- The candle mold determines what the candle will look like. Pillar candles are the most popular style because they stand securely on tables, they burn for a long time and they go with any decor. A more stylistic candle, such as an apple shape or a flower shape may need to be placed in a candle holder. A pillar candle is made by pouring the melted wax into a cylindrical pillar mold. These are usually made of metal, but there are some inexpensive plastic molds on the market.
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The scent and color of a candle is a personal choice that reflects the tastes of the candle maker and the color scheme of the room that it will be placed in. Colors are most often created by using small portions of color chips. These are highly-concentrated candle pigments that can be added a little at a time to the melted wax until the right color is achieved.
Candle scents are usually sold in liquid form. They can be bought in sizes from one ounce up to 50-pound barrels. About one half to one ounce of liquid scent is needed for one pound of wax. The scent and color are added to the melting pot containing the wax and all of the ingredients will blend together as the wax melts. - Once the wax and the other ingredients have melted and blended together, the wax can be poured into the candle mold. The mold should have a wick inserted into it. To make sure that the wick stands up straight, pull the wick in a pillar mold through the wick hole and secure it with the wick screw that came with the mold. Other candles, like votive molds, should have the wick placed in a wick tab to hold it to the bottom of the mold. The top of the wick can be tied to a stick or other flat object placed across the top of the mold. Pour the wax into the mold and allow it to cool before removing the finished candle.
