| Description |
80 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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First published as: Making candles : create 20 decorative candles to keep or to give. 2017. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Tools and materials -- Techniques -- The candles -- Upcycling and recycling -- Decorating your candles -- Packaging your candles -- Burn testing -- Troubleshooting -- Index. |
| Summary |
Learn how to make beautiful, bespoke candles for you and your home in this easy-to-follow guide. Sarah Ditchfield, founder of Candle by Events, shares her secrets for crafting 20 of her best-selling candle designs, so that you too can make both modern and traditional waxed creations at home - from elegantly simple taper candles to show-stopping ice pillars. Invaluable advice is included on the essential materials and tools you'll need to get started, along with handy measuring and heating charts. Every candle project is accompanied by simple instructions, step-by-step photographs and a gorgeous finished picture. There is also guidance on how to decorate and package your candles if you'd like to give them away as thoughtful, hand-crafted gifts. |
| Subject |
Candlemaking -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Candles in interior decoration.
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| Genre |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| ISBN |
9781800920231 (paperback) |
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1800920237 (paperback) |
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