You can create seasonal or holiday candles to give as presents or sell at a farmer’s market or online. Bulk Apothecary offers candle wax and other supplies to form, scent, and decorate your candles. Here is more information about candle making supplies for seasonal themes and celebrations:
Holiday-Themed Scents
Customize the scent of your candles to match a seasonal theme or holiday. Our candle making supplies include fragrance oils and essential oils. Essential oils are drawn from plants, and our all-natural fragrance oils do not use synthetic additives. Seasonal themes for candles include:
- Winter: For a winter-themed candle, you can use woodsy scents like pine and evergreen. Use food scents like peppermint, gingerbread, or cocoa to create a cozy atmosphere. Bulk Apothecary offers Christmas-themed fragrance oils, such as Christmas Splendor, Holiday Crunch, and Merry Mistletoe.
- Spring: Floral scents are thematically appropriate for the spring. This includes lavender, jasmine, gardenia, and Japanese cherry blossoms. For an Easter candle, use our Candy Concoction scent.
- Summer: To create the smell of a summer drink, use citrus-inspired scents. Options include lemon and lime essential oils. For a summer vacation theme, use tropical or beach scents.
- Autumn: Add pumpkin and apple scents to create a fall candle. You can also use spice-themed fragrances, such as cloves and cinnamon. We offer an Under the Leaves fragrance oil to evoke an autumnal feel.
For other celebrations, such as a birthday, you can use our Buttercream Frosting fragrance oil to create a cake-themed candle. Our version of Champagne Toast is available for a New Year’s candle. To create a new scent profile, mix several essential or fragrance oils together, such as eucalyptus and pine. Dried herbs and spices like cloves and elderberries serve as another scenting option.
Festive Color Blocks
Color blocks or dyes enable you to customize the base color and shade intensity of your candles. This adds a seasonal or personalized touch to your creations. Color blocks are solid with a wax base, and they can be mixed together to make new shades. The amount of the block you use darkens or lightens the color. Liquid dyes are soluble colorants that are compatible with other colors. The type of fragrance and wax you use for your candle may impact the shade of the liquid dye.
Select shades to match your themes. For a Christmas or winter candle, you can choose shades of red and green. Orange and black dyes match a Halloween candle, while pastels are appropriate for an Easter candle. You can also create gold candles for New Year’s Eve and red or pink candles for Valentine’s Day.
Decorative Additives
For Mother’s Day or a spring-themed candle, incorporate dried botanicals or pressed flowers, such as rose petals and lavender flowers. Rose hips, rosemary leaves, peppermint leaves, and hibiscus flowers are a few other decorative options. An orange or lemon slice can be added to the candle for a summer citrus theme. When using decorative additives, create pillar candles to keep petals and other botanical elements away from the wick for safety purposes.
Themed Containers and Labels
Use a creative container to emphasize the theme of your seasonal candle. To display decorations or layered candle colors, use glass jars. Wooden dough bowls or boxes offer a natural, rustic feel and are available in a variety of unique shapes. Use a heart-shaped dough bowl for a Valentine’s candle or a tree-shaped one for a winter or Christmas candle. Ceramic jars in holiday colors are also ideal for showcasing your theme.
Create festive labels for your candles, and make sure they display the appropriate names and scent descriptions. Graphics can make the label look visually appealing while displaying the theme. Use leaves or pumpkin graphics for fall candles, wreaths or snowflakes for winter candles, and palm trees or waves for summer candles. Bulk Apothecary offers custom-printed labels and pre-designed templates to simplify the process for you.
Find Candle Making Supplies at Bulk Apothecary
Crafting a seasonal candle requires a variety of supplies, including fragrances, colorants, and wicks. Wooden wicks are ideal for woodsy winter or autumn candles, offering a crackling sound when burning. Unique molds like geometric pears and spiked cubes let you create distinctive candle shapes. We also offer beeswax, soy wax, and decorative bags to complement different candle styles and themes. To learn more about our candle making supplies, contact Bulk Apothecary today.
