Making your own candles is an increasingly popular activity for people interested in crafts. Even though no one really needs candles to light their homes anymore, candles have always remained popular. It’s even more enjoyable when the candle is something that you’ve made yourself.
Many hobbyist enjoy the fact that candle making today taps into both an ancient craft and a sense of tradition. Although the candle may appear like a simple object to us, it took centuries of trial and error and experimentation to develop candles that were anything close to the quality of the candles we routinely enjoy today. Candle making continues to evolve today. When you get involved, your joining a long lineage of artisans.
But where to begin? We’ve all seen very elaborate candles in specialty boutiques that are completely intimidating to a beginner. But even making a simple candle such as a pillar candle can be quite involved. There are a lot of decisions to make and things that can go wrong.
First, you need to decide which candle making technique you’re going to use. And of course you need to select which candle wax all wax blend you going to use from the dozens available . All of these waxes perform differently. Beyond that, experienced candle makers use special additives to enhance both the performance and the appearance of their candles. That’s another whole range of decisions that need to be made.
Then there’s the question of wicks. Picking the proper size is crucial, but their other considerations as well. Should the wick be primed? What’s the best weave for this candle? Cored or not, and if cored, with what?
And that’s just considering basic wax and wick decisions. We haven’t even begun to talk about things like adding scent or different decorative techniques.
I think you can see how it might be easy for a beginner to make some mistakes and become discouraged.
That’s where this new e-book I’ve discovered comes in. It’s called Home Candle Making Made Easy. It’s a great book.
The author, Jeff Beckwith, has been a candle making enthusiasts since his childhood. He has enough experience that he could choose to come across as a no-it-all, but he doesn’t. Instead, it’s kind of like having a buddy tell you about silly mistakes they made so you won’t do the same thing yourself.
It’s remarkable how much time and frustration a little bit of key information can save. This book gives you such information in an easy-to-read format.
If you’re at all remotely curious about candle making I strongly recommend that you check it out. The small investment is well worth what it will save you and time, frustration and wasted materials. You’ll find out all about it at:
And if you want a short introduction to candle making, go to the homepage on Jeff’s site
http://www.candlemakingconnection.com/
Be sure to sign up for the free candle making mini course.
Candle making is a wonderful hobby and I encourage you to get this book and discover for yourself how quickly you can become an expert if you start with the right advice.
