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How to make scented soy wax candles at home

 Who doesn't love a good candle? You use candles to scent your home or office, to unwind or even to take away smells of food and cigar or cigarette smoke. But have you thought of trying your hand at making your own candles? It's super easy and fun for the whole family. There are easy accessible kits at both your local department and craft stores, see this episode here , where I used a candle making kit from Walmart! With kits you can not control the type of wax you have but you can definitely get the wax you need and that I personally prefer from a craft section from the discount department stores or from the craft store online or in store. First, you need soy wax, eight ounce candle tins, candle wicks, color, fragrance, glue dots or a glue gun and glue sticks ( I prefer the latter )...all these items are very affordable. Once you have everything you need, you're going to measure out one pound which is about sixteen ounces. This will give you three 8 ounce candles. The math...
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I needed to focus!

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When I first started making soap, and you can go to my channel to find out about my story, but I really needed something to focus on. I wanted the pain to stop, the mood swings to sway in another direction and a means to channel my emotions in a positive way. I took to YouTube, blogs and books and hit the ground running.

This blog is essentially about the journey of my soap making from start to present. When you first start making soap, if that's what you're interested in, your soaps will not be cute okay! It really does take time and planning and of course practice to get to where you want to be.Whether business, hobby or the soap enthusiast you must admit; handmade soap, with practice and patience it is utterly beautiful no matter who makes it as long as it's made right and that my friends, is half the battle.






Cocoa Butter Handmade Bar Soap 



 It took me several years to get to my artistic level currently and I'm still growing. Through inspiration from fellow soaping community, blog posts, YouTube channels and also wanting to one-up myself, I have grown significantly and I couldn't be more excited for the now and the future. Some of the first soaps I made, were with lots of rich butters and oils and although I certainly still make them that way; in that way you think of a richly decadent cake, my recipe has become more sophisticated and my style has upgraded from ground floor to penthouse. I intend to continue growing and making strides and breaking milestones and not for anyone else, but myself.


Coconut for Olives Handmade Bar Soap
Soap making keeps me focused, balanced and very in tune with my emotions and that's why I'm able to not only share my soap but my soap making experiences with you. I hope you, my reader, whomever you are...will stick around and check out the planning, inspiration and all the creativity it takes to make soap...it's an art!


Signing Off
Deborah

Be Well & Stay Blessed...Until Next Time Keep Creating xo 😗😗
Location: Newark, NJ 07103, USA

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