How hard can it be? Heat up some wax, add any old wick and a little fragrance oil, let it cool and light it up! Right? Wrong! I started out with the remnants of a candle kit that had been abandoned by someone's previous attempt at this craft. In the box was a little wax, a few wicks, wax granules, fragrance oils and some dye blocks. I was so excited! I had thought of making candles for years, but never had the nerve or the knowledge to start. And now I had this fabulous box of candle making "stuff" in front of me and I was ready! Did I mention the knowledge was missing from the box?
Never the less, I was geared up and ready to go.I heated up some wax, added some fragrance and a smiggin or two of color and poured it into some glass containers I had found laying around the house. It smelled wonderful! WOW I did it! The candle cooled and I light it up! It was going to be the most wonderful thing I have made yet!
It didn't take long to notice that I couldn't smell a thing . I could only think to myself that it must need longer to burn. Then I would surely notice the lovely aroma of my first candle. Soon after, the wick started smoking like crazy and I blew it out. Feeling frustrated and out smarted I decided to do a little research.
A day went by, then a week, then a month and I thought I had all the information I needed. After all, I had spent every waking hour researching candle making. I started out with 50 lbs. of natural soy container wax, the appropriate fragrance oils, a LOT of jelly jars and many wicks of assorted types and sizes. Each fragrance I poured took me anywhere from a week to a month to test. Who would have known candle making was such a science? Not me, but I sure do now.
I did finally succeeded in my first mission, making soy container candles. After years of constant research and candle making, I have yet to know absolutely everything. But I am eager to share what I have learned, even if it was the hard way.
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