19 Pretty Ways To Make Your Own Candles

Sorry to have to say it, but winter isn’t going anywhere. We still have a few months to cozy up with hot cocoa, blankets and, yes, candles, before we can call it spring. Get crafty this year and make your own candles! You can start with some of our favorite candle DIYs:

1. Pumpkin candles

If you’d like to use a completely natural container for your homemade candles, pumpkins are the way to go! We promise your Thanksgiving table has never looked so cozy.

2. Hidden Crystal Candles

Use the power of crystals to energize your home. These candles have a small crystal hidden inside, meaning you have something to hold on to once all the wax is melted.

3. Massage Candles

A combination of soy wax and other skin-soothing oils, massage candles melt easily and are cool enough to pour right on your skin for a soothing, spa-like treatment.

4. Wine Bottle Candles

Repurpose your wine bottles to make these stylish candles. A bottle cutter is necessary, but the process is otherwise easy.

5. Beeswax Candles

Sheets of beeswax are rolled around the cotton wick for one of the easiest DIY candles ever. If you have a block of beeswax rather than sheets, you can turn that into homemade candles, too.

6. Ice candles

Put your old candles to good use by turning them into these great-looking ice candles.

7. French Vanilla Candles

With a sophisticated scent and chic look, these French vanilla candles are the perfect way to start the new year.

8. Slow Cooker Candles

You’ll love your slow cooker even more once you realize you can use it to make homemade candles in it!

9. 5-Minute Candles

Not a lot of time on your hands and in desperate need of something cozy to decorate the room? Try these mason jar citrus candles.

10. Paint Can Candles

If you plan on making something less… girly, these paint can candles will do the trick.

11. Pink Mason Jar Candles

Make mason jars pink with mod podge and food coloring, then turn them into these Valentine’s Day-ready candles.

12. Oven Candles

Zero clean up. Zero ruined mixing bowls. These candles are easily made directly in jars and directly in the oven.

13. Candles Carved with Initials

These initial carved candles are absolutely perfect for Valentine’s Day, and they make a heartfelt gift.

14. Chai Candles in Canning Jars

Scented with baking spices, these chai candles give your home a cozy feel all year round.

15. Fall Candles

If you’re eternally a fan of fall, keep those flavors and scents with you for longer with these essential oil candles. Pumpkin Spice, Balsam Fir or Warm Sandalwood?

16. Egg Candles

These colorful egg-shaped candles are made using actual eggshells as molds and crayons for color. Needless to say, they’re especially suited for Easter!