Christmas In July - Fall & Winter Products that Sell! - July 25th 2009
Come join us for a busy day of learning how to make fall
and winter products that sell like crazy during the holiday season!
Registration fee covers all demonstrations, light refreshments, door prizes and
free prize raffles.
- Learn how to make tarts, break away melts, reed
diffusers & other
aroma products
- Watch how popular fall, Halloween, pumpkin & apple fest candles
are created
- Discover the secrets of making perfect muffin
candles, loaves and
other bakery food candles
- See how to make your own soaps & lotions and gift
basket assembly
- Tri-colored layered candles, snowballs, hot cocoa,
holiday decal and layered bowl candles
- Special instructions on creating and decorating
snowmen candles including electric and pillars
- Packaging and gift wrapping for success
- Tips, tricks and pitfalls to avoid.
- Detailed instructions for many candle projects will
be given
- Door prizes and raffles
- Instructors include: Marie Kauffman, Noreen
Hill, Carl Hill and Cindy Novack.
Workshop starts at 9:00 am! See you there!
Limited space available so register now!
- Item#
- WORKSHOP-XMAS
- List Price
- $50.00
- Instructor Bio
Marie Kauffman has been a professional candle maker for over
40 years. Learning the art of candle making from her mother-in-law in the
mid-1960's, her lessons were taken over the phone and by mail since they
lived several states apart. Over the years Marie has owned several
successful candle shops, ran innumerable candle parties and fundraisers,
and operated stands at festivals and malls, but her real passion is teaching
others the joys of candle making. Marie is an active teacher at Candles and
Supplies and in her own business, Flamin' Dame Candles, as well as "staring"
in a complete line of instructional DVDs. Many of her students are fondly
known as her "Candle Kids" and several are now teaching as well.
Marie's proudest achievement is bringing her son and daughter-in-law (Carl
and Noreen Hill) into the exciting world of candle crafting.
She is an incredible, positive-energy person who knows
all of the ins and outs (and is willing to share her experiences) that will
make you a better candle maker and business person.
Cindy Novack is the owner of Candles and
Supplies.com, Inc. and has been making candles since 1998. She started out
in business as a commercial candle maker specializing in fundraisers and selling
on eBay but her passion was to be creative. Cindy was always experimenting
with wax and additive formulas to create new and innovative products for candle
makers and soon became dedicated to
providing the best products possible to enhance your candle and soap making
experience. She has extensive knowledge on the different types of products
available and what are the best applications.
Carl Hill is a 3rd generation candle maker (son of Marie
Kauffman) and can't remember a time when wax was not a part of his daily
life. Having spent his childhood helping out in the family candle shop,
working various folk festivals hand dipping candles, and moving boxes for
candle parties and shows, Carl decided to go into computer networking for a
living. Having a mother who never stops proselytizing the joys of
candle making, it was just a matter of time before Noreen was stetting up a
candle making workshop in his basement. Now Gatehouse Candles is in a
4200 sq ft "Brick and Mortar" manufacturing facility, complete with a store
front. Carl enjoys teaching candle making and solving technical
challenges in candle crafting and mold design.
Noreen Hill,
co-founder of Gatehouse Candles, is an experienced candle maker, mold maker,
teacher, and small business owner. Noreen originally learned candle making
from her mother-in-law (Marie Kauffman) and has since specialized in
silicone mold making and developing innovative candle designs. Noreen
enjoys finding solutions to difficult candle making challenges, simplifying
existing methods, and teaching others what she knows.