![Absolute newbie to the world of candle making, so I cheated and used a DIY kit from a local business. Still proud of how they turned out! These are soy wax candles Absolute newbie to the world of candle making, so I cheated and used a DIY kit from a local business. Still proud of how they turned out! These are soy wax candles](https://i.redd.it/84zxsrfbaod71.jpg)
Absolute newbie to the world of candle making, so I cheated and used a DIY kit from a local business. Still proud of how they turned out! These are soy wax candles
![Dipping in the center, why? I'm new to candle making. This is my first few. Why did it sink in the middle? And the sides are super high up, it was ofc Dipping in the center, why? I'm new to candle making. This is my first few. Why did it sink in the middle? And the sides are super high up, it was ofc](https://i.redd.it/m6r0xb67zvca1.jpg)
Dipping in the center, why? I'm new to candle making. This is my first few. Why did it sink in the middle? And the sides are super high up, it was ofc
![So I am quite new to candle making- my pillar candles keep splitting down the side and allowing the molten wax to seep out into a puddle. How can I prevent this? :( : So I am quite new to candle making- my pillar candles keep splitting down the side and allowing the molten wax to seep out into a puddle. How can I prevent this? :( :](https://preview.redd.it/15nmaip6wqh71.jpg?auto=webp&s=7966342bb579c4f39a295383c7ae8eccd6c70d06)
So I am quite new to candle making- my pillar candles keep splitting down the side and allowing the molten wax to seep out into a puddle. How can I prevent this? :( :
![I've recently started making candles from wax scraps and tea candles. Since I don't have wicks, I use tall candles. These are my most recent creations, they're not perfect, but i like I've recently started making candles from wax scraps and tea candles. Since I don't have wicks, I use tall candles. These are my most recent creations, they're not perfect, but i like](https://i.redd.it/v7z5str3bq881.jpg)
I've recently started making candles from wax scraps and tea candles. Since I don't have wicks, I use tall candles. These are my most recent creations, they're not perfect, but i like
![I've recently started making candles from wax scraps and tea candles. Since I don't have wicks, I use tall candles. These are my most recent creations, they're not perfect, but i like I've recently started making candles from wax scraps and tea candles. Since I don't have wicks, I use tall candles. These are my most recent creations, they're not perfect, but i like](https://preview.redd.it/6flwzuy3bq881.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=def600a603938bbabc251153e83f7a24ba9ef08a)
I've recently started making candles from wax scraps and tea candles. Since I don't have wicks, I use tall candles. These are my most recent creations, they're not perfect, but i like
![I melted down a bunch of leftover candle wax to make into new candles, but the bigger jars ended up like this. anyone know how to avoid this happening? : r/ZeroWaste I melted down a bunch of leftover candle wax to make into new candles, but the bigger jars ended up like this. anyone know how to avoid this happening? : r/ZeroWaste](https://i.redd.it/97xpf40p09h51.jpg)
I melted down a bunch of leftover candle wax to make into new candles, but the bigger jars ended up like this. anyone know how to avoid this happening? : r/ZeroWaste
![REQUEST: my candle's melted a hole into itself. The firetip is very deep inside and I am having trouble lighting it on fire without having molten wax dripping all over my hand. REQUEST: my candle's melted a hole into itself. The firetip is very deep inside and I am having trouble lighting it on fire without having molten wax dripping all over my hand.](https://preview.redd.it/request-my-candles-melted-a-hole-into-itself-the-firetip-is-v0-h2ciwpswm8ka1.jpg?auto=webp&s=19ceb4909a8e4cdf08d2c2f9f897ded7f8974459)
REQUEST: my candle's melted a hole into itself. The firetip is very deep inside and I am having trouble lighting it on fire without having molten wax dripping all over my hand.
![Help! Is there a way to make my pillar candles not melt like this? Is it the wick size or wax? Or some technique I'm not aware of. Any help would be Help! Is there a way to make my pillar candles not melt like this? Is it the wick size or wax? Or some technique I'm not aware of. Any help would be](https://preview.redd.it/help-is-there-a-way-to-make-my-pillar-candles-not-melt-like-v0-9pty6jlneima1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=1f67a1181457c3a1d75cfd08009ac9a9fa90e28c)
Help! Is there a way to make my pillar candles not melt like this? Is it the wick size or wax? Or some technique I'm not aware of. Any help would be
![How to “rehome” this candle? It's practically new and I want to salvage it. But without damaging it more, or cutting myself on the broken glass. : r/ candlemaking How to “rehome” this candle? It's practically new and I want to salvage it. But without damaging it more, or cutting myself on the broken glass. : r/ candlemaking](https://preview.redd.it/how-to-rehome-this-candle-its-practically-new-and-i-want-to-v0-tst56pz04eoa1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=2cfa1b83bc7f40b6a7c845b765f49ac90ee909ef)