Become a Certified Candle Artist and Start Your Candle Business
Ready to transform your creativity into a thriving candle business?
Our five-day Candle Artist Course is designed for aspiring candle makers, creative entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to develop professional candle-making skills and create a distinctive product range. Accredited by the Craft Design Lab Association (CLAB), this intensive, hands-on course introduces a wide variety of contemporary candle-making techniques that can help your business stand out.
Whether you’re starting from scratch or expanding an existing handmade business, you’ll leave with an impressive portfolio of candles, practical skills and the confidence to begin creating your own collection.
Who Is This Course For?
This course is ideal if you want to:
* Start your own candle making business
* Expand an existing craft or gift business with a unique product range
* Learn advanced candle-making techniques not commonly taught in the UK
* Create premium handmade candles that stand out in the marketplace
* Develop the confidence to design your own candle collections
What You’ll Learn
During the five-day course, you’ll explore a wide range of techniques and create over 30 different candle styles and decorative projects, including:
* Candle making theory
* Container candle
* Palm candle
* Soy object candle
* Stone candle
* Gel candle
* Silicone mould making
* Inlay candle
* Paint deco candle
* Crack candle
* Garden candle
* Aroma flower ornament
* Plant candle
* Plaster ornament
* Splash candle
* Clear floral candle
* Wood candle
* Ebru candle
* Fizzy candle
* Painting animal candle
* Fruit candle
* Paper candle
* Lace candle
* Gift box candle
* Book candle
* Meringue candle
* Muffin candle
* Loaf candle
* Tart candle
* Baking candle
As you progress through the course, you’ll gain experience working with different waxes, moulds, materials and decorative techniques, giving you the knowledge to develop a varied and eye-catching product range.
Course Fee
£1,298 per person
(Optional Certificate: £55)
Your course includes:
* Five full days of hands-on tuition
* All materials and equipment
* CLAB course handbook
* Small class sizes for personalised guidance
Participants must be aged 18 or over.
Course dates are arranged individually. Please use the contact form to get in touch and arrange your course dates.
Learn in the Heart of Edinburgh
Candle Creations is located at 8 St Peters Buildings, Edinburgh EH3 9PG, in the beautiful Bruntsfield area.
The studio is just a two-minute walk from Fountain Park and Bruntsfield Place, with Lothian Buses 10 and 27 stopping directly outside.
Take the next step towards building your own candle business and discover techniques that will inspire your creativity for years to come.