In the progress of making some candy corn candles for fall. Below are the pictures of the candles, sitting in their molds, then after I take them out.

And here they are, after they are released from their molds. The pins are still in them, except for one that I took out to put a wick in a test to see how it burns. You can see that I made some tarts with the leftover wax.

Burning

I just lit the burning candle, so it doesn't have a full melt pool yet. I'm hoping the wick I'm using will be sufficient enough for the candle. When I'm done testing, I'll put them up at the store.

My son was watching me make some soaps for an order, and he wanted some for himself. We decided to use an army guy.

I added a new link on the links page. It's to Charitable Crafters. They're based out of Duluth MN (I love, love Duluth. We were there last month. Such a beautiful place.) and are a non-profit org. that, "that seeks to inspire those that knit, sew, crochet, and quilt to make items for charitable donation."

Take a look. See if you can help.

Nakachi asked me how to make incense. Lemme tell you...

Making homemade incense is super easy. All you need is the stuff to make it. I bought the supplies (sticks, solvent) here.

I'm sure if you did a Google search, you could find other incense suppliers, as well. However, I used this instruction sheet (I printed it out so I could highlight and make notes on it).

Basically you make a solution/scent mix, lay the incense flat in it for 24 hours, then remove them (you can re-use the scent solution) and let them dry. I hung them by the bundle out on my clothesline, because that was the fastest way to get them to dry and I didn't have to worry about the drops of solution mucking up the house.

Lemme tell you, I really like the insence that I made. I used an apple scent and you could smell it pretty well, along with the regular burning-insence smell.

I thought about offering them at my store, but am not sure if I will.

You can find pictures of mine here.

Happy insence making!!

Oooh. I'd like to try making these Fredom Candles. However, I don't think I'll be making them for the 4th of July, since that's in only a day. But, I'd like to try the technique.