The New Candle Book: Inspirational Ideas for Displaying, Using and Making Candles [Hardcover]

Gloria Nicol (Author), Debbie Patterson (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1995

A guide to the range of candle styles available, and a guide to making candles and candle holders.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

This volume is laden with gorgeous photos and helpful tips. Chapter 1, "Candle Style," demonstrates beautiful ways to decorate with all kinds of candles. Chapter 2, "Candlemaking," covers the basic equipment and techniques for creating dipped, molded, rolled, carved, scented, stenciled, gold-leafed, and candy-twist candles, among others. Chapter 3, "Containers for Candles," is full of creative ideas for crafting candleholders; with the help of The New Candle Book, you can display your candles in decorated bottles and jars, a tasseled candelabra, mosaic holders, copper sconces, candle shades, or even an intricately braided salt-dough candleholder--you'll learn to make them all.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Lorenz Books; First Edition edition (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1859670660
• ISBN-13: 978-1859670668
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,238,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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17 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best candle book I've read so far!, April 17, 2000

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This review is from: The New Candle Book: Inspirational Ideas for Displaying, Using and Making Candles (Hardcover)

The only shame in Amazon is that you can't flip through the full-page, full-color illustrations and really get a feel for how helpful this book is! Learn the basics as well as creative ways to make candles with informative step-by-steps, with nothing left to the imagination.