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Soapylove tutorial: Rainbow Carnations!
The weather outside might be cold and unfriendly but these Rainbow Carnations will warm up any room! Plus they’re a great project when you’re stuck inside. All you need are [...]
Soap Queen TV: Holiday Candle Travel Tins
Grab some hot cocoa, get comfortable and prepare yourself for some candle making fun! In the final episode of my Holiday Series I show you how to make cute little [...]
Bakima’s Bug-Be-Gone Candle
Here is another project pioneered by Bakima, the intern-turned-paid-employee. We’re lucky she still has time to play with fun projects. Ingredients: Bug-B-Gone Essential Oil Blend Optional: Catnip Essential Oil 1lb [...]
Doin’ the Burn Tests…
For each fragrance that Bramble Berry adds, we’ve tested a minimum of 100 more. These are a couple of the burn tests I did this weekend. Notice how poorly the [...]
Off Center Wick
Thank you to Joyce in Connecticut for sending this helpful wick placement tip for The Soap Queen readers: A suggestion for wicks. I have used cotter pins that are around [...]
Determining Wick Size
Phew! I just got back from a full day of Otion Location Scouting in Seattle. There are lots of options for us to open a second store and I’m excited [...]
Candle Experiment Gone Awry
I made some candles with our Container Wax, brown candle color and Basmati Rice fragrance. The candles smell amazing (yum, yum, yum!) and look appealing with a double pour. But, [...]
Wick Size
The above photo is what happens if you accidentally choose the wrong wick size. The candle above was made with Palm Stearic Acid, giving it a mottled and unique look. [...]
Bramble Berry & Effusion Lamps
Thank you Christy over at Thrifty Decorating for doing the hard work for us and researching Bramble Berry fragrances in Effusion Lamps! She wrote about Effusion Lamps here and then [...]
Candlemaking – Final Touches
Final Tips and Tricks: 1. Thank you to the Anonymous poster for writing and telling us her experience with hot wax on her hands. She recommended wearing gloves when making [...]
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