Great Candles
by Stewart D'Arcy Hyder
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Author: Stewart D'Arcy HyderEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-10-01
ISBN: 0806958111
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Sterling
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Book Review: Best book for Beginners
Summary: 5 Stars
This was my first time candle making.I went to my neighbourhood art store looking for something totally unrelated but when my eyes fell on this book, I made my boy friend "TOMMY" buy this book for me immediately.Candle making is a fun holiday hobby for the whole family and I made my candles for Christmas.This book is filled with wonderful step by step instructions on how to make candles for the novice.It also introduces you to some easy beautiful designs. A piece of advice for all beginners.Get the candle making kit as its cheaper.Happy Candle Making !!!!!
Summary of Great Candles
?[Instructs] us in the finer details of a decorative craft...excellent step-by-step color photographs, starting with the most basic tapers to elegantly sculpted calla lilies that flicker...an awesomely artistic gallery of commercial...lights.??Booklist.
A number of well-produced guides explain how to make all sorts of candles, but few if any have the elegant European flair that distinguishes some of the designs featured here. Thorough instructions and beautiful photos give all the standards their due: dipped, molded, container, decorated, and beeswax candles are explored, along with interesting variations not commonly found in other candle making books, such as granite and marble effects, sculpted sunflowers, rubber-stamped designs, and a plate full of miniature candles made to look like delicious chocolate candies. Each project helpfully indicates the required skill level (mostly beginner and intermediate), though the instructions can occasionally be a bit hard to follow since they are presented as full, sometimes fairly involved paragraphs rather than short numbered steps, and at least one omits an important explanation (the paper candle shade must be placed on a metal support, which is pictured but never mentioned in the materials list or directions). Overall, however, this is a worthwhile and attractive book, particularly the concluding section of "artistic candles" designed by French and Italian candle artists. --Amy Handy
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