A Chandler for the weekend!

No, not the character from Friends, a candlemaker!  I received a box full of candlemaking supplies, and decided this weekend to make candles!  I've done it before but not for years, and not with as nice supplies!  In the box (among many other things) was about 10 pounds of gorgeous beeswax, so we started out with that.  I absolutely love the smell of beeswax, and it burns so nicely!  We made some in molds, others in mason jars.  And it was a group project, as Trent, Sherry and John came over to hang out and help out!

Today, after taking the candles out of the molds, I decided why not keep at it, since we had all the equipment out anyways!  So instead of using fresh wax, we melted down all the random chunks and old pieces of candles we've saved over the years, sorted by color so we could try some layering!  Many of the bits and pieces were from scented candles, and combining them all made for some interesting and very nice new scents!