How to Make Gel Candles Unique

Gel candle making is one of the more popular candle making crafts.

Learn how to make gel candles, and you’ll learn how to change clear or colored gel wax into shimmering beauty filled with tiny bubbles. Since gel candles are translucent, you will make them in clear glass containers. The lit candle will then show its inner beauty as no other candle can.

What is its inner beauty? I’m glad you asked. Gel candles contain inserts of smooth pebbles, seashells, or other interesting objects. Wax inserts can be placed in gel candles, too, for an array of interesting looks. Fruits, stars, and hearts are obvious choices, but…

How to make gel candles unique? That isn’t so obvious.

Gel candle making inserts are easily found, but many other candle makers will be using the same kind you use. At craft fairs and flea markets, you’ll see table after table of gel candles shining with wax candies, lemon slices, and blueberries. If it’s November or December, you’ll see gel candles by the dozens with evergreen trees, Santas, and gifts embedded in the wax.

How to make gel candles unique seems to escape many candle makers – so let’s share a secret: glass gel candle embeds. That’s it. You can order an amazing array of these inserts on the Internet.

Imagine making gel candles for a baby shower and using embeds of glass diaper pins, pacifiers, and booties. Maybe you want to make gel candles for your waterfront home, and you use glass lighthouses and seagulls in blue gel.

Gel candle making allows you to do so many interesting things that you can’t do with other candles. You can embed space aliens for your favorite science fiction buff, or glass alligators for that friend who just retired to Florida.

But wait a minute. Anyone can order those embeds. Glass candle embeds really aren’t a secret, are they? So what was it you wanted to know?

How to make gel candles unique!

All right. This time I really will let you in on a trade secret.

SECRET: Miniatures and beads. Many high-priced gel candle embeds are miniature animals or shapes. You can often find even better objects at much lower prices – and yours will be one-of-a-kind objects.

Gel candle making produces natural bubbles. Colorful beads enhance the look, and can be found in strings or separate at thrift stores and flea markets. Beads aren’t always round either. They come in shapes such as butterflies, hearts, stars, and geometric shapes. Look for unusual beads – beads that no one else will match in their gel candles.

Watch for interesting buttons. Find an old piece of clothing that’s being sold at “rag” price, and you’ll get 6-10 unique buttons for your candles. Children’s clothing may have alphabet buttons, teddy bear buttons, or other unique designs. Shell buttons are another great option for gel candle making, and not every button has holes in it.

Look for miniature animals at flea markets and resale shops. Estate sales often end up giving collections of such items to resale shops – or savvy vendors buy the collections to sell at flea markets. Ceramic, glass, plastic, rubber, etc. may be used.

Your gel candle making can take a unique humorous turn, too. Embed a set of dentures for a fun-loving senior. Choose dead flowers for a friend who simply can’t keep a plant alive. Just be sure gag candles are given only to people who can take a joke.

How to make gel candles unique can be answered simply. Let your imagination run wild. You can embed almost anything if you work carefully. Take time to make your embeds one-of-a-kind.