Candle making has been around for 1000s of years. It was once a necessity in order to have light at night; it is today a hobby that many individuals enjoy. Candle making carries on to be a hot hobby for a mixture of reasons. Individuals make candles for their own personal use, it is a good craft project to do with older children, people make candle to give away as presents, and people still make candles to trade and produce a business out of it.