home? Making some quick shell candles takes next to no time and money. With only four required materials, these shell candles are easy to make, chic, and fun to pour.

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18. How To Make Coffee Candles

If you love candles but don’t want to spend your hard-earned money, you can turn wax or old candles into one-of-a-kind creations using a handful of coffee beans. Inexpensive and lovely-looking DIY Coffee candles are quick and easy to make for hostess, birthday, and wedding gifts. Learn how to make coffee candles all by yourself with this detailed tutorial.

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19. Citrus And Spice Scented Candles

A zesty blend of juicy citrus and spice is genuinely luxurious, especially when the space smells impressive in the form of scented candles. Giving handmade presents makes each gift extra special. These DIY citrus and spice candles with a unique fragrance can be personalized and gifted to all your friends and family.

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20. How To Make Lavender Candles

The one-of-a-kind floral and herbal fragrance of lavender is just so intoxicating! Beyond its appealing aroma, lavender has been shown to help relieve insomnia, stress, and anxiety. Why not infuse that scent and fantastic health benefits throughout your home, transforming the sweet herb into candles? Here’s how to make lavender candles at home in just a few minutes.

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21. DIY Scentsy Candles

It’s always great to yield a fantastic project from something that would have otherwise been thrown away. Once the Scentsy wickless candles lose all their scent, they are usually discarded. But you can prevent the wax from getting wasted on your Scentsy bars and turn them into bright candles with just a few supplies and straightforward steps.

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22. DIY Crayon Candles

Crayons are made from paraffin wax with coloring added. You can use old crayons found around your home to make brand-new candles. Candles crafted from crayons will not only look good but will also cut some costs spent on expensive regular candles. Plus, you will love mixing your shades and creating unique color combinations.

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23. How To Make Your Citronella Candles

Citronella oil is an all-natural insect repellent that is a must outdoors in pleasant weather. With this tutorial, you can make citronella candles that are both beautiful and efficient when bidding farewell to insects. And yes, this oil will also change colors with the lights.

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24. How To Make Recycled DIY Citronella Candles

How about creating a few of your citronella candles using the candles you already have? As explained in this tutorial, make it even more impressive with charming tins and the lovely combination of grapefruit scent. Another great thing about these DIY candles is that you can control the amount of citronella oil you put into them.

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25. Easy DIY Bottle Cap Candles

The bottlecaps of your favorite drinks can be turned into an assortment of tasteful candles. This super cute DIY for making mini candles is just about free, as all it requires is some saved bottle caps, candle ends, and candle wicks, which you can pick up at a local craft store for just a few bucks. Luckily, it’s easier than finishing your way through the bottles.

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26. Making 50-Hour Soy Survival Candles

When buying from the stores, long-burning candles are priced relatively high, whereas making them home can cost you nearly 2 dollars per candle. This tutorial teaches you how to create DIY soy survival candles lasting as long as 50 hours. You only need wax, a glass jar, cans, and wicks to get going!

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27. Scented Soy Votive Candles

It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the soothing glow of candlelight is a must to complete any mantel or table. Plus, when giving a homemade gift to your special ones, a bundle of softly scented votive candles can never fail to make a mark. Create and personalize them at home with your preferred colors, patterns, and scents.

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28. DIY Coffee Cup Candles

Have you collected pretty cups and saucers for a long time but lost interest in them because they just sat there, taking up space? Coffee cup candles are a remarkable way to make that collection of gorgeous cups proper. Bring a design that fits the mood, occasion, or season, and turn it into a coffee cup candle.

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29. DIY Citronella Candles

Suppose you wish to make citronella candles only to repel mosquitoes and are not crazy about the oil. You can add some scents, such as pine, mandarin orange, peppermint, and oregano, to your creation. Bugs won’t like these fragrances, while you can cherish the sweet aroma. This time, let’s make the citronella candles in beautiful steel cans, as guided in this tutorial.

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30. Uniquely Scented DIY Soy Candles: Wedding Favors

Raspberry Sangria Fragrance Oil can work as a fantastic source of aroma at a wedding. Whether you are planning to light them on your special day or gifting to someone special, these uniquely scented DIY soy candles can fill the occasion with the gentle glow and fresh summer fragrance while reminding the guests of the fresh flavor of raspberries.

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31. DIY Teacup Candles

Teacup candles can make an utterly adorable gift and are helpful even after the wax dries up. You will love this project, as it’s easy, cute, and perfect for favors, home decor, gifts, bridal showers, and almost every occasion imaginable. Find out how you can make your one-of-a-kind Teacup Candles!

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Looking at the above fantastic DIY candle-making tutorials makes it definite that creating a relaxed ambiance, a gorgeous centerpiece, or an all-natural fragrance with your homemade candles is much easier than you would have thought. You can build a stunning collection of luminaries with just a few simple supplies and creativity!

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