| One of the most important ingredients in homemade | | | | what I see going on between your ears this morning |
| candles is never written about. No, I don't mean ear | | | | there must be a pound of wax between those ears |
| wax, I am talking about relationships and time. Closing | | | | right now sweetie. There doesn't appear to be any |
| down the time in the day to share with yourself and | | | | room for an ounce of common scenes in there this |
| your project is over looked. You must give yourself | | | | morning. |
| permission to let the to do list for your responsible | | | | There we go, it was the opening round of candle |
| self go on hold, while your priority is set on some | | | | making conversation, we are off and running, as |
| personal time. Candles can not be rushed, it requires a | | | | Jimmy scrunches up his nose and squints his eyes at |
| block of time that you plan and then you control. | | | | Mom and then shoot me a look. Hey, don't look at |
| Then there is inclusion. Whether you make | | | | me, she knows everything, what do I know about |
| homemade candles alone or with others "time" takes | | | | making candles? |
| a back seat as the wax controls the pace of the | | | | I don't know what you are doing, but I am using this |
| project. | | | | soy wax here and when we are done it's going to be |
| I don't know why, but my 10 year old son believes | | | | better than one of your candles. |
| my mother knows everything and I know nothing. | | | | What I have learned about making homemade |
| It's just that way. Last weekend it was just another | | | | candles over the years is saved in my recipe book |
| Saturday morning full of expectations' of wax, wicks | | | | and journal. All the technical information about |
| and fun as we brought out our storage boxes full of | | | | temperature, measurements and suppliers are all |
| all the essentials to work with colors and scents in | | | | recorded there. Then I run across date and a note |
| our pillar candles planned for the day. | | | | about the last batch and see "ear wax" and I |
| Then comes the first question of the day. Grandma, | | | | remember how important the extra additives are to |
| can you make candles out of ear wax? Then it | | | | making our candles turn out special. |
| begins. | | | | This is the candle making lesson for today on |
| Of course you can dear. Here's what we will do. You | | | | ingredients. It's all about the extra additives. In last |
| just lay down right over there and stick this wick in | | | | weekends candles we mixed in some fun, a little |
| your ear. When you are ready, I'll bring over a pan to | | | | humor, not too much, and added a touch love. When |
| put under your other ear and we'll just light that wick | | | | we were done for the day we had wonderful |
| and melt some wax into that pan. | | | | candles and memories of making them together. To |
| Wow, that really works? You bet it will Jimmy, with | | | | me both are priceless. These candles are not for sale. |