Candle
Making Instructions/Projects
Basic
Candle Making
Instructions
Candle
Making Projects
Pages
of exciting candle making projects
and tutorials.
Using
up old wax
to
make new candles
How
to transform ready-made candles for weddings and projects suitable for
weddings and wedding favors.
Range
of Ideas for making your own wedding favours
Candle Wick
Candle Kits
BASIC
MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT
NEEDED
BASIC
CANDLEMAKING INSTRUCTIONS
EXAMPLES OF
SOME BRILLIANT
HAND MADE
CANDLES
If you would like to print out a hard copy of our candle making
catalogue please click HERE
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We supply a huge range of candle moulds. Our waxes include paraffin wax, vybar, beeswax, micro soft and micro hard, gel wax as well as a great range of candle perfumes, and candle making accessories including candle varnish, mould release, mould maker.
Are you interested in joining our club? We have two levels of membership?
FREE membership.
E mail us for candle making advice twice a year free of charge.
Please note we cannot give candle making information over
the phone
PAID membership. For
an annual fee of £25.00 you will be able to mail candle making
problems to us
You will also be entitled to an automatic
DISCOUNT
of 10% on
all our candle making supplies. In addition we will give
free advice on marketing your candles and give you preferential treatment
in considering the inclusion the candles you make in our web site.
If you have not tried candle making before, we
would suggest that you start with our BEGINNERS KIT (go to our shopping
pages to order it on line) which contains:-
Two moulds, two kilos of wax & stearin mix, 3 dye discs, mould seal
a wicking needle and full instruction leaflet.
Since the early 1960s it has been recognised that
candle making is an inspirational and inspirational craft.
The basic techniques are easy to master, you need no special skills,
and learning the basics is no more difficult that learning how to make
an omelet! Once you have mastered the first principles
it is great fun to explore more sophisticated ideas.
Wax is the most beautiful material to work with. You can dye it, mould it, shape it and scent it. We supply additives to soften it (micro cyrystalline soft) or harden it (micro cyrystalline hard). When softened it is malleable - few people can resist playing with the texture of molten wax - and permanent when it has been dyed, moulded and hardened.
When you make candles you can also control the way they burn. They can burn down the inside (which makes them refillable), burn evenly or foliate (when the wax folds in two as it burns down).
Candles make wonderful
gifts - and its great fun to make your own. You can make
candles inscribed with friend's names, birthday date, age, or astrology
sign. It is easy to transform a basic candle for a special
occasion such as Christmas or Valentines. Make your own wedding favours
- please see our
wedding candle making project on the left.
There are several ways in which you can brighten up candles you have bought ready made - look under our 'bulk discount' section in our shopping pages if you want to buy candles cheaply to do this.
Once you become proficient
in this exciting craft you can make extra money by selling your candles
- most candle factories started with small beginnings!
It is not necessary to spend a great deal of money on basic supplies.
You can re-cycle wax from you candle ends and many everyday objects
make great candle moulds. We supply a full range of moulds
- but try bun tins for floating candles, pouring wax into flower pots
to make garden candles; many discarded food containers also
make great candle candle moulds.
The Candle Making Club
is run by Sue Spear, founder of The Candle Shop (London) Ltd,
formerly situated in the Piazza of London's Covent Garden.
She has been making candles for over 30 years and has written a book
- 'Candle Making in a Weekend' & features several well illustrated
step by step candle making projects - sadly it is now out of print!
Candle
Making Care & Safety
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for these & other candle
making supplies enter our shopping site.
Candle
Making Kits & Books
Waxes
Wax
Additives
Wicks
& Dyes
Scents
& Sundries
Applique
Sheets Varnish & Paint
Metal
Moulds
Plastic
Moulds
Floating
Candle Moulds
Rubber
Moulds Animals
Rubber
Moulds - Flowers & Fruit
Rubber
Moulds - Decorated Pillars
Rubber
Moulds - Other
Glass
Moulds
Foil
Implants for Gel Candles
T
Light Cups
Sue Spear's book which covers
almost every known candle making technique.
Sadly now out of print!
Beeswax sheeting & natural beeswax
Gel wax! Make
beautiful candles easily
Child's play! have
fun with our cold wax kits - ideal for
children.
A full range of
candle making perfumes for making scented candles.
If you own a business you may wish to buy your candle cores wholesale.
Please go to either of our wholesale sites for great prices on candles
www.conventgardencandles.co.uk
for larger quantities or
www.cgccgifts.co.uk
for small quantities.