How to Make Soy Candles

If you have ever wanted to learn how to make soy candles, The Pretty Pauper’s recent tutorial is a great resource to get started. Even as a beginner, the blogger was able to create candles that look amazing and smell great. The tutorial includes a step-by-step guide, making it easy to follow along and create your own soy candles.

The tutorial begins with a list of supplies that you will need, including soy wax, a wick, a container, fragrance oils, and dye (optional). The Pretty Pauper explains the benefits of using soy wax for candle making, such as its eco-friendliness and ability to hold onto scents. The blogger also provides tips for selecting the right container for your candle and choosing a fragrance oil that complements your personal tastes.

Once you have gathered your supplies, the tutorial provides clear instructions on how to melt the wax, add fragrance and color, and pour the wax into the container. The blogger also shares helpful tips for keeping the wick in place and preventing air bubbles from forming in the wax.

What makes The Pretty Pauper’s tutorial especially helpful is the inclusion of photos at every step of the process. The photos make it easy to follow along and ensure that your candles turn out just as they should. The tutorial also provides a troubleshooting guide, in case you encounter any problems during the candle making process.

The Pretty Pauper shared a tutorial this week hooking you up with the details! This was the blogger’s first candle making project and they look great – check out the how-to.

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Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects. Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter. Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long.

Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success. There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid. She describes the different types of velvet available. And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric. Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric. There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.

Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric.

And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.

[photo credit: Melly Sews]

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