Learn how to make your own DIY candles in your crockpot or slow cooker. Did you know you can make pumpkin spice scented candles at home with just wax, a wick, and essential oils? This easy tutorial will have you make large batches of candles in no time.
Gift-giving season is upon us and I am always looking for great gifts that don’t cost a lot, can be made in bulk, and will actually be used!
Do you remember when we made Citronella Candles in our slow cooker for thoughtful hostess gifts for the cookout season?
We are going to replicate that same idea, but with one of my FAVORITE fall scents…Pumpkin Spice!
Can you believe you can make candles in your crockpot?
The first time I tried making candles in my slow cooker, I knew that I was hooked on a new favorite craft.
I am so excited to show you, yet again, how to make candles in your slow cooker and this time we are making easy Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Candles.
As a Pumpkin Spice everything addict, these are full of my favorite holiday scent and can be made with just a few inexpensive purchases.
These candles can also be added to a tabletop with some winter squash and some jack-o-lanterns for a festive Fall display.
FYI- I just want to warn you how good your house is going to smell so GET READY!
This is an easy DIY for homemade pumpkin spice scented candles perfect for Autumn.
Use your slow cooker to make your own pumpkin pie candles to give as gifts or to make your house smell like all the best things of Fall.
Supplies Needed
8 Pint-Sized Mason Jars
5 Pounds Candle Wax Flakes
8 6” Natural Candle Wicks
2 Jars of Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil
8 Bamboo Skewers (or you can use pencils!)
Slow Cooker or even your pressure cooker on the slow cooking setting
Food Scale or Postal Scale
Decorative Accents to finish your candles – I used twine and tags, but other lovely ideas would be ribbon, burlap, stencils, or even glitter!
Directions for Making Slow Cooker Pumpkin Candles
1. Measure and weigh out 7 ounces of soy wax flakes for each mason jar in a glass measuring cup (be sure to tare your scale).
It should fill jar to the top, and we will be adding more flakes after the first round melts down and creates more space inside the jar.
Repeat the measuring with all of the other candles you plan to prepare.
2. Add an inch or two of water to your slow cooker to create a water bath for your candles. Nestle the mason jars inside the slow cooker, place a lid on top, and turn it on HIGH for two hours.
As the wax melts down, feel free to add more wax flakes into the jars to the desired height. These will melt down to about half the size of your jar, so approximately 7 more ounces of soy flakes can be added to get a full candle like my pictures.
3. Once the “cooking time” of two hours has passed, open the lid and add 10-20 drops of Pumpkin Spice fragrance to each candle (approximately 1 ml of oil).
Using a bamboo skewer, stir each candle after adding the oil. Turn your slow cooker off, then add your candle wick in the center of each candle.
Take a bamboo skewer or pencil and wrap the top of the wick to the middle of it and allow it to help stand the wick up in the center of the candle.
Leave the candles in the slow cooker until the wax begins to harden. Remove them and then dry the jars well with a dish towel.
Allow the candles to fully harden on your countertop.
4. The next day, trim your wicks and attach a little jute twine and thank you note for your favorite hostess.
The best part about making these is how incredible your house is going to smell all day long as these cook and then cool.
My kids thought I had baked pies all day when they got home from school.
What sad trickery I played on them with a slow cooker full of candles for our friends (#worstmomever).
I hope you have fun making this easy Fall craft for those you love!
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