The Everything Candlemaking Book: Create Homemade Candles in House-Warming Colors, Interesting Shapes, and Appealing Scents

by M.J. Abadie

Book Overview

Now, with The Everything Candlemaking Book , you can enjoy the charm of candles every day, rather than reserve them only for holidays or fancy dinner parties. Home candlemaking is not only much more... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580626238
• ISBN13: 9781580626231
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Everything
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Good book but few illustrations

There are better "how to" books with more pictures and drawings, which was a bit disappointing, plus there were many many "plugs" for the writer's other books, especially in the spiritual use chapter. But if you are mainly interested in the history,that was good. But as in most of these 'everything" books, there was a lot of repetition.

Great read....even for a first timer!

The Everything Candlemaking Book: Create Homemade Candles in House-Warming Colors, Interesting Shapes, and Appealing Scents (Everything Series) This is a great book! I picked it up and learned a lot about the history of candles, which really intrigued me. When she talks about how they were used for warmth, light, and fragrance in the time before electricity, I was enriched with a deeper knowledge of candles. I was also intrigued when she talked about their spiritual/religious significance and how they are viewed by various religions. I have always wondered about that sort of thing. The recipes/directions for making different kinds of candles (rolled, tapers, pillars, containers, etc) is pretty clear. She also gives you tips on some common tools that you need (skewers for puncturing air bubbles, lollipop sticks for immobilizing the wicks, etc) and how she gets them very cheaply (She shops second hand stores, garage sales, and discount stores for most of her supplies!). I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is a beginner all the way through novice (she has a lot of tricks for making the most complex things with her candles).

For anyone ready to roll up their sleeves

M.J. Abadie's The Everything Candlemaking Book lives up to its name with all the facts, how-to instructions, tips, safety precautions, and much more needed to embark on the creative and satisfying art of making one's own candles whether just for fun or for practical use. From the history of candlemaking, to step-by-step instructions on getting started, to making candles for holidays and special occasions, to using intricate techniques such as applique to ornament candles, to recommendations for tools and supplies, to using unique containers, to incorporating candles into rituals, to adding scents and other personal touches, The Everything Candlemaking Book is a first-rate instructional reference for anyone ready to roll up their sleeves and enjoy a unique and rewarding activity.