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I’ve always wanted to make candles, but I also didn’t want to get screwed on the prices of the various candle kits in craft stores. Luckily, the interweb exists, and tells you basically everything you need to know! So YAY!

Pioneer Thinking has an awesome list of just about everything you can think of when it comes to making candles. Check it out!

Oh yeah – MyCraftBook has a good list as well.

Cajun’s Candle and Soap Making Supplies has step-by-step candle making instructions.

Let’s Make Candles has a ton of information about candles.

Matt Freedman KNOWS what he’s talking about! Check out his videos on candle making.

Click on the photo to get the tutorial.

Tutorials:

Candles from Scratch: CraftZine

Basic Pillar Candle: CandleAndSoap.About

How to Make Candles: The Farm

How to Make a Scented Candle in a Glass: WikiHow

How to Make Candles: Instructables

Rustic Pillar Candles: CandleAndSoap.About

I printed out the CraftZine tutorial, so we’ll see how it goes.

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

Don’t throw your old greeting cards away! There is plenty that you can do with them. Click on the photo to grab the tutorial.

Looking for more Christmas tutorials? Simply check out my blog archive for Christmas!

Contents:

• Misc. Tutorials
• Advent Calendar Tutorials
• Card Tutorials
• Gift Tag Tutorials
• Ornament Tutorials

Misc. Tutorials:

• Recycled Greeting Card Ideas: SCJohnson

How to Make Tie-On Charms from Recycled Christmas Cards: Happy Birds Crafting Haven

Scented Sachet with Recycled Greeting Cards: Cathie Filian

Greeting Card Box: KinderArt

Crochet Card Bowl: Family Crafts.About

How to Make a Christmas Card Basket: All Free Crafts

Advent Calendar Tutorials:

Greeting Card Advent Calendar: Martha Stewart

Greeting Card Advent Calendar: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Card Tutorials:

• Holiday Cards from Recycled Paper and Greeting Cards: twistedlimb1 on YouTube

Gift Tag Tutorials:

Making Christmas Tags: Altered Stuff

Ornament Tutorials:

• Looking for more ornament tutorials? Check out my previous blog post: DIY Ornament Tutorials

Make a Christmas Card Star: WikiHow

Recycled Card Ornaments: Vickie Howell

Cardstock Globe Ornament: RubberStamping.About

Recycle a Card into a Crochet Ornament: Roots and Wings Co.

If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!