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Early Morning Musings

Published: 01-11-2012 06:00am
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Waxing Poetic

Published: 01-10-2012 08:41am
Candles lit. Lights down low. Chill outside; warm and cozy inside. Ahhh... the glory of a January day that spreads before me like a comfortable quilt. It's a great day for candle making!Today I am working in white and iced blue paraffin. I'm making "chunked" candles. I start by melting my wax, dying it, and scenting it with remarkably strong, true-life scents. After pouring the melted wax into glass baking dishes, allowing it to cool to semi-hardness, I can then cut my "chunks" into even or uneven squares. They must be removed before they're hard or they refuse to be removed easily. Chunks are then dropped into prepared molds and carefully covered... » Read More

Winter Waiting

Published: 01-09-2012 02:22pm
I love snow. I keep peeking out of my window, awaiting the arrival of the gorgeous white stuff. Alas, (heavy sigh), I am heartbroken. So, I think I'll make some snowy candles while I wait. It's cold outside, though. And it gets dark all too early.  Light a candle...If you look closely at a candle flame, you’ll see a blue area at the base of the flame. Above that is a small dark orange-brown section, and above that is the large yellow region that we associate with candle flames. The oxygen-rich blue zone is where the hydrocarbon molecules vaporize and start to break apart into hydrogen and carbon atoms. The hydrogen is the first to se... » Read More