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Step One: Melt The Wax

All wax has a flash point, so to prevent it bursting into flames, you must melt it in a double boiler, with water in the bottom pan. Pour the wax beads, or old candle wax, in the top pan. If you're using paraffin wax, it's good to add hardening agents, such as beeswax, to give you a long, clean burn. Use approximately 5 per cent beeswax to 95 per cent paraffin.

If you're using dye discs, break them up and add them at this point, so that they melt with the wax.

Step Two: Prepare The Mould With The Wick

Thread the wick through the mould and make sure that you leave a good few centimetres sticking out of the hole in the bottom. At the top, hold the wick steady by fixing it to the pin that sits across the top of the mould - either by sticking the pin through the centre of the wick, or tying the wick around the pin.

Step Three: Add The Scent

If you want a scented candle, add a few drops of essential oil to the melted wax. You can use any essential oil you like, as long as it doesn't contain water. I used pine, which was traditionally used for relaxing muscles and increasing energy, so it's the perfect thing in a bathroom.

heat the acid in the top of your boiler or in a metal bowl over the saucepan, but never directly over a heat source. Add a few shavings of dye from the color block and leave to dissolve. easure out the paraffin wax and add it to the dissolved acid. Once this has dissolved, add a few drops of fragrance oil, depending on how heavily scented you would like your candle. Use a thermometer to check that the temperature of the wax is completely melted at ca. 80ºC (better still, use the au bain marie method to melt your wax, put a small pan containing the wax into a larger pan filled with water, in this way you can never overheat the wax) before taking it off the heat. Pour the wax. Put a tray or newspaper under your mold to stop the wax dripping everywhere. Pour the liquid wax into a metal pouring jug and then slowly pour it into the mold. Add extra wax. Wax contracts as it cools, so you will need to use a stick or pencil to poke small holes in the candle around the wick

There are three reasons I love giving homemade mason jar candles to friends during the holidays. First, they’re a surprisingly customizable: there are many different fragrance oils and colorants to choose from, and you can decorate your jar however you like!

Next, they’re very simple to make and therefore don’t take much time. It’s really just a matter of mixing, melting, and pouring (and maybe decorating, if you want!). Most of the time spent making this project is spent simply waiting for your wax to melt and cool once it’s poured.   Best of all, the whole gift can be made for just a few dollars!  (Remember that making them in bulk will be most cost effective, and be sure to use yourStep Five: Release Bubbles And Top Up

After a candle's  how to make candles at home easy been poured, air can become trapped inside, so over the next few hours the skin must be regularly broken to release any bubbles. Use a fat needle or cocktail stick to do this. Releasing the air bubbles will eventually make the candle sink, so you will need to top it up with more melted wax.Step Six: Remove From The Mould

After four or five hours, the candle can be taken out of its mould. Check it's completely hard first! Snip the wick, leaving about half a centimetre at the 'lighting end'.

Use a hot pan to carefully even off the bottom of the candle, to create a perfectly flat base. Your candle is now ready for display - but remember, you must always leave it for a day before lighting.