A candle-lover could go broke buying candles these days! Readers will learn quick, easy, inexpensive and fun ways to make their own candles and decorate plain ones. In 20 projects covering a range of candle-making and decorating techniques, beginning candle crafters including how to dye wax wonderful colors, pour it into unusually shaped molds, perfume it, model with it and embed it with decorative objects. the basic techniques are very simple - the possible variations, endless. Includes lists of all the materials and equipment needs; plus colorful gallery pages showing a variety of homemade candles for adding charm to holidays, weddings, romantic dinners, bubble baths and other special times. About the Author Sue Spear has been making candles since 1968, when a friend came to dinner and brought a homemade candle rather than a bottle of wine as a gift.