| Wholesale candle making supplies often seem | | | | dinner tables? Each one has a perfectly good length |
| economical only to chandlers with thriving businesses | | | | of wick. Half-burnt stubs from tall wedding and |
| or large storage areas. Websites that advertise | | | | funeral tapers also offer wicking, often long enough |
| wholesale candle making supplies carry statements | | | | for short pillars or votives and tea lights. Pieces of |
| such as: "Wholesale prices available on all supplies | | | | cotton string can be dipped into wax and used as |
| purchased in large quantities of the same item." The | | | | wicks, too. No one needs to know that your |
| next paragraph informs you that they define a "large | | | | wholesale supplies almost went to a landfill. |
| quantity" of wax as five hundred pounds or more. | | | | 3. Molds: Molds are perhaps the most easily found of |
| Where would you store five hundred pounds of wax | | | | wholesale candle making supplies that save you |
| - and how long would it take to use that much wax? | | | | money. You have to remember only two things. |
| More to the point, how could you work that cost | | | | Molds must be able to resist wax that is as hot as |
| into your tight budget? | | | | 180 to 200 degrees Fahrenheit - and must be sturdy |
| You wish someone would offer wholesale candle | | | | enough to support hardening wax. Use containers |
| making supplies in quantities that could save you | | | | that held yogurt, cream cheese, or other dairy |
| money without requiring huge purchases. You wish | | | | products. Cut milk cartons to a perfect mold height. |
| there was a source for beginning or small scale crafts | | | | Use containers such as old cups or dessert dishes - |
| people and hobbyists. | | | | and leave your finished creations in them. Tell friends |
| There is such a source, and it may be closer than | | | | what you need, and you will likely receive many |
| you think. | | | | delightful molds. |
| Wholesale candle making supplies that save you | | | | 4. Fragrances: Actually, many of the wax stubs you |
| money may be as close as your neighborhood | | | | collect will already be scented. Try to melt similar |
| recycling bins. You may not find enough to launch a | | | | scents together - or blend scents that you think will |
| booming business as a chandler, but you may find | | | | create a fresh, new fragrance. Fragrances are not |
| more than you expect. Get permission to raid | | | | inexpensive, and a couple bottles of your favorite |
| neighbors' recycling bins, and you may have plenty of | | | | scents will seem like wholesale candle making supplies, |
| supplies without spending a penny. | | | | since a few drops is all you need for an entire |
| Start with these five ideas, and you'll soon be adding | | | | project. For unusual fragrances, try stirring a bit of |
| some of your own. | | | | curry powder or crushed herbs into your melted wax. |
| | | | 5. Dyes: Your collection of wax stubs and broken |
| 1. Wax: Almost everyone has scraps of leftover wax | | | | tapers probably contain all of the dye you will need. |
| - and wax is never actually garbage, even if you and | | | | There is another source of wholesale candle making |
| your neighbors have been throwing it into recycling | | | | supplies, however, that we mentioned only briefly |
| bins. Wicks of chunky pillars burn to the end, their | | | | above: natural plant material. Steep beets, coffee |
| wax centers melt away, and thick shells of outer | | | | grounds, curry powder, herbs, onion skins, or tea in |
| wax are all that remain. Broken tapers, unable to | | | | melted wax to create natural caramel colors. Try |
| stand, also find their way into recycling bins. Think of | | | | other vegetable materials to produce pastel colors |
| the occasions when wax stubs are left over at | | | | for your luminaries. |
| community weddings, funerals, and holidays. Ask | | | | Conclusion |
| neighbors, schools, churches, synagogues, and other | | | | Wholesale candle making supplies don't have to be |
| groups. Wholesale supplies such as wax are often | | | | purchased. With creativity, initiative, and a little soap |
| free for the taking. | | | | and water, you can save money on most of what |
| 2. Wicks: Wholesale candle making supplies such as | | | | you need. Remember, the fact that we call them |
| wicks are not as costly as wax. Nevertheless, let's | | | | wholesale candle making supplies does not mean they |
| save you money. Remember those broken tapers | | | | can never be free or nearly free. They can! |
| you collected because they couldn't be used on | | | | |