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Oct

27

Hemp Oil in Candles…Why Not?

October 27, 2007 | 1 Comment

They’re putting hemp in everything else these days so why not candles. Bar Harbor Hemporium sells beeswax candles with hemp seed oil. You’ll be going green naturally with these as they have a natural green tint to them from the hemp oil.
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Oct

24

Abundant Earth Candles and Holders

October 24, 2007 | 1 Comment

Check out Abundant Earth’s selection of all natural vegetable and beeswax candles. They contain no petrochemical-based paraffin wax so are earth friendly.
Abundant Earth sells all sorts of products made from recycled items such as these wonderful tealight holders made from discarded bicycle parts. I have a couple broken bikes I’m going to tear apart some [...]

Oct

23

Natural Wax Candles from It’s a Soy

October 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Natural Wax Candle Company, home of It’s a Soy make all their candles from soybeans and vegetable waxes grown in the USA. They use cotton wicks for their candles and do not use any paper or metal. Their company sells many gourmet candle products but shown here is an urn shaped soy candle.
Since [...]

Oct

22

Gothic Halloween Candles

October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

These goblet candles from Silly Jokes Party Shop would make a scary display at the entrance on your Halloween table.
At Fright Catalog where they make scary shopping easy, they have this unique 10 skull candelabra. Sort of creepy but that’s what we’re going for.

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Oct

20

Decoupage Candle Projects

October 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I found this gorgeous Hawaiian lumunaries project at DIY network. There are so many fun designs you could come up with to decoupage onto vases and what an impressive display they would make.
For a more kid friendly decoupage project, try decoupage with paper napkins. They did a flower on a flower pot at CraftIdeas.info but [...]

Oct

17

Make Your Own Silicone Candle Mold

October 17, 2007 | 2 Comments

Bruce Hirst was generous enough to share several methods of making your own molds using various compounds including silicone. There’s clear step by step illustrated instructions and I particularly liked his idea for making a supportive box with lego. We have enough of that around the house. See Hirst’s Arts Mold Making Page for [...]

Oct

16

Christmas Candle Project Gift Ideas

October 16, 2007 | 3 Comments

Craftbits has some wonderful project ideas for handmade candles that would be perfect for gift giving. The holidays are approaching fast and creating baskets full of gifts you made yourself is fun.
Here are three easy candle projects from Craftbits:
1. Ice Cream Soda Candle
You’ll need a soda glass, wax, dye and wicks. You can make any [...]

Oct

14

Soy Strawberry Cheesecake Candle Project

October 14, 2007 | 3 Comments

You can also do these candles in lemon, blueberry, chocolate or raspberry. They make a great gift idea and would be handy to have a few for unexpected guests or last minute party invites. For this project you will need:

12 x 4 oz tins
12 HTP1″-2″ wick
60 ml vanilla
10 ml of strawberry and blueberry
5 [...]

Oct

13

Recycling and Candle Making

October 13, 2007 | 2 Comments

If you want to use up some old wax here are some ways to do that rather than throw it out.

Make fire starters. Some people dip the wax in paper, others make a mixture of wax and saw dust and others just make wee candles. A handy container idea for fire starters that recycles yet [...]

Oct

10

Handmade Candles in Indonesia

October 10, 2007 | 1 Comment

Shown here are some beautiful exotic flower candles.
Balifurnish.com also have candles in coconut shells, bamboo containers and glass. They’re an export company located in Bali Indonesia that offer high quality candles at reasonable prices.
I love the rustic yet exotic look of these candles and unusual and inventive containers they use and decorate.
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