Gel Candles

Gel Candles

Author: C. Kaila Westerman

Publisher: Storey Kids

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781580173902

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Gel is the hottest new trend in candle crafting. This transparent substance burns longer and looks prettier than wax. This guide includes the basics with decorating suggestions and tips. Illustrations.


Making Candles and Soaps For Dummies

Making Candles and Soaps For Dummies

Author: Kelly Ewing

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-03-11

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 1118054342

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Make floating candles, herbal soaps, and even a home spa Discover the secrets of color, shape, and scent the fun and easy way? Whether you're a beginner or seasoned craftperson, this fun book offers everything you need to make beautiful, professional-looking candles and soaps at home. You get practical tips on dyeing and scenting wax, using unusual molds, adding embellishments to candles, working with soap ingredients, and even turning your hobby into a business! Discover How To: Stock a safe & efficient work area Work with all types of wax Add color and scent to your projects Make melt-and-pour soaps Turn a hobby into a business


At Home with Fragrance

At Home with Fragrance

Author: Kristen Pumphrey

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2021-03-16

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 1683359593

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Bestselling brand P.F. Candle Co. offers a modern, “so-easy-you-will-be-tempted-to-try-it” introduction to enhancing your home with fragrance and making your own custom scents and candles Candles have evolved in both function and style over the years. Gone are the days of overpowering, artificial scents: The focus on subtle, complementary fragrances is here to stay. P.F. Candle Co. has been leading this charge for more than a decade, amassing a huge following, and now they want to share all that they’ve learned in their first book. Equal parts design and DIY, At Home with Fragrance will teach you which fragrances work best for each room, how to interpret your distinct design style into fragrance, and (the best part!) how to make candles, room sprays, and incense with your own custom scents. The design and fragrances featured in this book are inspired by the authors’ home state of California: organic and relaxed elements, as well as scents drawn from nature, are the hallmarks of P.F.’s design ethos. Scent is the perfect way to express your unique design sense—and the art of making your own fragrances and candles offers an affordable DIY approach. Filled with tips and recipes for room sprays, incense, candles, and more, the book unlocks the secrets of P.F.’s hallmark style—creating atmosphere with candles and scent—and helps readers make it their own.


Making Candles

Making Candles

Author: Sarah Ditchfield

Publisher: SearchPress+ORM

Published: 2017-04-12

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 1781264538

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Ignite a love for crafting fragrant keepsakes and gifts with tips on making beeswax candles, dipped taper candles, glass votive candles, and more. Candles are a much-loved feature in the home, and make thoughtful, handcrafted gifts for friends and family. In this book, Sarah Ditchfield shows you how to make beautiful, unique candles for all occasions, using traditional and modern materials and techniques. Making Candles features: 20 gorgeous candle projects, from taper candles to ice pillars Concise and colorful instructions on candle-making methods Ideas and inspiration for decorating and packaging your candles


Backyard Homesteading All-in-One For Dummies

Backyard Homesteading All-in-One For Dummies

Author: Todd Brock

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2019-04-01

Total Pages: 692

ISBN-13: 1119550793

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Live a more sustainable lifestyle Historically referred to as a government program for revitalizing undesirable living areas, "homesteading" today has come to mean the pursuit of a self-sufficient lifestyle. Homesteading can include everything from keeping bees, growing vegetables, and composting to installing solar panels, creating a rain barrel, and canning your own food,—plus much more. Backyard Homesteading All-in-One For Dummies has a little bit of everything for the homesteader in all of us. It walks you through the basics of creating your own sustainable homestead and offers expert tips and tricks for making it as easy and successful as possible. Raise chickens Keep bees Compost Can and preserve This book gives you everything you need to embark on your own homesteading adventure.


Craft Wisdom & Know-How

Craft Wisdom & Know-How

Author: Editors of Lark Books

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

Published: 2013-09-19

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 1603762701

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Packed with advice, tips, how-tos, and patterns for DIY crafts or crafting with kids, Craft Wisdom & Know-Howis a must-have home reference for both aspiring and experienced crafters alike. Covering dozens of the most popular projects in one complete, all-encompassing guide, this book is organized by type of craft, and also illustrated with line drawings and photos throughout. There is invaluable information about numerous crafting topics, including: Sewing Knitting and Other Needlework Paper Crafts and Bookmaking Glasswork Jewelry Making Pottery and Clay Mosaics Candle-making and Decorating Woodworking and Furniture Making, plus so much more. Each chapter covers a specific craft, with step-by-step directions and projects for crafters of all levels, from beginner to advanced. Hundreds of projects are included, such as Super Sock Monkeys, Crocheted Hats, Etched Glass, One-Afternoon Skirts, and Beading Vintage-Style Jewelry, among so many more. This book is also a part of the Know-How series which includes other titles such as: Country Wisdom & Know-How Woodworking Wisdom & Know-How Garden Wisdom & Know-How Natural Healing Wisdom & Know-How


Candle making

Candle making

Author: Wings of Success

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13:

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Initializing the Art of Candle Making Candle Making Basics Candle Making Supplies Candle Making Additives And more...


Toxic Free

Toxic Free

Author: Debra Lynn Dadd

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-09-08

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1101547537

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From the The New York Times'"Queen of Green" comes the ultimate guide for finding and eliminating the toxic chemicals in your home today. There is no longer any question that consumer products contain toxic chemicals harmful to our families. But how do we protect ourselves, and where do we start? In Toxic Free, Debra Lynn Dadd, hailed by The New York Times as the "Queen of Green," discusses the hidden toxic chemicals already present in our homes, their varying degrees of danger, and precise, proven methods for eliminating them from our lives in a cost- effective, environmentally friendly way. Are you suffering from unexplained headaches, fatigue, or depression? Are you worried about the link between chemicals in the home and the rising rate of cancer? Or are you just looking to save money (and the planet in the process)? From tips and do-it-yourself formulas to world-class research and in-depth exploration and explanation, this book provides: a basic understanding of how toxic chemicals in consumer products affect your health; all the tools you need to remove these toxins from your home and body- starting today; and helpful guides on how to immediately save money on home-care products, as well as on the rapidly rising cost of your health care.


Fantastic Gell Candles

Fantastic Gell Candles

Author: Marcianne Miller

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9781579903527

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Stunning, easy to make, hot item gel candles - 35 fun projects.


The Candlemaker's Companion

The Candlemaker's Companion

Author: Betty Oppenheimer

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 2012-12-10

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1612122795

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Enjoy some homemade glow. From wax to wick to wrapping, The Candlemaker’s Companion is a definitive guide to modern candle making. Learn how to create rolled, poured, molded, and dipped candles; play with your favorite scents and colors; and use specialty techniques to design glowing luminaria, candle holders, and other gorgeous accessories. With illustrated directions, complete source lists, and plenty of practical advice, Betty Oppenheimer invites even the beginner candlemaker to get in on the action. Fill your house with the warm light and enticing fragrances that only candles can bring.