Don’t Miss the Labor Day Soirée  in Wilton Patch, Ct.

If you get a chance, and you are in the area…

If you are out and about in Wilton Patch, Ct. it looks like there is a great time going on in town today.

Sounds like it is a quaint little town. Here is just an excerpt from the article.

Don’t’ forget the lighting.  Candles placed in groups of three make lovely mood lighting.  Open House has a selection of various candles and holders. 

For 100 percent soy candles, stop by The Guilded Nest in Ridgefield.  Located at the corner of Routes 7 and 102, this little shop has something old, something new, something fun, and something funky for great conversation starters.

Check stores for special Labor Day hours.

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My friend Shirley, (also the lady I just moved in) with raved about my gardenia scented soy candle when she walked into the house yesterday. Yes, I have been busy, because I just made more gardenia scented soy candles for our house.

In the video I used the fragrance Tangerine, but we really love the clean smell of Gardenia.  Shirley loved the fact our whole house smelled so fresh, I wanted to post my YouTube Video under GreenGardenerGal so you can see how I made the double wick scented soy candles.

Return to home page of Scented Soy Candles to see special promotion on the book “How to Make Soy Candles and Tea Lights!”

Double Wick Scented Soy Candle How to Video

Can An Additive Make Soy Wax Last Longer?

Help! Is there anything natural, or any type of additive that can be mixed into  candle wax to make it last longer? What about a soy blend wax, or palm wax?  I do not want to buy a lot of candle wax, because it is so expensive. Will adding fabric softener,  lotions, or shampoo increase the volume of the candle wax, and still burn?

Comments will be welcome, but I felt I should make a blog post in response to Shirley’s question posted under the blog comments instead of responding to her via email.

 Candle safety is a primary consideration.

Personally, I would not consider it safe to add any additive to a candle wax product you intend to burn, unless it is approved by the National Candle Association.   Read the rest of this entry »

Make Organic Soy Candles Slumber Party Idea for Young Ladies

Making Organic Soy Candles Becomes A Party Idea For Young Ladies To Use At Their Next Overnight Slumber Party

Young girls are always excited about the prospect of having a slumber party, but activities to occupy them are equally important. Why not consider teaching them how much fun it is to make their very own scented soy candles?

Not only will this make the party exciting, and unforgettable, but …..        Read the rest of this entry »

What not to do when you burn your soy candles

What not to do when you light your scented soy candles for the first time!

You have made beautiful scented soy candles!

Success at last!

However, if you do not burn your highly scented soy candles correctly the first time they are lit, they may never burn correctly during the remaining lifetime  of the candle. Read the rest of this entry »

Valentine's Day Scented Soy Candle Centerpiece

If you want to entice your special person, and add romance to the Valentine’s Day candlelight dinner, or add spice to the bedroom ambiance when you want to make it into a night to remember; perhaps you will want to consider making ultra-special pheromone enhanced scented soy candles.

To make these ultra-special scented soy wax candles you will want to buy a pheromone for the sex you want to improve attraction to. The pheromone Androstenone makes women more attracted to a man. Androstenol is the pheromone women secrete making them attract more men. Read the rest of this entry »

Earlier this week I saw a video on YouTube touting the home based soy candle business as one of the top 10 business opportunities for 2010.

More and more, people are seeking out green products and ideas for use inside the home, and they will be seeking you out if you are willing to take the time to learn how to produce above average quality products, and market them. So Go GREEN with Soy Candles! Be part of the new, and exciting rapidly expanding Green Industry, and Economy!

How to Start a Candle Making Business from Home

Statistics support that roughly 80% of United States residencies have some form of candle of one kind or another that they burn in their home.

When you find that you have become a candle lover, and you are continuously purchasing store bought candles for home consumption, perhaps it’s time to consider another idea.

It is not very difficult to start your own soy candle business. You will find an all-natural soy candle-making venture can become a very lucrative home-based business opportunity for you.

Before you get started, if you were serious about creating your own home business, making soy candles to sell, then you need to take some time initially to write out a business plan. Read the rest of this entry »

Soy Candles Scented or Unscented Can Be Pillars, Votives, Tealights, Even Soy Container Candles.

How to Make Soy Container Candles

 Soy candle types and wax can vary significantly from different manufacturers, and come in many forms. As a result, you need to consider what type of candle you are interested in making. Once you decide the type of candle you plan to make, then you can decide the type of soy candle wax required. This may seem a bit overwhelming at first, but my recommendation is to start with pouring a simple candle, and work your way up to the more complex candles as your experience grows. 

Aroma Melts

 Aroma Melts, are melted with heat given off from a candle burner.  For the purist, you will want to avoid fragrance oils, and use essential oils.  Aroma melt burners can use soy tea light candles to provide the heat needed for scenting the room. Some people choose to use electric burners which plug into electric sockets. I prefer to heat my natural soy melts with my natural homemade soy tea light candles.  

  Aroma melts plus a candle burner make great gifts ideas, and are easy make when they are needed. For holidays, I will use different melt shapes. For Valentine’s Day, I make heart shaped melts, adding my favorite romantic essential oil for the aromas I want.  

   

Soy Tealight Candles

 Soy tealight candles are fun and easy candle projects for the novice to begin with. These little candles can be used to heat candle burners, or simple burned in clusters for their own aromas. A great gift idea is to make a collection of soy tealights, and pleace them in sachet bags, to be used as gifts, or drawer fresheners.

 Soy votive candles are smaller than both  pillar candles, or soy container candles. Once poured they need to be burned in a votive candle holder, for the sake of safety.  It takes a harder wax to make a soy votive candle.  Once you have learned how to make soy votives using all natural soy wax, if you learn to add all natural essential oils, and natural plant colorants, you will have a perfect all natural soy wax candle. The key is the missing ingredients. No artifical scents, no artifical dyes, no petroleum based paraffin candle wax will be filling your air with toxins to contaminate the air you breath.   

A large number of soy votive candles burning together can be very attractive, and set a very special mood if you want to spend a romantic evening by candlelight.

White Soy Wax Pillar Candle

 Soy Container Candles 

 Container soy wax candles are just exactly that. Soy candles poured into containers. The containers may be glass, or even ceramic. Normally soy candle wax for containers is softer than other forms since there is a vessel to hold the melting wax. You can even use jelly jar containers, or mason jar containers for larger volume candles.  Making a high quality, pure soy candle in an high quality glass container can make a very elegant presentation.

Soy Pillar Candles 

 Pillar Soy Candles in groupings of monochromatic colors, and different sizes, can create a very stricking appearance, and a unique setting. 

When you want to make your own soy pillar candle, the process becomes a bit more advanced. Once again, a harder soy wax is needed to make soy pillar candles hold their shape, and form when the candle is being burned, to hold the wax pool that forms as the candle melts.

Pouring into molds, and setting wicks into place becomes even more important when you want to make soy pillar candles.

Good luck!  Enjoy, and have fun making candles!  To get more instructional manuals with all the information you need to make your own soy candles, click here.

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