It is so easy to make beautiful, natural organic candles, as well. Use Soy Wax instead of paraffin, use essential oils instead of fabricated perfume oil, and you can make colors by mixing olive oil and dried fruits and microwaving them - like, if you want a blue candle, mix blueberries and olive oil, put them in the microwave, then just add it to your wax.
There were five of us in the class. Three of the ladies were a blast, the last one was a bit odd. The teacher, Abdul, was DARLING. Seriously. He is such a sweet, sweet man, and you can tell that he LOVES passing on his knowledge. He stayed a whole hour longer, just because we were having such a great time he wanted us to keep going. I came home with seventeen candles that I made myself. 17 candles, can you imagine how much I would have spent at the store for them??? Abdul is also going to teach the soap making class in April, and all of us ladies said we would reconvene then.
I have pics below of my candles. There are a few that I still have to put the wick in (and take out of the mold), as they were still too warm to do it before I left.
SO COOL SO COOL SO COOL! I have to learn how to do this! Candles at the store have become outrageously expensive, and I LOVE candles!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the pics!
Thanks, Brigitta!!!! It is so easy, you will be amazed. And, so much cheaper! Abdul was saying that those $80 candles from Diptyque cost between $2-$5 to make.
ReplyDeleteJust find a class near you - there are even candle making stores here (that sell supplies and candles) that have classes, so look for something like that. My class was an adult ed class. Hell, it is so easy you could even learn from a video on line. :)
~Jenn