Comments on: Homemade Holiday Gifts: Soy Candles and Glycerin Soap

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:31:03 +0000

Oh my goodness, I so can’t wait to try both of these projects! So fun!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:45:34 +0000

TIna, that’s awesome! So happy you liked them.

By: Tina

Tina — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:30:12 +0000

I made the soy candles last night and they turned out great. I will be making more over the weekend and giving them to my cousins as gifts. Thank you for the post!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:06:02 +0000

Thanks Paula, I’m definitely keeping one of each

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:04:17 +0000

Thanks! Have fun and share pics!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:03:33 +0000

Thanks Cathy!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:03:12 +0000

Honey,
I think that any teacher would love to receive a homemade gift!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:05:17 +0000

Hi Callie,
It seemed like a cup of flakes melted down to about 6 ounces of wax. I would start there and you can always melt a little more to top them off…that way you won’t have too much of one scent!

By: Callie

Callie — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:49:36 +0000

Hi, I can’t wait to try these! Could you tell me how much of the soy flakes to measure out for each 8 oz candle? I was going to make each candle individually so I could try out a bunch of different scents, but I’m unsure how much of the soy flakes I’ll need to measure out for each one. Thanks!

By: Allison

Allison — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:40:29 +0000

I was just thinking that I needed to start thinking (ha!) about what I should make for holiday gifts this year. I think these soy candles are adorable and will be perfect! Thanks for the great idea!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:26:08 +0000

Hi Cheryl, you are just melting the wax, the wicks aren’t in there. I think it is completely safe to use the microwave…just be careful with the hot wax!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:21:44 +0000

Laura, that did happen…I just melted a little more wax and added to the top! I looked up solutions and it said to head the glass jars with a blow dryer first so the wax will cool evenly.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:38:03 +0000

I tried making my own candles and had problems with the center caving in once the wax dried completely. Did you have this problem? Do you know of a good solution?