Section
1: Candlemaking Books
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Candlemaking
for Fun & Profit
Michelle Espino
/ Paperback 336 pages / July 2000
This
fun, reader-friendly book offers all the information anyone, from the beginner
to the seasoned veteran, needs to get started in turning a fun hobby into
extra cash--today! With everything from the how-to's of candlemaking and
projects you can make, to a wealth of basic business tips and information,
Candlemaking For Fun & Profit is an invaluable resource for anyone
who has ever dreamed of earning money from candlemaking.
Note:
This book features an interview with me, describing my candle "story".
The author was nice enough to send me my own autographed copy, and I must
say after giving it a full skim through and reading several chapters so
far, it's one of the best I've seen! I would definately recommend
it to anyone starting in this business!
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The
Candlemaker's Companion : A Complete Guide to Rolling, Pouring,Dipping,
and Decorating Your Own Candles~
Betty Oppenheimer /
Paperback / Published 1997
I have this book myself and
would highly recommend it! It's a great detailed guide on many types
of candles and techniques. I also really enjoyed the little extra
tips and info tidbits in the side columns. I've personally met the
author, Betty, and helped contribute some info for her revised addition
that will be coming out soon. If you could only have a few books
in your candlemaking library, I'd say this should be one of them! |
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NEW!
How
to Make & Market Gel Candles that Sell Like Wildfire!
Lynn A. Thomas / Softcover 112 pages /
March 2001
This book will save months
of research, trial and error, time and frustration. Hints, tips and tricks
presented in a concise, orderly and professional format.
Topics Include:
All about glassware, embeds,
wicks, fragrance, color, design ideas, pricing, packaging, marketing &
step-by-step instructions.
This revised softcover book
replaces the Original Ebook & the Spiral Workbook.
Additional Features: Contains
Revised Information & Color Photos!
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The
Encyclopedia of Candlemaking Techniques :
A
Step-By-Step Visual Guide
Sandie Lea, Sue Heaser / Hardcover 160
pages / September 1999
This is an excellent guide to
candlemaking. It is packed full with projects on just about every sort
of candlemaking, from dipping and rolling to stained glass and whipping.
The projects are well layed out, with clear instructions and photos, all
very easy to follow. In this respect it is a good book for beginners, however
I would also recommend it to more experienced candlemakers who want to
try different techniques. There are also dozens of photos of beautiful
candles in the gallery that will inspire anyone. |
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The
Complete Candlemaker :
Techniques,
Projects, and Inspirations ~
Norma J. Coney / Paperback / Published 1997
In Norma Coney's comprehensive
guide to candle-making techniques, handsome color photos and detailed text
illustrate how to make 40 different kinds of candles, a number of them
unusual (marbleized, tie-dyed, carved--even appliquéd). There are
some amazing candles here, such as the water candle (in which a pillar
candle is surrounded by what look like rolling waves of wax), sand candles,
and cut-and-curl tapers. Also available in Hardcover. |
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Candlemaking
: Creative Designs and Techniques ~
David Constable / Paperback / Published 1993
I have this book myself. This book
covers basics, troubleshooting, molded, novelty candles and surface
decorating techniques. It has many great color photos and black and
white diagrams and fun creative ideas! |
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Candle
Making in a Weekend :
Inspirational
Idead and Practical Projects
Sue Spear / Paperback 80 pages / August
1999
Make your own candles at
a fraction of the cost of store-bought ones! You will learn quick, easy,
inexpensive and fun ways to make your own candles and decorate plain ones.
20 projects, covering a range of candle-making and decorating techniques,
include how to dye wax wonderful colors, pour it into unusually shaped
molds, perfume it, model with it and embed it with decorative objects.
Includes lists of all the materials and equipment needed; plus colorful
gallery pages showing a variety of handmade candles for adding charm to
holidays, weddings, romantic dinners, bubble baths and other special times. |
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Candle
Making Made Easy
Susan Penny, Martin Penny / Hardcover
64 pages / June 2000
Editors Susan and Martin Penny
provide detailed instructions for a dozen different types of candles, all
widely disparate in methods and materials needed. The emphasis here is
definitely on "easy"; color pictures serve as the major conduit to learning
the how-tos, with text reserved for the 12 projects. Caveats and cautions
about safety are included upfront, as are the varying techniques to master,
from using a rubber mold to making sand candles. Most patterns are of the
ordinary household kind, such as glass votives and hand-dipped tapers. |
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Country
Living Handmade Candles :
Recipes
for Crafting Candles at Home ~
Jane Blake / Hardcover / Published 1998
This wonderful book features
dozens of "recipes" for making candles that range from a simple beeswax
votive to a glorious holiday pillar. Scented candles, hurricane candles,
candelaria, torchieres, and candles containing herbs, dried flowers--even
cinnamon sticks--are just a few of the projects included in this easy-to-follow
book. 30 color photos. Resource list. Glossary .
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Beginner's
Guide to Candlemaking ~
David Constable / Paperback / Published
1998
This book shows how to make candles from one
of Europe's leading candle lights. Make classic, spiral, colored
candles, container, perfumed and floating candles. |
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The
Book of Candlemaking : Creating Scent, Beauty & Light ~
Chris Larkin / Paperback / Published 1999
/ 128 pages
Candles you create are more personal and
imaginative than those you buy. Here is a complete how-to guide to help
you produce any combination of size, shape, color, scent, and style, even
floating candles. Lavish photographs demonstrate how to use the candles
in a variety of inspiring settings. Full color throughout.
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Candlecraft
Paul Marko, Debbie Davis / Hardcover 128
pages / April 1999
Illuminating ideas for making and decorating
candles in your home.
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Candles:
Illuminating Ideas for Creative Candlemaking and Enchanting Displays
Gloria Nicols / Hardcover 64 pages / October
1999
Candles are remarkable for their ability
to instantly and dramatically change the mood of a room, enhance any occasion
and create an atmosphere of enchantment and romance. Making them by hand
gives you Complete control over such essential factors as size, shape,
scent, color and even texture, and homemade candles are both a stunning
contribution to any home decor, as well as a one-of-a-kind, highly personalized
gift. this Comprehensive guide to making candles explains the processes
of dipping, molding and rolling candles and provides creative suggestions
for displaying the inspirational results.
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Easy-To-Make
Candles ~
Gary V. Guy / Paperback / Published 1980
I have owned this book for quite awhile and
I would definately recommend it. Although not as new as some others
on the market, it is a nicely detailed guide covering several types of
candles, equipment, supplies and troubleshooting. And you can't beat
the price! |
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Candles
(Inspirations Series) ~
Diana Civil / Marion Elliot / Hardcover
/ Published 1997
Part of an ongoing series with
a new title published every month, Candles features 20 specially commissioned
projects designed by today's leading artists for making candles, decorating
and embellishing them in wonderful styles, and creating delightful homemade
holders for decoration and practical use. 250+ color photos. |
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Great
Candles
Stewart D'Arcy Hyder / Hardcover 144 pages
/ July 1999
More than 30 different styles
are featured, each with excellent step-by-step color photographs, starting
with the most basic tapers to elegantly sculpted calla lilies that flicker.
Surrounding the projects is information about materials (whether beeswax,
paraffin, or stearin) and equipment (a stainless steel double boiler will
suffice, along with some other inexpensive tools) at the beginning and
an awesomely artistic gallery of commercial foreign-manufactured lights.
A starter hobby that's great for rainy and sunny days. A troubleshooting
guide and a glossary are appended. Also available in Paperback.
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