Relax and unwind in the warm and mesmerizing glow of candles! This visual A-to-Z directory delves into the wide range of designs and techniques for candlemaking. Features a step-by-step demonstration of how to handle the materials as well as a gallery of works by professional artists--to inspire readers to create their own unique designs. Alphabetically organized by materials and techniques.

Now, with The Everything Candlemaking Book, you can enjoy the charm of candles every day, rather than reserve them only for holidays or fancy dinner parties. Home candlemaking is not only much more economical than buying premade candles--it's also a lot more fun! The Everything Candlemaking Book is a complete guide to making all kinds of candles at home, beginning with what you need to get started. Easy-to-follow steps lead you through the process of candlemaking--from making simple tapers and columns to layered, moulded, twisted, and more. Beautiful full-color photographs provide inspiration for creativity, whether you're designing your own unique shapes and color combinations or attempting advanced techniques. This guide includes all you need to know to get started: tools and supplies needed instructions on how to make candles for holidays and special occasions artistic techniques, such as chip, twisted, and applique candles guidance on using unique containers tips on how to incorporate candles into rituals hints on adding scents and personal touches to your candles and so much more! With The Everything Candlemaking Book, you'll be making homemade candles for yourself and your friends in no time!

Most of us love candles, but Tina Ketch has taken the love of candles many steps forward in the Candle Lighting Encyclopedia. She has taken this ancient art of lighting candles to purpose and comprised the quintessential guide to what candles to light, and when to light them, thereby manifesting your desires, or ridding your life of those things that might be standing in your way or are unwanted. You want the best in life, and this is the guide that will assure you get it.

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Bob Sherman explores everything from the basic parts of a candle -- fuel, additives, scent, and wick, to instructions on how to make dozens of original candles. Here are detailed chapters on creating your workspace, choosing from the many different kinds of wax, moulds, and wicks available, and sorting through the equipment you will need. The entire book is heavily illustrated with hundreds of instructional photographs. Candles you can create: container, dipped, wax crystal, votive, marbled, appliqué, floating, two-tone, ice, chunk, beer, fireplace, mottled, mushroom, torched, balloon, sea shore, tie dye and hurricane shell.

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