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Art Of Candle Making Business Startup

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Art Of Candle Making Business Startup

Unlike other candle making books that only provide basic instructions and a few recipes, this book offers a comprehensive guide on how to create beautiful, natural, and organic candles. The author aims to help readers understand the difference between making any candle and creating a unique blend that can set their candle making business apart from others.

The book is divided into two parts. The first part explains the fundamentals of candle making, including the equipment and tools needed, how to source raw materials, and how to properly scent and color candles. The author also shares various candle making methods and safety rules to follow, as well as the best and easiest projects to start with.

The second part focuses on how to turn this newfound passion into a successful business. The author shares her experience of growing a soap making business from scratch to a six-figure enterprise and selling it for a good profit. She also teaches readers how to find their niche, price their candles, avoid common mistakes, and market and sell their products to wholesalers and retailers.

Whether you’re a hobbyist or aspiring entrepreneur, this book is packed with practical tips and step-by-step guidance that can help you create beautiful and unique candles and turn your passion into a profitable business. So, join the beautiful and colorful world of candle making and start your journey today!

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Make Your Cross Stitch into an Iron On Patch

A while back I made a little rainbow cross stitch pattern and I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with it, so I turned it into a patch. My idea was that it could be used on a jacket or backpack, or you could add a pin to the back and wear it temporarily on a shirt or elsewhere. 

But what if you want to make your design more permanent? Is it possible to turn a piece of cross stitch into an iron-on design?

It turns out yes, it is, and Sirious Stitches has done it so I didn’t have to try to figure it out on my own. 

The way they did it was by using HeatnBond, an iron-on adhesive that attaches fabrics without sewing. There was still sewing involved to finish the edges of the cross stitch fabric and make it look like a purchased patch. The post shows how to do this by hand or with your sewing machine. (I just did blanket stitch edging on mine, which doesn’t look like a “real” patch but is also a lot faster.)

Once you have the patch prepared it’s a pretty easy matter of using the fusible adhesive to the back of the patch so you can then iron it onto whatever jacket, pair of jeans, bag or whatever else you might want to add it to. 

I guess I’m a little paranoid about the washability of cross stitch projects, though you could hand wash anything with an iron-on cross stitch patch as you might need to with a purchased iron-on patch, anyway. But this does look really cool and is a great option if you know you want to permanently add a cross stitch patch to a garment of bag. 

Get the full tutorial over at Sirious Stitches. Would you add an iron-on cross stitch patch to something? I’d love to hear what you would use this technique for!

[Photo: Sirious Stitches]