St. Pats Candles
  Paulette's St. Patrick's Day candles are beautiful and fun to
make. She has an extensive background in crafts and we are grateful for her
thoughtful and fun contributions. Paulette designed and sold crafts professionally for 5
years. In addition to designing and publishing her own patterns, she has given
seminar and classes on crafting pattern publishing.Be creative and have a great time!Lacey
Candles
 This
week's Craft of the Week features homemade Lacey Candles. These are easy to do and
can be done with children age 8 and older. For a spring look choose pastel colored
paraffin or if that isn't available color your paraffin after it completely melts.
These candles look awesome because of the lacey patterns which remain after peeling
away the juice carton.
Potpourri Gel Jars
 This week's Craft of the Week features a wonderful gift that
children of any age can make. Gel Jars are beautifully decorated, scented gifts.
They are sure to liven up any room with their fragrance. You'll want to choose scents
which your mom likes. You can substitute potpourri oil for the essential oils in this
craft.
Valentine Candles
 These valentine candles are very cute
and make a wonderful gift. Just have your children cut the hearts out of beeswax with
heart shaped cookie cutters and use a simple birthday candle. You are basically creating a
sandwich of 3 hearts, candle, craft stick, 3 hearts. Her valentine candles are very cute
and make a wonderful gift. It's a lot of fun and kids can do it too!
Carla's Candles
is brought to us by Carla Strunk. She has a
great way to make beautiful candles. Here are Carla's ideas: "I am making candle with
my boys. It is a great way to get them involved in preparing for power outages that we
expect to happen on occasion in the winter. We will also make some for Grandma's and Aunt
Debbies Christmas gifts." Find out more.
Squash Candles
 This week's Craft of the Week features Squash Candles. All
you need is a beautiful acorn squash and some paraffin to make a beautiful centerpiece for
Thanksgiving or a lovely
gift.
Homemade Shell Candles
 This is a
terrific project for all those shells you have been collecting this summer. Try to use
large and deep shells to make the candles- they will work best to hold the paraffin most
effectively.These candles are excellent to accessorize your house and make fun gifts- it's
never too early to start for Christmas!
Decorative Candles
 How many times have you looked at
decorative candles and were astonished at the price tag? It never seemed to be worth the
extra money for the candle with the sparkles or colored swirls. Now you can make your own
decorative candle without spending a fortune. Now you can make
your own decorative candle without spending a fortune. All you need is a
candle and some tubes of fabric paint. You can design your candle for any holiday-
pumpkins and ghosts for Halloween, turkeys
and autumn leaves for Thanksgiving. These
candles can made as birthday and holiday giftes. Imagine a white candle with lavendar and
silver swirls etching along its sides. Let your imagination create these beautiful
designs. |
