Customer Reviews

Gel Candles: 40 Creative Projects

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I am the author of this book. I am compelled to respond to the negative review written October 27.

Of course the reviewer has a right to her opinion, however it is incorrect that I recommend people "set an untabbed wick in gel". In my introduction, on page 4, I state "The wick must be self-tabbed with a metal holder". In my general discussion of materials required, on page 21, I state "the wick must have a metal T-Tab at its base which is at least 7/16" high". Finally, in my detailed discussion of wicks on page 22, I explain at great length why a tabbed wick is so essential (it would be a fire hazard to not use one).

I do not believe that the reviewer has read my book very carefully because her statement about wicks, as well as her other statements, do not reflect the content of the book.

Thanks for taking the time to read this statement.

Sincerely,

Kaila Westerman

I just love this book, when I got this book I was surprised on how interesting it was, it has a lot of gel candlemaking projects, and they are very easy and fun to do, i recomend you to buy this book, it is incredible, it has a lot of recomendations, tips and has a lot of pictures, full colored that makes it easier to see the colors and how your final candle will look like, i just love it

Had enjoyed Ms. Westerman's book on melt and pour soapmaking, so thought I'd try this candle book too. Good use of pictures to inspire you, but a couple of the "recipes" (ex. the rainbow candle) had somewhat confusing instructions. Not highly technical, though (I think it was just me and I just have to re-read it again), and it's written in an encouraging style.

I loved this book since I saw it with those wonderful pictures and detailed instructions. I particularly liked the floating candle project and since I make my own gel, I made the 9% self standing gel candle according to instructions. The gel worked great, floated well but the candle did not light at all!!!!! I was making these candles for a wedding party and there was no way to light those candles. I changed the wick for a different thickness and nothing worked until I tried again the 5% gel. It burned OK! The candles float well only they are not as stiff as with the other gel.

This is my favorite gel candle book. The design and layout of the book are beautiful and easy to read. The photos are very inspiring and beautifully photographed. There is a lot of good info and guidelines, too.

This book is excellent for beginners. It includes tons of information that I didn't find in my many searches on the internet. It has a lot of great ideas and pictures of projects. It even gives an sample of a warning label and encourages you to copy it. The reviewer who claimed this book is terrible and dangerous clearly has some kind of vendetta against the author. No where in this book does the author suggest using flammable items (in fact she cautions against them) or using wicks with no tabs (she specifically states that all wicks should have tabs).

If you want a book that gives you basic information, explanations, and project ideas with pictures, this is the book for you. It's worth every penny.

This book is very instructive with great photos and is in very good condition. It was a bargain!

Great book, gives alot of information. A must have if you enjoy making candles.

I love the pictures and the easy to follow projects, I recommend this book if you would like to make your own gel candles.

I loved this book since I saw it with those wonderful pictures and detailed instructions. I particularly liked the floating candle project and since I make my own gel, I made the 9% self standing gel candle according to instructions. The gel worked great, floated well but the candle did not light at all!!!!! I was making these candles for a wedding party and there was no way to light those candles. I changed the wick for a different thickness and nothing worked until I tried again the 5% gel. It burned OK! The candles float well only they are not as stiff as with the other gel.