Part 1 of 2. How to make soy candles using a candle making kit from Zionsville Candle Company.
Duration : 0:7:6
Nov
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Nov
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Learn about the difference between paraffin candles and soy candles with expert craft tips for making environmentally friendly, handmade soy candles.
Duration : 0:1:32
Nov
27
Learn how to place the candle wick for soy candles with expert craft tips for making environmentally friendly, handmade soy candles.
Duration : 0:1:30
Nov
27
DEMO Mabel White shows you everything you need to know about making Soy Container Candles as well as Pillar, Sand, Large Soy Outdoor and other popular types of candles such as Pillar Chunks with Paraffin, and using molds. As well as the easiest no melt candles there is to make. Mabel White Home Living. http://www.mabelwhite.com
Duration : 0:2:27
Nov
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Learn the steps of making a soy candle, including a basic candle making recipe in this free instructional video clip.
Duration : 0:2:7
Oct
2
Candlemaking is a great hobby. It’s fun, and fairly easy to learn. Supplies are not super-expensive, and are easily available. The best thing is that the variety you can create is infinite. There is no limit to what your imagination, and different candle making techniques, can do.
There are a variety of different supplies and ingredients you can choose from. There is your traditional candle wax, made of paraffin usually, which you can do so many things with. If you want to get away from that, consider making soy candles or gel candles, all of which have their own unique characteristics.
With colors, scents, shapes, sizes, number and kind of wicks, containers, and more, you can learn how to make any kind of candle you can dream of.
Candles make a great gift, and can be sold at excellent profit margins. That is because the perceived value of a candle far exceeds the cost of making one.
The real cost is in some initial supplies, then in ongoing replenishment to supplies. When I started, I bought about $300 worth of stuff: double boiler, multiple molds, some small tins, wicks, big blocks of three different waxes, scents, colors, some tools for holding wicks, thermometer, chemicals to make the wax do cool stuff, uh, I don’t remember what else.
With what I have, I can make probably 40 or 50 candles. Not a lot of huge ones, but some. Really, it’s so much fun creating new candles and learning new techniques.
Aug
13
Consider Soy Candle Parties With You as the Candle Maker
Dale Hertfeld has written a very good Ezine article about throwing soy candle parties using your own products. I had just mentioned doing something like this last week with my wife. This is a great way to take your soy candle making to the next level and start earning profits from it. PartyLite has made a fortune from this business model. Why wouldn’t it work for the small entrepreneurs out there? Dale gives some great pointers on how to go about doing it.
So if you’ve been trying to find a way to start earning profits from soy candle making, or just want another outlet for selling your candles, this is a great way to go!
Aug
9
Not only is soy candle making an exciting hobby that provides hours of fun, there are tremendous benefits to using soy wax over the traditional paraffin wax.
Soy wax is easier to manage because it comes in a flake form, unlike paraffin wax which comes in a block. Would you rather use a measuring cup and scoop what you need, or have to saw chunks off a block and weigh it, then saw some more?
When making candles with paraffin wax, cleanup can be a chore. You must heat up the utensils to melt the wax off, or use special cleaners on other surfaces. With soy candle making, cleanup is a breeze. You can just wash everything with soap and water!
Soy candles burn longer!
Soy candle making is better for the environment and your health! Paraffin wax is made from petroleum. We all know that burning petroleum releases toxic fumes that are harmful to humans, and the planet. Do you really want that stuff burning inside your home? Soy wax is a renewable resource that burns clean and is a byproduct of soy beans which are harvested in the United States, thus helping to reduce our dependency on foreign oil.
Whether you’re new to making candles or have been doing it for some time with paraffin wax and are thinking about making the switch, you can’t go wrong with soy candle making. It’s better for you, your health, and the planet!
Aug
7
I found this article about, Mary Wisniewski, a woman who decided to evaluate her life when her sister became ill. She decided that instead of working as a physician assistant for the rest of her life, she wanted something more. So she started her own soy candle making business, even though she had never made a candle in her life! Talk about a leap of faith!
She now has 72 scents in her repertoire, and has even invented a pet and kid friendly Halo heat lamp that warms candles enough to give off a fragrance without requiring an open flame!
“None of us are promised tomorrow,” she says. “Just cherish everything that you have for today.” Good words to live by.
