CANDLES A GIRLS BEST FRIEND

CRAFTY DAY AT M'S HOUSE TACKLED MAKING LITTLE CUP CANDLES TRICKIER THAN IT LOOKS BUT HERE ARE MY PHOTOS.


CANDLE FLAKES MELTING IN PAN



I HAD TO WEIGH OUT THE FLAKES BUT STILL WAS SHORT OF WAX ONCE POURED INTO CUPS. SO HAD TO MELT SOME MORE. THE MESSY BIT WAS THE WICKS THAT HAD TO BE COVERED WITH HOT WAX AND THEN STUCK TO BOTTOM OF CUP WHICH IS TRICKY AS THEY WOULDNT STAY ATTACHED.


THE STICKY PADS WERE TO ATTACH THE WICK TO BUT DIDN'T QUITE WORK OUT LIKE THE INSTRUCTIONS STATE.

DOLLY PEGS DEFINITELTY CAME IN HANDY OUT WITH THE PADS IN WITH THE PEGS. I ADDED SCENT AND A PINK ROSE COLOURING WAX AND THEY CAME OUT A LOVELY PALE PINK AND A ROSE SCENT TOO. NOT SURE WHY BUT AS THEY SET THE TOP OF THE CANDLE HAS CRACKED MAYBE WILL HAVE TO BE XMAS PRESSIES RATHER THAN SELLING AT A CRAFT FAIR. ANYWAY FIRST TIME MAKING CUP CANDLES THINK THAT'S NOT A BAD EFFORT.

GARDEN NEWS

YESTERDAY ME AND D DUG UP THE PARSNIPS AND CARROTS BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE CARROTS WERE TINY AND DISEASE RIDDEN THE PARSNIPS TINY BUT AFTER A GOOD WASH AND PEEL ARE IN THE OVEN AS WE SPEAK. YUM!

I HAVE A FEW PEPPERS GROWING ON THE NEW PLANT FROM ALDI NOT VERY BIG BUT WILL TRY ONE ON MY SALAD TOMORROW. MY TOMATOES NEVER DID ANYTHING SO CHUCKED OUT. I ONLY KEPT ONE PLANT AND  NOW IN OCTOBER HAS TWO SMALL GREEN TOMATOES ON IT. DOUBT THEY WILL RIPEN ALTHOUGH YESTERDAY IT WAS 29 DEGREES SO YOU NEVER KNOW. ITS RAINING AGAIN TODAY THOUGH, GOOD FOR THE LAWN. MY D PLANTED CRESS AND SALAD LEAVES AND HAVE TO SAY THEY ARE DOING WELL.

 BYE FOR NOW.