Crafts Made Easy S.
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The projects in this text show how to make various candles, ranging from realistic fruit-shapes to tapered spiral natural beeswax, to a Christmas Advent candle, and votives (slow-burning container candles). Techniques covered include hand-dipping, moulding using rubber, metal, glass and plastic moulds, marbling and carving, Adding surface decoration to the finished candles such as embossing, painting, and pressed flowers is also covered in step-by-step instructions. Advice on basic materials and essential equipment is included.
From painting with outliner to more expressive salt-and-water techniques, all the materials and techniques required are covered in the indispensable technical section. Then the 10 projects are explained through step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions, encouraging the reader to progress in the art of silk painting. Each project also features practical colour photographs and art works to assist with technique. Once painted, the silk can be made into a wide range of finished items, from a simple card or gift tag to a pretty cushion cover or wash bag. Practical applications include a happy whale cushion in Mediterranean colours, and a topiary images applied to a dressing table set. Bright, cheerful summer colours feature on a beach-bag and sunglasses case.