Wild Candles!
Monday January 30, 2006
I came across this candle company in Thailand that is making the wildest candles! Created "for those who deserve something special" KIND CAT CANDLE "creates candles that combine the essence ... Read More
Two New Conventions
Tuesday January 24, 2006
Two new conventions were recently announced...
The first annual Bitter Creek Candle and Soap Makers Convention and
The 10th Annual Handcrafted Soap Makers Guild ConferenceThis is Bitter Creek's first convention, but ... Read More
My Favorite Valentine's Day Soap and Candle Fragrances
Friday January 20, 2006
Whether you sell your soaps and candles...or they're just for you and friends and family, love is in the air...and Valentine's Day is just a few weeks away. Here's a ... Read More
Fire leaves dedicated candle makers close to wick's end
Thursday January 19, 2006
"The firefighters said it was the best-smelling fire they'd every smelled." That's what Seattle's Big Dipper Candle Company owner Brent Roose said to a reporter after the space that housed ... Read More
Valentine's Day Heart Soaps
Tuesday January 17, 2006
It's not too early to start preparing for Valentine's Day - and making some fun soaps for your husband, wife, spouse, significant-other, sweetheart or some other folks you like a ... Read More
Recycling and Self-Sufficiency
Sunday January 15, 2006
Many of us...most of us...don't make soap or candles because we have to. We could just as easily go to the store and buy commercially made versions. We make soap ... Read More
Chemical Eye on Snapdragons by Candlelight
Friday January 13, 2006
"If you play with fire, you will get burned." That's what my father told me, and it's what I have told all of my children. Except for recently, when my ... Read More
Ice Candles
Tuesday January 10, 2006
So many of you enjoyed the Peppermint Ice Soap project, I thought I'd stay with the ice theme and do a project that you all probably remember from the fourth ... Read More
I Call Them My Candle Addicts
Sunday January 8, 2006
"The people I meet doing this are great," says Lorna-Faye Belleville of The Candle Attic in Sandown, MA. "I call them my ‘candle addicts.’ And I like helping people save ... Read More
Peppermint Ice Soap
Tuesday January 3, 2006
Many of you have made and enjoyed the Morning Mint soap I did several months ago. But the blend I used in Morning Mint soap felt more warm and summery. ... Read More
New Lye Source
Monday January 2, 2006
I came across another source for lye (and other soapmaking supplies) - this one in Ohio (USA) - and wanted to pass it on. Lehman's Soapmaking Supplies. They have oils ... Read More