The Little Book of Candles: A Guide to Styling Your Space, Setting Your Intention, & Illuminating Your Life

by Devon Fredericksen

Overview

Let this book illuminate your life as you learn everything about candles, from the self-care benefits to decorating, history, and setting the mood. With descriptive illustrations and photos, this is the perfect gift to pair with candles.

This little book is both giftable and unique, complete with easy tips, décor ideas and craft projects, as well as inspirational quotes, rituals, and routines.

This book serves as an entry point into all things candles, from homemaking and decorating to setting your intention and harnessing the power of aromatherapy. Find out how to use candles for creating your space and why lighting affects your psychological mood. Experience candles in a new, expansive light in this all-encompassing little book.

• Perfect compliment to candles as the book showcases how to set the mood of your space (and yourself) through the psychology of lighting, specific candle colors for the moment, and the meaning of scent

• A beautiful book and guide about candle décor, crafts, history, practical tips, waxes, styles, and shapes

• Giftable and unique book with descriptive illustrations and photos set in a beautiful hardcover package

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780525617617
Publisher:	Zeitgeist
Publication date:	09/06/2022
Series:	The Little Book
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	1,049,763
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Devon Fredericksen is the author of How to Camp in the Woods and coauthor of 50 Classic Day Hikes of the Eastern Sierra. Her work has been published in High Country News, Yes!, Guernica, and Indian Country Today. She earned bachelor’s degrees in environmental journalism and Spanish from Western Washington University. She's an amateur beekeeper living in Portland, Oregon with her husband, cat, and thousands of honeybees.

Twitter @Devon_Fred
Instagram @devon.fredericksen

Table of Contents

Introduction vi

The History of Candles 1

Choosing Your Candles 9

Waxes 12

Wicks 20

Shapes 24

Setting the Mood 35

The Psychology of Lighting 37

Candle Colors for the Moment 39

Setting the Scent 41

Setting the Scene 45

In Tour Living Space 46

In Your Relaxing Space 53

In Your Entertaining Space 57

In Tour Work Space 61

Illuminating Your Life 67

Rituals 69

Candle Magic 70

Candles in Spirit 74

Self-Care 82

About the Author 88