Interest in candle making

I used to make candles decades ago but it got too expensive. You could only buy the wax from "craft" stores which really inflated their prices. In this country, people buy a lot of candles for religious purposes so I might look into it again. Any ideas on cheaper wax would be appreciated.

I would love to make candles, scented candles would be great as I have a friend that is always buying them.I think that I may do a bit of digging into making candles, as these would make great gifts, if they are not expensive to make.

Last time I made a candle was donkey years ago when I was a Girl Guide, it was fun. I think one of my daughters had a candle making kit many years ago, think she had fun as well

I want to share you this idea, I have a friend who made it quite well financially by supplying candles to the mall, actually the candle was not the secret but the containers or holders, he made them from cutting common used bottles, he told me that he learned to cut and stain glass from a German priest who taught him the technique when he was a young altar boy. I think it's the same technique they use since the middle ages to stain glass of church windows, they were so beautiful that you would not think they were your common bottles that you throw away. He's story stops there, don't think he wants to teach me he's trade secrets, hope you got a good idea, good luck.