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9 June 2026Cute apple and pear candles made in fruit moulds look beautiful in a bowl on the table. This easy recipe from The Soap Barn uses simple candle making supplies.
What you will need
- Candle wax
- Candle wick
- Apple mould and pear mould
- Oil colours
- Bulldog clips
- Empty tin
All available from our candle making supplies range.
Method
- Clip the two halves of each mould together with bulldog clips, positioning a length of wick down the middle.
- Melt the wax and let it cool until it looks milky rather than watery.
- Pour the cooled wax into the mould through the small hole at the top and leave to set, then release the clips and pop out the candle.
- Dip the apple or pear in coloured melted wax once or twice, and decorate the leaves with green wax.
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