Learn everything you need to know about making Cold Process soap from scratch. Essential Soap Making covers everything from A - Z: * History of soap making * Safety precautions * Ingredients used in soap making * 5 basic soap formulas to start your soaping journey * Additives and scents to make your soap truly unique * Troubleshooting problems that may arise * Glossary of soap making terms * Resource directory Written by two experienced soap makers and filled with more than 30 color photos (including close-up pictures of the trace process) and detailed instructions, this book walks you step-by-step through the soap making process. Handy reference charts teach the properties and benefits of soap making oils, essential oils and herbs commonly used in natural soap making. Essential Soap Making also includes detailed steps on how to start a soap making business.

A Manual of Wood Carving, by Charles G. Leland, revised by John J. Holtzapffel, 1891, was a highly regarded and widely popular self-educational craft book of the 19th century Arts & Crafts movement. Embracing the naturalistic themes of William Morris and others, Leland introduced the public to wood carving as an expressive art form for use on purely decorative as well as on functional forms such as furniture, tankards and platters. The Toolemera Press Classic Reprint of A Manual Of Wood Carving is a true facsimile reproduced from the original book in our personal library.

This innovative book includes 25+ recipes for shampoo bars, hair rinses, and hair masques. It contains many black and white photos, step-by-step instructions, and a chapter on natural additives. You get fragrance and essential oils information, and the creative labeling and packaging ideas chapter includes several photos. There is lots of information for both melt and pour and rebatch/hand-milled soap bases and how to craft fine bases into wonderful shampoo bars for all hair types. "How to Make Handmade Shampoo Bars: The Budget Edition" is written and photographed by the author of "The Joy of Melt and Pour Soap Crafting."

Perfect for the beginner I have been thinking of making my own candles for a while but wasn't sure what book to go for. This is exactly what I needed Very simply written with pictures to demonstrate various techniques and a list of the equipment needed. Very Good, Worth It Had a quick sift through and it looks very informative and some nice illustrations. Simple to follow well worth the price. You will learn how to make beautiful candles that not only look good but smell good. I include some candle recipes, my secret formulas, tips and tricks that helped make me tens of thousands of dollars all from the comfort of my home. If you can make Ice cubes, then you can make candles. It really is that simple. Not only is it easy but it is fun and rewarding. Your hobby can become a lucrative business that can make you loads of money. If you have never created something then you are missing out on a great feeling of accomplishment. To be able to look at something and say I made that Is a very nice feeling. I have been making candles for over ten years. I will teach you the Candle Lingo that will keep you from making the mistakes that novice and advanced candle makers make everyday. People have been making candles for hundreds of years. What are you waiting for? Learn how to unleash your creativity and start making candles that can make you money with step by step recipes for success.

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

How to Make Natural Bath Bombs teaches you a simple method of making awesome homemade, handmade bath fizzies. How to Make Natural Bath Bombs also teaches you the best vegetable oils, essential oils, and herbs to use to make bath fizzies for mature skin and dry skin s well as those to help manage eczema, psoriasis, menopausal symptoms, pre-menstrual tension (PMS), painful periods, arthritis, stress, sadness or depression, mental exhaustion, and insomnia or sleeplessness.

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"The study of some form of handicraft has of late years become an important element in the training of an art student. It is with the object of assisting such with practical directions, as well as suggesting to more practised carvers considerations of design and treatment, that the present volume has been written. The art of wood-carving, however, lends itself to literary demonstration only in a very limited way, more especially in the condensed form of a text-book, which must be looked upon merely as a temporary guide, of use only until such time as practise and study shall have strengthened the judgment of the student, and enabled him to assimilate the many and involved principles which underlie the development of his craft."

This is the first book published with recipes, methodology and tips on how to make Melt and Pour Soap from Scratch. It is written from the perspective of a Cosmetic Formulator on the production of the popular cosmetic base known as, Melt and Pour Soap. Whether you are a crafter, hobbyist or business owner this book has everything that you need. This book give you guidance on how, as a small home based business, you can follow the regulations, labeling laws and industry standards for selling soap and cosmetics. My entire journey into the cosmetic industry started with Melt and Pour Soap shortly after I discovered aromatherapy. The roots of our business, Essential Wholesale, all started in December of 1998. Over the years we moved from our home kitchenette to a 600 square foot space, to a 2500 square foot building, to a 10,000 square foot space in a bigger building, and from there we have expanded into 30,000 square feet of that same building. In 2011 our business will be moving to an even larger 58,000 square foot building. As our business expanded we began to focus on natural cosmetics and personal care products. However, I never lost my curiosity and fascination with Melt and Pour Soap. Our relationship with Melt and Pour Soap changed over the years. At first we sold retail customized Melt and Pour Soaps. We then bought and sold the company Critter Soaps. Later we sold thousands of pounds worth of wholesale Melt and Pour Soap base and eventually discontinued selling Melt and Pour Soap because the price kept rising. At the time Melt and Pour Soap was the only cosmetic base we sold that we didn't manufacture ourselves. It simply didn't make sense to wholesale someone else's base when our business model had changed to selling only the bases we manufactured ourselves. It was at this point in our business that I decided it was time to formulate our own Melt and Pour Soap ourselves. It didn't take long to have working formulas, but at that moment we were using up every inch of space in our 30,000 square foot building. We were bursting at the seams and couldn't accommodate the manufacturing and cooling of the Melt and Pour Soap Base in bulk. Our space was so tight we couldn't possibly cool an 8,000 lb batch of Melt and Pour Soap base into multiple 1 lb, 20 lb and 40 lb blocks to sell in bulk. But we got continued requests to manufacture and sell Melt and Pour Soap base. My solution is this book. I decided to share these basic recipes with you to give you the freedom to make your own Melt and Pour base in the quantities that work best for your business. These recipes will teach you the foundational information that you need and give you tips on how to customize your base.

Carving The Easy Way is a complete handbook and guide on the carving of meats, fish poultry and game, with instructions on the selection and care of carving tools and equipment and a great deal of helpful information on the preparation and serving of all meats. Women as well as men will find this book useful for Mrs. Wallace gives complete instructions on kitchen caving and the preparation of the platter. Includes clear diagrams and plentiful illustrations.

2010 Reprint of original 1934 edition. The Dadant family, originally from France, is one the first families of beekeeping in America. Charles Dadant (1817-1902) is considered one of the founding fathers of modern beekeeping. He was always seeking a better way to keep bees. Just as he had begun with the old European "eke," he quickly abandoned that kind of beekeeping for the modern Langstroth hive concept. Bee hives have often been designed and built without regard for the needs and habits of the honey bee colony. Probably the best design for a colony was the large hive developed by Charles Dadant. It provided a large, deep brood chamber with plenty of room in which the queen could lay, and shallower supers for honey storage. However, the price and promotion of smaller hives offered for sale during the period from about 1885 to 1900 made them more popular. Charles son, Camille Pierre Dadant, authored First Lessons in Beekeeping, a standard and still important work on this subject. Dadant's book and its succeeding editions have been America's first stop for beginning beekeepers for over 90 years. Lavishing illustrated with photographs.

For thousands of years, the acanthus leaf as a motif has spread through the realms of architecture, decorative items, furniture, marine carvings, signs, and frames. While this decorative element is ubiquitous, until now no one has bothered to describe in writing the process of creating it in detail. 254 detailed color photos, 168 line drawings, and step-by-step instructions teach drawing and transferring patterns, wood preparation, tool sharpening, carving and detailing, and finishing. Two projects are presented, a breadboard and pierced panel, along with a glossary of technical terms and a gallery of finished examples for further inspiration. This book is a must for every wood carver who wishes to add classical detailing to any project.

"The study of some form of handicraft has of late years become an important element in the training of an art student. It is with the object of assisting such with practical directions, as well as suggesting to more practised carvers considerations of design and treatment, that the present volume has been written. The art of wood-carving, however, lends itself to literary demonstration only in a very limited way, more especially in the condensed form of a text-book, which must be looked upon merely as a temporary guide, of use only until such time as practise and study shall have strengthened the judgment of the student, and enabled him to assimilate the many and involved principles which underlie the development of his craft."

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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A guide to types of wood, knives and their care for those wishing to learn about whittling.

Have you ever thought about whittling?

Pictured yourself sitting on the front porch in a rocking chair with a knife and a piece of wood watching the neighbourhood activity? Maybe not!! How about sitting by the lake with fishing line out and whittling away the time? Relaxing and waiting to get a bite.

This book covers knife types and care along with safety, wood basics and three beginners projects.