Archive for April, 2010
Candle Craft: Merry + Bright Candles
Learn how to make a candle look like it was stamped on! We’ll also cover colored pencil shading techniques + tips for working with floral images where the stem touches the flower.
Can I use food coloring to tint my home made candles?
Question:
I’m making soy wax candles, and I know they sell the color chunks that color the candles…
But is it just as effective to use food coloring? Thanks!
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Where can I get 8 oz jars with lids for making candles?
Question:
Looking for bulk 8 oz jars with lids for making candles. Shipping cost is killing the per unit price. I am in Pittsburgh PA.
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The Sand Pot Candle Show ver 3
how a sand pot candle is made with great special effects and a real nice blues piece sync up with the video pretty good. The video is a “how to” on making sand pot candles, more of an overview
Finding A Pillar Candle Snuffer
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Whenever we wish to light our home with pillar candle, the candle snuffer also comes to our head. These pillar candle holders have a fantastic importance in our house decoration today. A pillar candle snuffer could be metal, wood, or glass. The possibilities of candle holders are almost as endless as the various types of pillar candles. A frosted glass pillar candle snuffer is the ideal one to select for your aromatherapy candle. The frosted glass accentuates the color of the candle and protects the wood of your table at the same time. If you relay like to match the wood of the home furniture with the candleholder, then you could choose a wooden pillar candle snuffer. Metal holders for pillar candles are also very elegant and have intricate carvings.
Although pillar candles are typically round, they could be any size that you would like. Most pillar candle holders have a wide base to hold candles that are about 3 inches in diameter; you can still use oddly shaped candles with these holders. A pillar candle snuffer could be only big enough for one candle or it can be a plate large enough to hold three or four candles of various sizes.
Pillar candles make fantastic centerpieces and with the right candleholder you can create just the right mood for any room of your home. Whatever dcor you have, you can have a pillar candle snuffer to match. For example, you could have carved candle holders or ones designed as beautiful candlestick holders. Pillar candle holders make great gifts for any occasion and since they are relatively inexpensive, you can pick up various kinds for different occasions.
Another decorating idea is the wrought iron pillar candle snuffer for your home because the iron could be made into various shapes. Try a Celtic design for your pillar candles or have the iron shaped into flowers or even dolphins to hold scented pillar candles. Pewter and copper are also materials commonly used to make pillar candle holders. Pewter is a resilient material and matches any dcor. You can also find the copper candle holders which come in all types of styles and really accentuate an autumn theme.
A pillar candle adds a touch of elegance to your home decoration. You could have these in the bathroom just as easily as you can have them in the living room. Because a pillar candle is larger, making use of a pillar candle snuffer gives you the security you need that the candle will stay in place. So in this year Christmas decorate your home with beautiful candle holders which will bring an stylish look to your house.
Tuan Matteson has written more about candle snuffer and wooden candle holder on his sites, check them out: candle snuffer and wooden candle holder.
Help! I have black stains on the walls from burning candles
Question:
I have been burning candles on the mantle and now I have these stains that look like burn marks on the wall. I don’t want to use something that will make it worse or spread.
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Why do my homemade candles drop in the middle?
Question:
When i make my candles, i pour the wax in the holder and it is even on the top, after some time and cooling the wax drops in the middle. So there is almost a straight hole down the middle of the candle, which causes it not to burn right
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How To Make Beautiful Palm Wax Candles
Learn how to make beautiful palm wax candles that are virtually sootless and environmentally friendly for your own personal use or to sell. Why not make the best candles you can?


