The Book of Candlemaking: Creating Scent, Beauty & Light

By Chris Larkin

Book Overview

Make candles with that personal, imaginative touch. Gorgeous color photographs come together with a complete how-to guide to help you produce any combination of size, shape, color, scent, and style. Experiment with mold, double mold, dipped, rolled, and floating candles, shape them by carving, pinching, and twisting the wax, and add aromatic effects. Decorating techniques include decoupage, embossing, and leafing, while a variety of easily available items such as dried leaves, foil, paint, cork, glitter, and bracelet charms will transform the most ordinary candle into an object of beauty and charm. You'll even learn how to make candleholders and containers from ordinary household items, and individualize store-bought candles. Lavish photographs of gleaming candles in inspiring settings show exactly how to create a romantic evening, a festive holiday atmosphere, or a warm welcome for dinner guests.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806977876
• ISBN13: 9780806977874
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Well, I DID come back to order it....*grin*

First impression....all I can say is I guess my dog likes it! I woke up this morning to find the pages of this book strewn all over my yard. What was left of it did seem very informative and useful, so I came back to reorder it. Maybe this time I'll get to see the whole book. LOL

I think this is a great book for beginners.

The information is very useful, detailed, and well presented