Valentine's candles sell on scent and shape. The Lovestruck Romance Shop and our Valentine's Day fragrances include Sandalwood Rose, Love Spell (Type), Black Cherry and Peony. For shaped pieces, pour the Romantic Heart Cake or Silicone Rose Mold, and use the Wax Tart Heart Mold for heart wax melts. All of them are in our candle molds.

Mother's Day candles lean floral and clean. Our Mother's Day fragrances include Peach Magnolia, Honeysuckle Jasmine, White Linen and Lavender, and the Mother's Day Shop adds decorative molds like the Textured Floral Pillar and Flower Bouquet Stem. A floral pillar next to a matching container candle makes a two-piece gift set with one fragrance order.

Candles for men sell best in wood, leather and fresh aquatic notes. The Father's Day and men's fragrances collection includes Mahogany Teakwood (Type), Cashmere Cedar, Flannel (Type) and Bourbon Butterscotch (Type), and the Men's Shop keeps masculine candle scents available year-round. Wooden wicks add a crackle that fits the theme.

For Memorial Day cookouts and 4th of July candles, our 4th of July fragrances and the Spark & Glow collection include Firecracker Ice Pop, Juicy Watermelon, Blueberry Cobbler and Georgia Peach. For red, white and blue candles, pour tinted layers into a Clear Straight-Sided Tumbler Jar from our candle jars and vessels so the stripes show through the glass.

Halloween and pumpkin candles carry most fall lineups. The Halloween Shop and our Halloween fragrances include Witches Brew, Bite Me, Medusa's Elixir and Merlins Forest. Pour a skull candle in the Silicone Skull Mold or a pumpkin candle in the Silicone Pumpkin Mold, then scent it with pumpkin fragrance oils like Pumpkin Chai or Vanilla Pumpkin Marshmallow (Type). Our fall scents and Thanksgiving fragrances take the lineup through November.

Christmas candles start with evergreen, peppermint and bakery notes: Balsam Fir, Christmas Tree, Sugar Cookie Royale, Pink Peppermint Snow and the fireside Christmas Hearth. Browse all Christmas fragrances or compare Christmas candle scents side by side. Pour a Christmas tree candle with the Silicone Christmas Tree Mold and our Christmas Tree Candle recipe. For Hanukkah gifts, blue-tinted candles pair well with our winter scents like Winter Wonderland. Holiday Home Scenting and Holiday Gift Crafting cover room sprays, diffusers and packaging for gift sets.

Match your wax to the project. Golden Wax GW 464 Soy Wax Flakes and IGI 6006 Paraffin-Soy Blend work well in container candles, while Golden Wax GW 494 and ProBlend 650 Para-Soy Votive and Tart Wax suit wax melts, tarts, votives and molded shapes. Size your wick with ECO wicks, CD wicks or wooden wicks, and finish each jar with a lid from lids and tops.

Pour at least two weeks before you need them. Soy candles typically cure for one to two weeks so the fragrance binds with the wax, and a new vessel or mold needs a wick test burn first. For a craft fair, that means pouring Halloween candles in September and Christmas candles by early November.

Molded shapes like hearts, skulls, pumpkins and Christmas trees need a harder wax that releases cleanly, such as ProBlend 650 Para-Soy Votive and Tart Wax or Golden Wax GW 494. Container candles do better in a softer soy wax like Golden Wax GW 464. Check each product page for its recommended fragrance load and pour temperature.

Check the fragrance oil's product page for its approved applications first. If it lists room spray or reed diffuser use, pair it with our Linen/Room Spray Base or Reed Diffuser Base and follow the usage rate on the base's product page.