CraftSpring2026

15 New this season SAME AUTHOR RELATED TTLES HOW TO CREATE ENCAUSTIC ART 978-0-7643-5416-8 128 pp. | 8 1/2" x 9 7/8" (216 x 251 mm) | HC $29.99, £27.99, 42.99 CAD CREATING SMUDGE STICKS 978-0-7643-5999-6 128 pp. | 8 1/2" x 9 7/8" (216 x 251 mm) | HC $24.99, £22.99, 32.99 CAD ISBN 978-0-7643-7137-0 ISBN: 978-0-7643-7137-0 $22.99, £20.99, 31.99 CAD softcover • 128 pp. • 7" x 9" (178 x 229 mm) 69 color photos BISACs CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Candle Making CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Folkcrafts CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Upcycling & Repurposing AVAILABLE MARCH 2026 UK PUB DATE MAY 2026 Candle Whimsy 23 Bold, Bendy Projects That Break the Mold By Anna Dykhoff A beginner’s guide to making candles of all types, featuring bold curves and unusual shapes. Learn the basics of candle making, then use your skills to color outside the proverbial lines. This clear, colorful guide focuses on ways to add eye-catching visual movement to candles. Twisted, spiraled, angling in striking directions? It’s all up to you. First, learn in-depth candle-making basics . Next, master five techniques: dipping, casting, building, shaping, and dyeing. The 23 projects encourage you to shape your candles in unexpected ways. • Projects include a candle crown; candles that are twisted balls, multiple branch, spiraling, color-marbleized, and more; even wax vases and handmade birthday candles. • A fresh design aesthetic for today’s makers. The author’s innovative, whimsical designs transform this craft into an ultracontemporary, expressive new favorite. • Focuses on natural, sustainable materials. Anna explains ways to source your wax and wicks wisely, and their environmental impact inside and outside the home. The projects use beeswax or stearin wax (a vegan option), plus cotton wicks. • Repurposes everyday materials that readers probably have lying around the home, such as glass jars, toilet paper tubes, and crayon wax. • Teaches dyeing and coloring methods like dip painting and marbleizing. Anna Dykhoff is a set designer and interior designer working primarily in film, television, and the performing arts. She teaches her striking candle design techniques to makers of all kinds. Instagram @annadykhoff