How to Make Easy DIY Candles at Home + 13 Unique Candle Container Ideas

Making a DIY candle at home has never been easier with my new favorite candle repour kit shortcut. Candles are my favorite way to elevate my mood year round and creating them with this fun kit makes it super simple. You’ll be re-pouring candles into anything you can get your hands on in no time.  Learn how easy it is to make these DIY candles at home plus learn 13 unique container ideas.

What You’ll Need to Make Your Own DIY Candles at Home

Watch Step-by-Step Video Instructions on How to Repour DIY Candles

close up of homemade candle
  1. Choose your scent. (see below)
  2. Microwave your re-pour container for 30 seconds and then squish the sides only.
  3. Return the candle wax to the microwave for 15-30 seconds longer then remove it carefully and check the consistency.
  4. Continue microwaving and checking the wax for up to another minute until it is completely melted.
  5. Apply wick stickers to the bottom of your container.
  6. Attach wicks to the stickers.
  7. Stabilize your wicks with the chopsticks.  Use a weight if needed. (I used my ‘share’ block)

8. Pour DIY Candle wax into your container slowly, then tap lightly on the surface to smooth out any bubbles. For best results, allow to cure for up to 7 days before enjoying.

How To Make Easy DIY Candles At Home + 13 Unique Candle Container Ideas
DIY Candle Wick Placement

13 Unique DIY Candle Container Ideas for Recycling

DIY Candles in vintage tin with lid
  • Vintage tins are a fun way to recycle something old and create a DIY candle at home. Sometimes these tins are hard to find, making them much more special to collect a set or give as a gift! Guess which scent I’m using in this tin?
Recycled Brick for Candle
  • A recycled brick can be a fun and inexpensive way to create a unique candle poured at home. The vintage bricks could be a fun conversation piece to add to a spring porch tablescape.Wooden Dough Bowl Candle
  • My friend Jennifer Hagenbuch makes the most amazing Wooden Dough Bowl Candles!  Dough bowls make a great container for DIY candles, but if you’d rather grab one of her ready-to-go candles, you can shop them HERE.  Use my special code at checkout for an extra discount “CRUSH2020”
Thymes Simmered Cider Copper Cup Candle
  • Copper mugs are pretty all on their own, but what if they could double as a homemade candle? This makes it one of my top choices of containers for re-pouring a candle.  Traditionally used for a “Moscow Mule” cocktail, this unique DIY Candle will now be able to make it’s debut at the dinner table in a whole new light!  LOL
Starbucks Bottle Candle
Seashell Candle Display
  • I don’t know about you but I love seashells!  They’re so fun to find on the beach and collect from a memorable trip.  How special to use them as a unique DIY candle display. See my tutorial video below.
Vintage Amber Glassware Candle
  • Vintage Glassware is my favorite container for creating and displaying candles. There are so many choices to choose from and half the fun is shopping for just the perfect piece to use. This amber candy dish is gorgeous!
Illuminated Estate Hand Poured Goblet Candles
  • Gorgeous goblets and glasses no longer need to hide out in the china cabinet!  Make your tablescape special by making a DIY candle using a crystal champagne flute or wine glass. These can be found in most thrift stores at a huge discount when they are not part of a complete set! 
Recycled Tin Can Candle with Love Tag
Vintage Teacup Candles
  • Any variety of vintage china teacups make a great candle for displaying.  What a fun way to recycle those single pieces of china that are not otherwise being used.  I love to keep my eye out for these in antique malls, booths and flea markets.  You never know what you’ll find!
Orange Scented Candles for Repour
  • Oranges are a super simple container idea for repouring your candles. Scoop out the center and pour your favorite citrus scent inside or use a few drops of citronella to keep the bugs away!  
Funfetti Mason Jar Candle
  • Mason jars make the easiest candle containers!  They are so easy to find and I love that they are ‘see-through’ so that you can get extra creative with what you use to embellish your candle.
Cookie Cutter Candles
  • Cookie Cutters are a fun way to create unique candles at home! Be sure to place them inside another container when you’re ready to burn them!  These seasonal cutters are cute diy candles.
Southern Crush Logo Coffee Mug

DIY Candles Make Great Gifts, Too!

I love making these quick and easy microwaveable candles! They are fun to place all around my home on bookshelves, countertops, mantles and coffee tables; however, my favorite thing to do is give them away as gifts.  These are so appreciated because you can get really creative and personal with the container you choose to gift your DIY candle in. Tell me, will you be making some of these soon?

Other Great DIY Gift Ideas

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DIY Candle Wick Placement
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How to Make a DIY Candle

Making a DIY candle at home has never been easier with my new favorite candle repour kit shortcut. Candles are my favorite way to elevate my mood year round and creating them with this fun kit makes it super simple.

Materials

Instructions

  • Choose your scent. (see below)
  • Microwave your re-pour container for 30 seconds and then squish the sides only.
  • Return the candle wax to the microwave for 15-30 seconds longer then remove it carefully and check the consistency.
  • Continue microwaving and checking the wax for up to another minute until it is completely melted.
  • Apply wick stickers to the bottom of your container.
  • Attach wicks to the stickers.
  • Stabilize your wicks with the chopsticks.  Use a weight if needed. (I used my ‘share’ block)
  • Pour DIY Candle wax into your container slowly, then tap lightly on the surface to smooth out any bubbles. For best results, allow to cure for up to 7 days before enjoying.

37 Comments

  1. Liz Ruggiero says:

    I love the idea of making candles .. definitely after the holidays

  2. Love these ideas. I have discovered similar path independently and loved so much that it is now small business

  3. Omie Cazzell says:

    This is great!! I love candles but have never made any.

  4. Linda Deaton says:

    5 stars
    Awesome candle ideas! AND a basically mess-free way to make them. Love it.

  5. Cannot wait to do this! What great container ideas!

    1. southerncrush says:

      I love all the container ideas! Can you think of some I may have missed?

  6. Snickerdoodles sounds delicious. says:

    Snickerdoodles sounds delicious.

  7. What a great idea!! Mess-free candle diy!! Love the tea cup idea!

    1. southerncrush says:

      Mess free is the only way I roll! Sorta…

  8. Penny Kitchens says:

    The instructions are so simple and the ideas for containers are awesome. Now I’ll be seeing everything as a candle container. Thanks for this blog.

  9. Love the cup candle. Would make great individual gifts. 🌸

    1. southerncrush says:

      Yes! Great gifts

  10. Sherry Brady says:

    Haven’t made candles since I was a teenager….time to try it again!

    1. southerncrush says:

      Definitely!! They must be all burned by now… and even so, candles are timeless!

  11. Tamara Owen says:

    5 stars
    I have made candles before and love some of these ideas. I have reused vanilla bean jars, Mason jars, and all kinds of unique glassware I could find or that was gifted to me.

    1. southerncrush says:

      Oh wow! I’d love to know what a vanilla bean jar looks like? Can you reply with a picture here below? Sounds wonderful!!!

    1. southerncrush says:

      All the time! We really needed them during our snow storm this year! It was CRAZY!

  12. Bonita Cheatham says:

    5 stars
    I LOVE the game sea of making a one of a kind candle!! Can’t wait to give it a try!

    1. southerncrush says:

      It opens up so many options!!!

  13. Regina Fuderer says:

    5 stars
    OMG These are such great ideas, and I love the chopsticks to hold the wicks! Genius!!

    1. southerncrush says:

      Isn’t that clever?

  14. Debra Graham says:

    I like that these are made from soy. Better for your health than the old fashion wax. And I must say I love the cup. It is beautiful.

    1. southerncrush says:

      me too! Thanks for being here!!! I appreciate you

  15. Donna Davis says:

    How do you buy this

    1. southerncrush says:

      Got to this site
      Farm Finds Candle Re-Pour Kit
      https://www.farmfindscandles.shop/collections/candle-re-pour-kits
      Be Sure to Use Code: CRUSH10 for an extra 10% off your order and I’ll get the credit!

  16. As much as I love the glass cup idea, most vintage glassware contains lead and is not safe for burning candles in 😭

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