Beginners Candle Making Course
£145
10am-3pm with afternoon tea
Hosted by award-winning founder, Paula Mateo
In Bexley, Kent, with easy access from London
Learn to create top quality, fragrant, natural candles you can feel proud to burn in your home or gain enough skills to start a business. Paula, the award-winning founder of Old Bexley Soap & Candle Co., a master Chandler with years of experience is your host and teacher.
You’ll be in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere and leave with two beautiful handmade soy wax candles - one large 30 cl and a smaller 12 cl. We finish with a delicious Afternoon Tea.
Or buy it as a gift …a special experience for someone special!
YOU WILL LEARN:
About the different type of waxes and their differences in candle making.
About wick types and how to wick your candle correctly.
How to burn a candle correctly.
How to make your own soy wax container candles
How to scent your candles from a selection of the highest quality fragrances in the UK.
The variety of ingredients needed to make a natural candle, how to select and where to source them.
The equipment required to make your own candles and where to purchase it.
How to conduct burn tests to produce safe and fragrant candles you can give as presents or sell.
An introduction about compliance and regulations pertaining to the sale of candles.
About the best suppliers for your ingredients.
Candle making can be a wonderful way to express your creativity and produce personalised gifts for loved ones. With the right guidance, anyone can learn the techniques and skills needed to make beautiful and fragrant candles.
The full day beginners course is the perfect opportunity to learn all the basics of candle making. You will have the chance to work with various materials and scents, and learn how to create your own unique candles at home.
As an independent tutor with over 10 years of experience, Paula is committed to providing unbiased advice and guidance, ensuring that you get the best possible start to your candle making journey. Whether you are looking to start a new hobby or develop your skills further, this course is the perfect choice for anyone who wants to learn the art of candle making.
So why not give it a try and see where your creativity can take you!
VENUE AND TIMINGS
The Freemantle Hall, 51-75 Bexley High St, Bexley DA5 1AA
The course runs from 10am-3pm in Bexley, Kent, easy to get to from London, Kent, Essex and East Sussex. We’re just a couple of minutes walk from Bexley train station (zone 6 on Oyster Card), with regular trains from London Bridge, Waterloo East, Charing Cross and Cannon Street. Bus 269, 132, B12, 229 and 492 stop nearby. If you are driving we’re just off the A2 and near the M25.
The course was excellent. Paula's passion for the subject really shone through and I particularly appreciated her talking about the business side of things. She also spent time talking about the safety aspects and that was so insightful. I would definitely recommend this course. I have done a workshop before with another company and it in no way measured up to Paula's course which was exceptional. Thank you Paula for your passion and dedication to such an interesting and lovely topic. I came away with 2 beautiful scented candles which I have gifted to family and they loved them.
Jane Lockart, March 2024
“I had the pleasure of attending both the Candle and Reed Diffuser Courses by Paula. Both were extremely informative and provided great hands-on practice and guidance. I learnt the valuable practical skills and crucial information I needed for prepping to start my own business, that I can’t imagine I could have gotten anywhere else! It was exactly what I needed to have such an amazing launch. I would absolutely recommend her course.”
Stephanie Ifaturoti, Founder TALSCENT CANDLES
This course was gifted to me as a surprise from my lovely partner and it was utterly glorious from start to finish. I arrived at the venue completely confused as to what was going on but was warmly welcomed by Paula, Rosa and the other participants of the course. I only knew what was about to happen when I sat down and was thrilled! What followed was marvellous. Paula was so knowledgeable, personable and a wonderful teacher. The time flew by and there was a collective sense of satisfaction at the end! After 5 hours, we had made two beautiful candles but some participants had paid extra to make reed diffusers and room spray so I asked if I could pay extra so I had the full set. Paula then talked us through how to make the items. The equipment, instruction, refreshments and overall experience were all incredibly high quality. All in all, I couldn’t recommend this day more highly. My partner could not have found a more perfect gift and I can’t wait to start on my Burn Test homework.
Emma Jenkins, January 2024
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
You must be over 16 years of age. Full terms here . I can’t wait to welcome you.
