Saturday, May 15, 2010

My Wrapping

I bet a lot of you are wondering. Why does she wrap her candles instead of having lids? The reason is, remember in the days of old when people would wrap their preserve jars with cloth or brown paper and pieces of twine to hold everything in place, well that was a wonderful thought for my candles, it gives them the olden days feel, but I prefer clear wrap so you can see your products, also the ice candles are for decoration only so you don't have to unwrap them if you don't want to and they still look good wherever you put them. I think it really means Homestead Candles, a good feeling of the days of old.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Aroma Therapy






    If you are like me the reason you like candles is for the decorative looks and the scent. When I'm making candles that is all I can think of, how it looks in a room or on a table and the scent filling the house. For my bathroom I made 3 different looks and scents, I also keep them in baskets so I can move them around mostly by the bath tub so as I relax in the tub the scent will fill my senses and I feel a relaxation that I have never felt. Lavender is a natural relaxant for calming your nerves, ease you onto a sound sleep and ease period pains. Rose is for feeling calm and a sense of well-being, happiness and with a uplifting effect. Jasmine is more of a sensual scent to help ease depression and stress. I have also made the same 3 scents for the bedroom, I made those in medium mason jars.

    Thursday, May 13, 2010

    Ice Candles

    When I got my candle making kit I was going to keep me in candles for life, but when I kept experimenting I found myself making some very nice candles good enough to start selling. My first candles were Ice Candles, you cant burn them but they look great as center pieces or just decorating a dull area of the house. I found out they were somewhat easy to make and the end results are beautiful plus no 2 candles are alike.