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Materials:

• Candle Wax (I’m going to recycle some boring white candles from the house)
• Clean milk or juice carton (Your need something with a nice square bottom)
• Melting pot/can
• Candle Thermometer (Perhaps you could use a candy thermometer or other kind also)
• Wick or taper candle
• Optional- Wax coloring and scent (You can use dye chips specially for coloring candles, liquid dye added with an eye-dropper, or even crayons! For scents, avoid essential oils since most are not designed for the high-heat of candles. Many craft stores can assist with what scents are appropriate and scented lamp ring oils are generally the inexpensive route.)

Steps:

1. Clean out your milk or juice carton. I will be chugging the rest of the orange juice from breakfast.
2. Trim the top off the carton to your desired height. I only trimmed about 1/5 off the top.
3. Cut up the wax into small pieces. I’m going to shave it with a grater; this will help it to melt faster.
4. Melt the wax in a suitable pot placed in a larger pot with boiling water. A clean metal can also works well for melting wax. I’m using a large can formerly housing lychees.
5. The wax can ignite if it becomes too hot. Keep a close eye and make sure the wax stays between 170-180 degrees F. Note- Wax fires should be extinguished with baking soda or a fire extinguisher, not water.
6. If you want to color your candle, add the wax coloring or liquid dye now and stir. You can use a potato peeler to add small pieces of wax dye. Remember the color will change as the wax hardens. You can test the color by dripping a few drops onto a white paper plate and letting it harden as it cools after a few minutes.
7. When the wax is melted, you can also add your preferred scent. You add 1/8 oz. of candle scent for every pound of wax. Stir.
8. The easiest way to give your candle a wick is to use a thin, tapered candle in the same color. Protect your hand with a potholder and pour a small amount of wax (about ½ in.) into the bottom of the carton. Set the tapered candle into the center of the bottom and let harden.
9. Break up a cup or more of ice in a plastic bag. The smaller the pieces are, the better the design will look. You can use a meat mallet or a rolling pin.
10. Pour the crushed ice into the carton up to the top.
11. Pour the hot wax over the ice and let stand overnight to harden.
12. In the morning, pour off any water standing on top of the candle and set the carton upside down on a towel or plate to drain any remaining water.
13. Carefully tear off the carton to reveal the ice candle.

SOURCE _ http://www.favecrafts.com/Candles-Soap/Making-Ice-Candles

New Delhi, Delhi, April 17, 2010 -- Are you ready to learn the top secrets of candle, soap & chocolate making? The art of making these aesthetic items is very much personified by a style statement unique to the artist using creativity in selecting colors, exotic art and unique scents. If one is passionate to learn the chic styles of handcrafted candles, aromatic soaps & yum stick chocolates, then come and discover the distinctive designs and explore your creative skills at the Craft and Social Development Organization.

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One can learn professionally, or semi-professionally, to make the most varied and exclusive range of chocolates from: Chocolate sticks & rocks to Marzipan chocolates, Liquor chocolates to Truffle chocolates, Hot-Molded-Dipped-Fondant-Caramels, Vibrant chocolate packaging & decorations. The special weekend or daily classes are customized for the convenience of the people who have love for craft and arty expression. Making chocolates can be a lot less expensive than buying commercially made chocolates, especially around festivals like Valentine's Day or Christmas.

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Handmade soaps retain extra glycerin, known to soften the skin naturally. The course for soap making includes aromatic soaps, melt and pour process, hand milled soaps. The cold process soap making which can be learned in a day only for a handful fee of Rs 2000/- whereas the advance course in cold process can be learned in the timespan of 4 days for just Rs 5000.The best part in learning these new trend is that it has created a new generation of artisans and also that it is exciting and enjoyable hobby that can easily turn into satisfying trade.

Candles can be personalized and gets attached to particular memories that we all cherish. It's not about looking nice alone but also about smelling nice. Every scent evokes a particular emotion, and candles become an easy way to fill the space with wonderful aroma and ambience. 'Craft and Social Development Organization' (CSDO) gives training in making candles which is smokeless, dripless, long lasting- when properly lit and maintained. The extent in making these beautiful candles takes only a day with reasonable price starting from Rs 1500-2500 only. The wide-ranging varieties of the candles are Aroma Candles, Handcrafted Candles, Embedded incrusted & Hurricane ,Gel Candles, Floating Candles, T-light Candles, Container Candles, Votives, Spa Candles, Pillar Candles, Potpourri Candles, Mosaic Candles, Decoupauge Candles & Feng Shui Candles.

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Notes to Editor

About Craft & Social Development Organization (CSDO)

Craft and Social Development Organization is dedicated to excellence in teaching art through craft, contributing significantly to the continuity of contemporary craft as an artistic expression. Teachers are more than technicians or managers.

They are morally engaged role models who consciously and ethically guide young adolescents' educational choices. CSDO want to expand its ability to help more people in the Vocational Training, making community and help people to learn how to make career through these training progammes.

Cire Trudon Candle

Established in 1643 by Claude Trudon, Cire Trudon is the most famous wax producing factory in France. As the provider of Louis XIV’s French royal court, as well as the most glorious cathedrals and churches over France, Cire Trudon has established an unrivalled historical reputation as the one and only candle maker.

Today Cire Trudon creates wax candles for the great and the good of French luxury – Hermes, Cartier, Dior, Guerlain, Kenzo, etc as well as for palaces and gastronomic restaurants.

This prestigious history is reflected in the scents which play homage to the patrons and the events that marked the existence of the candle Manufacturer.

Cire Trudon candles are 100% paraffin-free and devoid of any secondary minerals derived from petrochemicals. Using a secret blend of palm oil, rice, soy and coprah and wicks of pure cotton, Cire Trudon candles do not contain any of the substances listed by OSPAR (referred to by Greenpeace): no heavy metal, allergen or pesticides.The candles are 100% bio-degradable and the smaller candles will burn for 25-30 hours and larger candles for up to 70 hours.

Source -  http://www.couturelab.com/browse/c566.html?utm_campaign=designers-NEW&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_content=cire&utm_term=cire&gclid=CLnk0eHisJ0CFSBN5QodDXYriA

All of our products are hand crafted and made with the finest materials available and offered to you at a fair price. I operate Promethean Candle Boutique with my small staff in Mahopac, New York providing candles both locally and worldwide.

The reason why I created Promethean Candle Boutique was in part due to my dissatisfaction with supposedly hand crafted candles. In my humble opinion, I feel that there is not enough artistry incorporated into the world of candle making. In today’s modern world, it seems candle making has gone the way of the mass produced, colorless, commonplace car; rolling by on the assembly line with no thought to style or passion. It is my ambition to put luster and emotion back into candles. My staff and I make each candle with great attention to creativity and detail. We enjoy peering off the edge of the conventional candle into a limitless world of enlightened art.

A flame can be symbolic of passion, desire, culture and intellect and the candle which holds the flame should also have deep meaning and be deeply expressive. Our candles are creative pieces of expressive art, and not simply a means to keep a flame. I don’t think that I’m exaggerating when I say that our candles are in fact completely and unequivocally unique. But don’t take my word for it – our products speak for themselves.

Made from 100% vegan and natural ingredients, including soy butter, shea butter, jojoba, vitamin E, & essential oils; Scandle® Body Massage Candles burn at 2 degrees above body temperature to produce a soothing and healthy body oil that can be used to enhance the health of the skin, while simultaneously providing fragrance and ambiance to any setting.  The Scandle features refillable/reusable canisters and packaging made from recycled materials.

The Scandle®, dubbed as the first candle that is not only healthy for your skin, but healthy for the environment burns cleaner and emits less sooth and toxins than paraffin candles.  The Scandle® is perfect for massage, spa treatments, manicures, pedicures, or as an everyday moisturizer.

In addition to The Scandle® Body Candle, Scandle has created complimentary spa products including bath salts, scrubs, & spa treatment kits to enhance The Scandle® experience.

Scandle’s holiday gift sets will feature a variety of holiday fragrances including Holiday Spirit, Sleeping on Snow, and more.  Holiday gift sets have a recommended retail price of  $24.95 - $35.95. For more information about Scandle®, to purchase a Scandle®, or for wholesale information, visit www.abodycandle.com or call the Scandle® LLC corporate offices at 866-531-9916 (9am-5pm CST).

Since July 2005 Kootenay Candles has been owned and operated by Karen Fischer with the continued help of the long term staff. All of us are committed to the creation of the highest quality candles with equal emphasis on burning quality and aesthetic appeal. We enjoy creating original candles, making them individually with our hands, and helping others to learn about our craft......

Read more at -  http://www.kootenaycandles.com

Beeswax candles compete in the market against three different competitors, namely, soy wax candles, gel candles, and paraffin candles. You will see that the competitors have lower quality and are less pricey.

Commercial bee farmers are collecting the wax from the bee hives, and this wax is what we use to make beeswax candles. To prepare the candle making process, the beeswax itself is being processed and purified. The purification process includes heating the wax in hot water.

You will be able to find many different forms and shapes of these candles, as well as finding unscented and scented types. One of the reasons why beeswax candles are considered top-of-the-line is their burning characteristics. These candles burn with warmer flames and emit a more prominent yellow color than some other varieties of candles.

With beeswax candles there is very little wax dripping. A lot of different religious services are using these candles just for the characteristics they have. Some religious institutions like the Catholic Church make heavy use of candles during their services. Those candles would be a big problem if they were dripping their wax everywhere.......

Read more at - http://www.101lifestylematters.com/1046/should-you-go-for-beeswax-candles/