Making Pillar Candles Instructional DVD

Making Pillar Candles Instructional DVD
From Gatehouse Candles/Marie Kauffman

Customer Reviews

Great Candle Making Video For Pillar Candles!
This video covers the making of pillar candles. Some people would consider pillars to be one of the easiest types of candles to make, but those of us with some experience know that these can be very challenging to get perfect. If you are new to making candles, you might want to consider starting with Introduction to Candle Making DVD

The video covers several different types of waxes and specialty candles; including "chunk" and the very neat "splash" candle (they come out different every time).

I must say that I really do love making candles and have learned a lot from watching the videos produced by Gatehouse Candles. If you have read any of my other reviews, you know that I think Marie Kauffman is a fantastic teacher (with over 40 years in the business she should be!).
This yet another great candle making instructional video!

Product Description

Join Marie Kauffman as she walks you through a fun and fact filled video lesson on making fantastic pillar candles. Includes topics on paraffin, blended and natural waxes, wicks, dyes, scents and a variety of molds. There are also bonus instructions for chunk and splash pillar candles. Approx. run time is 85 minutes Marie Kauffman has been active in the candle industry for over 40 years. A full-time candle maker and professional teacher, Marie teaches candle making to hundreds of students every year.

Making Layered Candles Instructional DVD

Making Layered Candles Instructional DVD
From Gatehouse Candles/Marie Kauffman

Customer Reviews

I Love Layered Candles! The Berry Bowl Is Fun!
Layered candles are very popular for me and this video teaches you how to make layered pillar, contaniner, and bowl styles. These videos (there are several for sale from this company) are consistantly good and I have enjoyed them all. I also recommend Introduction to Candle Making DVD and Making Gel Candles Instructional DVD

Product Description

This Intermediate Level Video ("Basic Candle Making Knowledge Required") teaches how to make 3 different types of Layered Candles, including Layered Bowls, Layered Pillars, and Layered Container Candles. This DVD also includes Bonus Instructions on how to make a "Berry Bowl" Candle and a Photo Gallery of Layered Candles. Your instructor, Marie Kauffman will take you step-by-step through the process of making Layered Candles and along the way will pass along some great tips and advice. Aprox. Run Time: 40 minutes

Features

• Learn how easy it is to make your own candles!
• Step-by-step instructions for 3 different styles
• See how to do containers, bowls & pillars
• Bonus "Berry Bowl" instructions included

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Making Gel Candles Instructional DVD

Making Gel Candles Instructional DVD

Customer Reviews

"From Novie To Expert", Seriously!
"From Novice To Expert", Seriously
I really loved this video! You can tell that Marie Kauffman loves working with Gel candles. This is the 5th video from Gatehouse Candles that I have seen, and while they have all been very good, this one is just outstanding. The video takes you from the most basic type of Gel candle through fairly involved candles that use other type of waxes as well. One lesson builds on the next, giving the needed experience to tackle the more complicated candles. The advice on working with embeds and how to use "scrap" wax was worth the cost alone. I just love the Maple Pecan Sundae and Ice Tea Set Projects, but I think the Strawberry Pie and Fruit Preserve candles will sell better for me.

Pros:
Very detailed instructions
Overhead shots during the detailed parts help a lot
Great Tips and Tricks
Great safety advice
Every major type of Gel candle included

Cons:
None! This is the best candlemaking video I have ever seen (and I have a lot of them)

If you are interested in Gel candles, or candle making in general, this video is for you! Highly recommended.

Product Description

Join Marie Kauffman as she walks you through a fun and fact filled video lesson on making nine different beautiful and popular gel wax candles. Includes instructions on basic container gel candles, a compote with embeds, fruit preserves, gel shooters, beer glasses, root beer floats, maple pecan sundaes, strawberry pies and ice tea sets. Gel safety instructions, tips for working with embeds and techniques to get great looking realistic effects are also included! Marie Kauffman has been active in the candle industry for over 40 years. All full time candle maker and professional teacher, Marie teaches candle making to hundreds of students every year.

Bakery & Fun Food Candles Instructional DVD

Bakery & Fun Food Candles Instructional DVD
From Gatehouse Candles/Marie Kauffman

Customer Reviews

A VERY FUN Video! They Look So YUMMY!
I love bakery candles and that is one of the reasons I started to make candles to begin with. These candles are always my best sellers at shows and people love to get them as gifts.

I should say that I have met one of the people in this video (Noreen Hill)! Noreen and Marie Kauffman work together on this video to teach a lot of different bakery style candles, including muffins, preserves, sundaes, pies, etc. It is fun to hear them chat and joke with each other.

If you might also be interested in two other videos in this series (there are quite a few and they are all good), Introduction to Candle Making DVD and the excellent Making Gel Candles Instructional DVD

Product Description

Marie Kauffman and Noreen Hill show you how fun, easy and profitable making bakery style candles can be for you. This fun and fact filled lesson shows you how to make cookie and candy tarts, breads and muffins, cake slices, ice cream cones, strawberry shortcakes, apple pies, cinnamon buns, votives and tealights and much more!

Features

• Learn how easy & fun it is to make your own candles!
• Projects include: cookie & candy tarts, breads & muffins
• cake slices, ice cream cones, strawberry shortcakes,
• apple pies, cinnamon buns, votives, tealights & more!

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Making Gel Candles DVD

Making Gel Candles
Directed by Gatehouse Candles

Customer Reviews

beautiful candles
Gel candles are beautiful, but they are expensive. This DVD has great instructions and ideas that will get you not just making gel candles but feeling you can experiment and create on your own. Even my kids and husband enjoyed making gel candles after seeing Marie Kauffman's demonstrations.

"From Novice To Expert", Seriously
"From Novice To Expert", Seriously
I really loved this video! You can tell that Marie Kauffman loves working with Gel candles. This is the 5th video from Gatehouse Candles that I have seen (although not all of them are for sale here at Amazon), and while they have all been very good, this one is just outstanding. The video takes you from the most basic type of Gel candle through fairly involved candles that use other type of waxes as well. One lesson builds on the next, giving the needed experience to tackle the more complicated candles. The advice on working with embeds and how to use "scrap" wax was worth the cost alone. I just love the Maple Pecan Sundae and Ice Tea Set Projects, but I think the Strawberry Pie and Fruit Preserve candles will sell better for me.

Pros:
Very detailed instructions
Overhead shots during the detailed parts help a lot
Great Tips and Tricks
Great safety advice
Every major type of Gel candle included

Cons:
None! This is the best candlemaking video I have ever seen (and I have a lot of them)

If you are interested in Gel candles, or candle making in general, this video is for you! Highly recommended.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #120369 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-12-13
• Format: NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 60 minutes

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Introduction To Candle Making DVD

Introduction To Candle Making
Directed by Gatehouse Candles

Customer Reviews

great for beginners
Making candles can seem intimidating, but this video teaches you everything you need to know. These candles make great gifts. My friends and kids' teachers love getting them!

Everything I Needed To Know About Making Candles
I received this video as a gift last year and was impressed with the amount of information and the clear instructions provided. I guess this to be expected as the presenter has 40 years experience and is a teacher at one of the larger candle supply companies. I have seen quite a few "how to" videos from other companies and most are just awful (one of them didn't even show candles being poured) or were just trying trying to sell you their kits (or both). This video covered a lot of different waxes, wicks, molds, etc and showed the actual process from start to finish. Here are the Pros and Cons:

Pros:
* A lot of information presented in a clear and understandable format
* Covers Soy, Gel, Paraffin, and Blended waxes
* Covered Container, Votive, and Pillar candles
* Provided a lot of tips and tricks that will save time and money

Cons:
* The beginning was a little dry with a lot of information

There are actually quite a few different videos (Projects, Gel, Wedding Candles, etc) produced by this company that I did not see for sale here and I hope they are added soon. They are all very good (I have most of them) and have even given a few of these as gifts to friends who wanted to learn candle making.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #111349 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-11-19
• Format: NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 90 minutes

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
This Introductory Level Video ("No Experience Required") will expose you to all of the Components of a Candle (Wicks, Waxes, Scents, Dyes, & other Additives), different mold types, and how to put it all together to make wonderful candles.

Your instructor, Marie Kauffman (40+ years of candlemaking), will take you step-by-step through the process of making Candles and along the way will pass along some great tips and advice.

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