Origami Zoo: An Amazing Collection of Folded Paper Animals
by Robert J. Lang
from St. Martin's Griffin
Choose among the dolphin, penguin, swan, owl, goose, kangaroo, praying mantis, or even the mythical Pegasus or extinct wooly mammoth. Each of these thirty-seven new projects is true origami-folded from a single piece of paper with no cutting or gluing-and is complete with clear step-by-step diagrams, instructions, and a photograph of the finished model.
Origami Zoo will challenge and delight anyone with a penchant for creating something wonderful out of (almost) nothing.
Making Candles & Soaps For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))
by Kelly Ewing
from For Dummies
Make floating candles, herbal soaps, and even a home spa
Discover the secrets of color, shape, and scent the fun and easy way?
Whether you're a beginner or seasoned craftperson, this fun book offers everything you need to make beautiful, professional-looking candles and soaps at home. You get practical tips on dyeing and scenting wax, using unusual molds, adding embellishments to candles, working with soap ingredients, and even turning your hobby into a business!
Discover How To:
* Stock a safe & efficient work area
* Work with all types of wax
* Add color and scent to your projects
* Make melt-and-pour soaps
* Turn a hobby into a business
The Everything Candlemaking Book: Create Homemade Candles in House-Warming Colors, Interesting Shapes, and Appealing Scents (Everything Series)
by Marie-Jeanne Abadie
from Adams Media
A complete guide to making all kinds of candles at home. For pleasure or business, or indeed both, here is a comprehensive guide to the art of candlemaking including: Selecting the right materials; Choosing the right colours and ingredients for style, texture, scent, and more; Mastering techniques, such as chip, twisted, and applique; Using regular and special containers; and much, much more
Encyclopedia Of Candlemaking Techniques: A Step-by-step Visual Directory
by Sandie Lea
from Running Press
Beeswax Crafts: Candlemaking, Modelling, Beauty Creams, Soaps and Polishes, Encaustic Art, Wax Crayons
from Search Press
For centuries, beeswax has been prized for making fine candles and preserving the rich shine on treasured furniture. But wait! You can also color it, model it, mold it, and even "paint" with it. Here are step-by-step photographs that demonstrate how to model delicate wax flowers, make wax pictures, wax crayons, furniture polish, soap, face creams, and beautiful beeswax candles.
Complete Book of Candles and Candlemaking (The Complete Book of)
by Gloria Nichol
from Lorenz Books
Includes a practical guide to making candles, from melting, scenting, dipping and twisting to eleaborate decorative effects.
Naturally Creative Candles: Discover the Craft of Candle Making and Decorating Using Nature's Bounty
by Letty Oates
from Chilton Book Company
Letty Oates's Naturally Creative Candles focuses on the use of natural materials in making and decorating candles. Projects incorporate such items as pebbles, seashells, herbs, pressed and fresh flowers, wheat, pinecones, starfish, rustic fabrics, and even carved fruits and vegetables to create striking candles, holders, and table displays, all shown in beautiful photos.
The Complete Book of Candles: Creative Candle-Making, Candleholders and Decorative Displays
by Gloria Nicol
from Lorenz Books
Inspriatioal ideas for creating enchantment by candlelight. A complete practical guide to making candles, from melting, scenting, dipping and twisting to elaborate decorative effects. Creative ideas for candleholders of all kinds, with projects for candlesticks, chandeliers and lanterns to light up your home and yard.
Instant Gratification: Candles: Fast and Fabulous Projects (Instant Gratification) (Instant Gratification)
by Carol Endler Sterbenz
from Chronicle Books
Give the gift of light. Nothing radiates warmth and good cheer like a handmade candle--and their incredible popularity proves it. Instant Gratification: Candles demonstrates how easy it is to achieve truly elegant results by decorating purchased candles or creating beautiful candles from scratch using simple dipping and pouring techniques. With gorgeous photographs and step-by-step directions, this collection of 38 simple projects puts all of the candle-making essentials within everyone's reach.
The New Candle Book: Inspirational Ideas for Displaying, Using and Making Candles
by Gloria Nicol
from Lorenz Books
This volume is laden with gorgeous photos and helpful tips. Chapter 1, "Candle Style," demonstrates beautiful ways to decorate with all kinds of candles. Chapter 2, "Candlemaking," covers the basic equipment and techniques for creating dipped, molded, rolled, carved, scented, stenciled, gold-leafed, and candy-twist candles, among others. Chapter 3, "Containers for Candles," is full of creative ideas for crafting candleholders; with the help of The New Candle Book, you can display your candles in decorated bottles and jars, a tasseled candelabra, mosaic holders, copper sconces, candle shades, or even an intricately braided salt-dough candleholder--you'll learn to make them all.
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