David's Candles & Soap Blog October 2006 Archive

Last week, we talked about Making Chunks for Chunk Candles...well this week we get to do it. Here are instructions to make Chunk Votive Candles. Notice that they're red and ... Read More

Rustic Candles - pillars and votives especially - are all the rage in the home decor stores these days. Stores like Crate and Barrel feature these candles. They are different ... Read More

There's a chill in the air and the leaves are starting to fall from the trees. It's my favorite time of the year...and these are some of my favorite "Autumn" ... Read More

One of the most popular and widely varied "varieties" of candles is the chunk candle. Chunk votives, chunk pillars, chunk containers. White chunks, colored chunks, multi-colored chunks. You name it ... Read More

I was making a couple of gel candles for a friend the other day (actually for her mother). They were really cute with sand and shells and little glass fish ... Read More

I know you all think that the only thing I do in the Fall is make Pumpkin Soap...not true. Though that's one of the first things I do when the ... Read More

I taught a beginning soap making class at the Dallas Arboretum this past Saturday - very fun! The class took a vote between "Pumpkin Spice" and "Christmas Melody" for the ... Read More

I'm going to be teaching a beginning soap making class next week at the Dallas Arboretum, so I've been researching lots of "beginner" soap molds. I got a superb low-cost ... Read More

While we're on the subject of selling your candles and soap at craft fairs and such, I thought I'd pass on a great article from the Small Business Division of ... Read More

It all started with the first batch of soap. Then came a second batch... and a third... and before I knew it, I had more bars than I could possibly use in a ... Read More