How to make candles by yourself?

Candles are a great way to bring light and fragrance into a room, and making them yourself is a fun craft project. To get started, all you need is wax, a candle mold, a wick, and any fragrance or color you want your candle to have. Once you’ve made your candles, you can use your homemade candles to decorate your home or give them to friends and family as gifts.
 Preparation

Before you begin the candle-making process, make sure you have a clean, flat surface to work on. Move anything that you don’t want to get wax on.
 Measure the wax

There are several different kinds of wax to choose from. One pound of paraffin wax by weight will equal approximately 20 oz of liquid melted wax. One pound of soy wax will equal approximately 18 oz of liquid when melted. One pound of beeswax by weight will equal approximately 16 oz of liquid when melted. Pick up a kind of wax and then measure out how much wax you would need to fill your container.
 Melt the wax

Pour the wax into your double boiler and allow to melt for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
 Add fragrance oils and color

When your candle wax is melted, it’s time to add fragrance oils and oil-based dyes. Follow the instructions on your wax package for how much to add. Simply pour them into your melted wax and stir for a few seconds.
 Attach the wick

The wick needs to be attached to the bottom of your container before you pour in the wax. You can attach the wick by dipping it in the melting wax then quickly sticking it to the bottom of the container. Let the wax sit five minutes to harden. 

Pour the melted wax

Pour slowly so that it does not spill over. Make sure not to knock the wick out of the mold accidentally. You are the judge of how full you want your molds to be.