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Making your own candles is an increasingly popular hobby. While candles aren’t the household necessity they once were, everyone enjoys the gentle glow of flickering candlelight. People enjoy decorative candle even more when they’ve crafted it themselves.

Contemporary candle makers are The standard bearers of an historic craft. Although the candle may appear like a simple object to us, it took centuries of trial and error and experimentation to produce candles anything close to the quality we routinely enjoy. Making your own candles honors that tradition.

But where to begin? We’ve all seen beautifully crafted candles in specialty boutiques that are obviously beyond the capabilities of to a beginner. However, making even a “simple” taper candle is much more complicated than you might think.

There are a wide assortment of techniques that can be used. And of course you need to select which candle wax all wax blend you going to use from the dozens available . Each of these has their own unique characteristics. A candle maker needs to pick the wax that’s most appropriate for the project at hand.

But experienced candle makers don’t stop there. They often use additives to change characteristics of the wax such as color intensity or hardness. That’s another whole range of decisions that need to be made.

Wicks are another area that’s more involved than seems obvious. The most important factor to consider is size, but there’s so much more. Primed or unprimed? Round or square weave? Should I use a wick with a core or not?

As you can see, there’s a lot to know about just picking the right wax and wick. Beyond that there’s a whole question of dyes and fragrances and decorations and…

It’s pretty clear that all this might be a little overwhelming for somebody trying to get started making their own candles.

I found a new e-book that I believe is the answer to this dilemma. It’s called Home Candle Making Made Easy. It’s a great book.

It’s written by Jeff Beckwith who’s been a candle making enthusiast since he made his first candles in his grandmother’s kitchen using canning wax. He has enough experience that he could choose to come across as a no-it-all, but he doesn’t. In fact, he often tells stories about mistakes he made starting out. It makes reading fun and reinforces the learning.

Having insider tips and secrets handed to you on a silver platter avoids an incredible amount of frustration and wasted time. This book gives you such information in an easy-to-read format.

If you’re considering taking up to craft of candle making I highly suggest that you get this book. The small investment is well worth what it will save you and time, frustration and wasted materials. You will get the details at:

Home Candle Making Made Easy

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.

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