Daily Archive for February 19th, 2008

One of my new found coping skills has been helpful during the hard time I’ve been having. I didn’t realize how much I enjoy candle light nor did I think I’d enjoy making them. In the last 6 months I’ve made at least 100 votive candles, 10 jar size and 5 small pillars. Since my hands don’t like to work right at times (Lupus and RA) I had to come up with new ways to handle the equipment. Several times I got burned pretty badly and swore I’d give up candle making for good. I suppose that’s a natural reaction when your left hand is covered from tip to wrist in hot wax cause your right hand could no longer hold a small vegetable size can of wax. So I had to come up with better ways to handle my makeshift lab as well as come up with gloves I could use and clothing I could mess up for eventual spills. Instead of using the stove and a make shift double boiler I whipped out my coffee mug warmer, put a tin can full of wax on it and let the warmer melt the wax. I just went from there. It works. After making those changes I was able to pour a few votives and have them come out pretty darned good. Candle making itself has been relaxing too. Continue reading ‘Candles and Other Smelly Good Things’