Donita

They are sooooooo pretty. Now I am hungry. Maybe some coffee will help. Donita

Cute!!!!!!!!!!!! Donita

I like them. I am also very partial to partial mottle. Good job. Donita

I agree Sabrina......there is nothing wrong with them. They are truly beautiful. Glad bf likes them. I need to find time to email you. Life here is way too busy. Donita

I don't know how you do it ....but you keep getting better and better. Beautiful candle. Donita

Just WOW.....I mean just WOW. Donita

Nice mottle Sabrina.....and I love mango papaya too. xoxoxo Donita

I agree with Julie.......I like to decorate candles too. If people don't like it....take it off. But....it does draw attention. No one needs to wear rings or earrings or braclets....but we do (smile). If you've got something pretty....why not draw attention to it?????????????? Very pretty candles. Donita

I love your candles and the BLING...... Donita

OK.....I should stay off of here. Now I want to make candles today...layers...and I have two vats of pulp for making paper. Talk about having ADD.....I can't stay focused. I alway love your candles. And we use lamb at the restaurant from "Down Under"....Colorado too. (smile) I like the little ribs. Donita

Very cool. It is so "girlie".....I am sure she will love it! Donita

Just got to love those candles. The colors are warm and beautiful. Donita

Just checked in here. Thanks again everyone for your kind words. I just don't have much time for myself these days......however.....there are wax pots, flowers, paper making pulp all lined up in the kitchen.....just waiting for me to find a moment. I am thinking about doing some flower candles. All of this snow is depressing me. If I could play in it....then not so bad....but it is just a hardship. I want flowers and my garden.......I made a bunch of half and half beeswax orbs and they look naked. After I finish my valentines I am going to put some pretty flowers on them. Then just give them away for gifts. I just looked out the window and noticed footprints in the snow. On a second look....hmmmmmm looks like bear to me. Donita

Thanks for looking everyone....and the nice compliments. I have to admit that I got inspired because of Margaritamama posting her candles. Being a caregiver 24/7 just took it out of me. But....this is a new year and I am going to try to keep up on this forum and try to make some pretty candles. I can always keep them for gifts for the coming year. I don't have time to be in business anymore. But playing with wax is sooooooooooooo much fun. Donita Happy 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is just something I rigged up. You can buy wick holders. I used a lampshade ring. Put a piece of metal tape in the center then poked a hole with a wick holder metal rod. Center the holder on top of the mold....put the rod into the center of the holder and it sits at the bottom in a hole that I poked with a hot pointed metal skewer. I used putty on the bottom with tape so the wax doesn't leak out. Then when you unmold the candle you slide in a piece of wick that has been dipped wax and left to cool and harden. I cut some wicks extra long and save them for vestas. I use those to light candles. Easier than a match or lighter. I don't waste anything. (smile) ...and thank you Billie for the nice compliment!

Happy New Year everyone!......I haven't posted here for a long long time. Haven't been working on candles. I almost threw out an Oceanspray juice bottle yesterday but instead decided it looked like a cool candle mold. So....cut it in half and proceeded to make a red mottled candle on the first day of the new year. It is scented Oatmeal Raisin Cookie. I had to cut the mold away this morning. So it is a one time use. I wouldn't do this for selling....but for myself or a gift it was fun. I will light it tonight. So many of the "old" members here are gone.....but for those of you who don't know me......I started making candles about 16 years ago. My first mold was a salt box out of the kitchen garbage. I love to find unusual things to use for molds.....just because (smile). Girls just want to have fun.

Hi old friends. Life somehow gets in our way to pursue our craft. I just happened on this today. What a wonderful surprise Charonne and Sabrina to see you here today. Don't ya just love the 4045 wax. I am finally going to suck it up and order some from Candlewic. It will cost me an arm and a leg to ship it but I won't make candles with IGI wax. I can't make it work for me. Charonne....those mottles look beautiful. We used to have so much fun. Sabrina....hope you are ok. I have injured myself being a caregiver and luckily my rotator cuff isn't torn but out of whack. I am on my way to the physical therapist today. They think they can help. I can't lift anything with my left arm and as we all know....wax is heavy and so are my many pots. I did make a bunch of beeswax orbs for the restaurant and they are in a box waiting for me to put Tahoe fall leaves on them. Sure...right. I am also trying to bake Christmas cookies for my grandchildren in Virginia. Right. And be on duty here 24/7. It is snowing and snowing and snowing......hopefully the skiers and boarders will be here soon and bring some $$$$$$ so I can buy some wax and start doing something next year. Which by the way is just days from now. Happy Holidays to all of you and lets get back in the grove and pour some wax. I miss it soooooooooooo much. I want to smell the candles all through the house. Donita

When something doesn't turn out the way you planned and you can turn it around to be maybe even something even better....then you know you have talent! They look great. Donita

PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Donita

Nice work. I like the baby food jar recycled. Very cool. And....the rainbow votives are adorable. It takes a long time to do layers and to do it for votives is crazy. But they are sooooooooooooo pretty. Donita

Cool looking candles. I like the look you've got going here. Donita

I don't care what you call them......I call them wonderful!!!!!! Love all of the fun colors you've got going on. Donita

Those look great and I can smell them right now (smile) Donita

Now.....don't be so hard on yourself. Those candles look very very very pretty. Anyone who likes candles would be very happy to receive one of those for a gift. Donita

I like them very much. I just don't like the fact that fall is coming (smile).....one of these days I promoise to get a camera and we can see eachother. How much fun would that be???????? Donita