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Hi all, this is my last creature.

An everlasting candle for a wedding gift.

Thanks for looking!

Those are awesome - what kind of wax are you using, if you don't mind me asking???

Thanks, I used paraffin with stearine.

Gotcha. If it's any consolation. my *old* 2002 camera doesn't do much better...

I am so intrigued by the "stark" look of that middle photo - to me it looks a little desolate, like a broken heart, or a good heart turning bad, the black part of everyone's heart... or something... Now THAT's ART!!

WOW Stella I never thought about it in this way!!

Beautiful, Sabrina! You certainly haven't lost your touch. I love them all!

Hi Georgia, how are you? Thanks, you're kind as always!

Gorgeous! Nice to finally say Hi, I've read quite a few of your posts! Tracey

Hi Tracey!

Thanks for your comment!

Thanks Stella! Pics are not accurate, light in this room is poor and the camera cell can do only so much.

I will try to take better pics next time.

It was fun, I miss all my scents and bags of wax!

Hi all, after a long time I went back to make some candle. all of my things are still in my old house, slowly I'm taking everything here in the new house, so.. I took the time to play a bit. Pics are not great, I took them with my phone just after the candles were out of the mold.

The blue one is scented beach daisies, the red and purple one is scented "tramonto fiorentino", the scent made just for me (but available to anyone lol) at daystar.

Thanks for looking!

Vicky they are soooo beautifull!! I love the colors you achieve!!

This is so strange.. I can't believe CS is dropping so many supplies.

My feeling is they are discontinuing so many things because of economy not only for environmental reasons.

If it was for that they should close and stop doing business, so they are sure they are not going to do anything bad for the entire environment.

Lovely Sabrina! You are definitely making some beautiful candles.........

Hey MM nice to see you again!! I wanna see YOUR candles!!

I think it's because they are clearing the rainforests to plant palms. Like crops. The problem is that the are destroying a whole ecosystem. Not to mention how many species may go extinct because their habitats are becoming smaller and smaller and the rainforest is slowly but surely being destroyed.

I like soy because it's grown here in America's farmlands. The soy that I use is 100% American grown.

Oh yah, to plant palms they clear rainforests. Stupid me.

What I don't get is that candles can't be the only one cause to this.

Good to put a hand on heart and think to our earth, but we are not the only users of palm oil.

Once it is a problem with paraffin, then with OGM soy crops, then with deforestation. Sooner or later we'll have to quit on making candles?

I just read this.

I don't know what to think now.

I sure will go on with my best sellers, palm wax pillars. I can't let go everything I make everyday there's something new..

So I will keep on using my loved (hated sometimes) palm wax.

But there's one thing I don't understand.

Palm wax is made with palm oil. Palm oil comes from the FRUITS of palms.

You don't need a whole palm tree. So what the relationship between harvesting palm fruits and deforestation?

Don't fruits keep on growing?

If I harvest apples from an apple tree, the tree is still there, in my garden.

I'm an ignorant, is someone able to explain it to me?

Donita, fabulous as usual! I'll write you with pleasure, please send me your email address in a PM.

Thanks

Hugs

WOW I love it!!!

You did a great job with the coloring!!!

Let us know what your friend says!

Sabrina, le candele sono cosi' belle. L'Oceano e' la mia preferita, sembra proprio come l'acqua del mare.

Il "Punto e virgola" mi ha fatto ridere, perche' e' un'espessione che mia madre usava quando io volevo sapere tutti i particolari di una certa cosa! Scusa se il mio italiano non e' troppo buono, sapevo parlarlo bene quando ero molto piccola; all'eta' di 50 anni.... it's a whole different story, lol

Il tuo italiano è perfetto, complimenti!!! Dove hai imparato?

It's sure better than my english.

Dot and comma are my lovely cats, then there is Dash, but he came after I opened my business.

It's so funny what your mom used to say, never heard it!

Thank you for your careful thought of writing in italian, and for your nice comments!

They are beautissimo. Is the blue one ocean. Oceano, yea:yay:Love it!

Yes, it's ocean, it's similar! and vanilla is vaniglia.. many words are similar!

Thanks girls, and thanks FaeryWren for your italian words!

And, as always, I thank you all for being so patient and reading a "spaghetti english"!!!

Tlc, yes, I'm a long time member, unfortunately I'm alwasy too busy and have no time to spend on this beautiful forum.

But it's my fav place in the world!!

Hi all, I thought I'd post some pics of my candles with my new label. I chose to make a cigar band instead of an hanging tag, it's easier and faster. Sorry for my pics, I always take them while I'm working so you can see an assortment of things here and there.

Wish I had more time to make some good shot with my lightbox, but I've just finished them and I have to deliver them tomorrow in the morning.

Thanks for looking, any opinion is greatly appreciated, as always.

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Wonderful! Welcome back, Donita!

Very unique! I love those!

Yah you've still got it! Gorgeous pillars!!

Or should I say, Gieorgius pillars LOL:laugh2:

I always forget to play with blue, your square pillars are lovely!

For those who asked, this is plain paraffin, stearic acid and scent.

Have fun experimenting!

Hi pretty lady. It has been a long time since I have made any candles. I love the new ones you just posted. Hope you are doing well. I am doing a show tomorrow. First time to be selling in over 4 years. I know how you feel about cats. My friend just lost a cat because the vet didn't know that lilies were dangerous to cats. She developed renal failure. The vet didn't figure that our for two days. Did you know that?

Hugs, Donita

Hi my sister, so how was the show?

I'm not sellin much too, mainly I'm focusing on my new projects.

I didn't know about lilies, thanks for letting me know. I'm so sorry for your friend.

Cats are so special.

Hugs!

Dear Georgia,

if those were mine I'd melt them down in a second.

I can't stand any imperfection, or what I thin it's an imperfection.

Crumbling rustics are my worst nightmare!!!

Cool! Very neat and invitating!