What Are Your Choices for Candle Making Containers?

One of the most important tasks in container candle making is choosing what variety of jars to use.  Not all homemade candles have containers or containers.  Depending on the mold you used, your candle can stand on its own without support.

What are the different Candle Making Containers?  The candle jars can come in many shapes and sizes.  Also there are many jar varieties in terms of shade and trim.  You can use a specialty glass jar with designs on the side to accentuate the look of the candle.  Patterns on the side or the rim of your containers are helpful in terms of creating a motif or a theme.

To exemplify, here are some examples.

A candle making jar with a santa or a Christmas tree design on the side can be used for Christmas.  Christmas homemade candles require seasonal motifs, and if your jar can express the idea visibly, you do not even need to add red colorant to your candle!  Red wax in a heart-trimmed jar can be used for Valentines day parties, or given as presents.  If you’ve impeccable shade taste, you can mix and match your jar and candle colors.

This is one of the advantages of using candle making containers.  Even if you are not an expert at molding wax, you cannot go wrong with a pretty container.  Needless to say, choose your candle containers carefully to ensure that you’ll always create pretty homemade candles.  Are there specific places to purchase candle making containers?

Do not be fooled by claims of some stores that their containers are the only types that can be used for candle making. The truth is, any container can be a good candidate as a candle jar if they pass your quality criteria.  The best places to find containers are flea markets, garage sales and art stores.  Don’t forget to check around the house if there are ceramic or glass jars that you’re not using anymore.

Glass and ceramic jars are more well suited for candle making compared to plastics.  If the plastic is too soft, the hot wax could melt it.  Here are some tips for selecting candle making containers.

The jars you will use must be in tip-top shape.  Make sure the candle making jars that you select are clean and free from scratches.  Cracks on containers will mar the beauty of your candles.  Worse yet, these cracks might lead to accidents.

Chips and broken containers can have rough edges and can hurt you during handling or wax pouring.  If your old jars have stains that can’t be removed, don’t use these.  The stains may transfer to your pretty candle wax.  Dirty containers can be soaked in warm water if you really want to use them.  You must also take note of the previous use of the jar you are using.  Old pickling jars may smell odd, and that odor could transfer to your candle wax.

One other thing to look at is the figure of your candle container.  Even if the outline is good if the outline isn’t symmetrical, there is a possibility that the jar could topple over when you put it on display.  For a candle enterprise, you can pick candle making containers that look the same.

Here is more information on Candle Making Jars. Here is a website with a free mini-course dedicated to Candle Making.