Monday, February 1, 2016

CLIFF DROPPED OUR BRITA WATER PITCHER ONE TO MANY TIMES SO I JUST GOT THIS FILTERED WATERED SYSTEM FROM AMAZON.

SO FAR ITS GREAT AND ITS NICE AND THIN SO IT DOESN'T TAKE UP MUCH FRIDGE SPACE BUT DOES HOLD A LOT OF WATER.

THERE SHE IS, TOP RIGHT :}

FOR A YEAR OR SO I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE ONE SAUCE THAT EVERYONE LIKES. WELL, NO GOOD! CLIFF ONLY LIKES WHAT I CALL FAKE SAUCE. TOMATO PUREE MIXED WITH TOMATO CANNED SAUCE. POP AND THE REST OF US ARE ALL ABOUT MY GRAM GALLO'S SAUCE. WHOLE TOMATO'S AND CRUSHED, RUN THROUGH THE MILL WITH FRIED RED BELL PEPPERS AND ONIONS.  I MADE A LOT SO I COULD FREEZE SOME FOR NEXT WEEK, UGHHHHHHHHHH! 

COOL VINTAGE GARLIC CRUSHER

COOL VINTAGE POTATO RICER

SO MY FRIEND ANNE HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT BEE'S AND BEE'S WAX WHICH GOT ME INTO MAKING SOME BEE'S WAX CANDLES.
SOOOOOO EASY AND  FUN!!! GOT EVERYTHING FROM AMAZON.
THE WICKS ABOVE..

I MELTED A ONE POUND BLOCK OF BEE'S WAX IN A DOUBLE BOILER SET UP.

HOT GLUED THE WICKS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TEA CUPS AND SWIRLED THE WICKS AROUND PAINT BRUSHES TO KEEP THEM CENTERED .



CAREFULLY POURED THE MELTED WAX LEAVING A WEE BIT LESS THEN AN INCH AT THE TOP.


LET SET AND WA-LA :}

I USED WHITE BEE'S WAX WHICH DRIES TO A PALE YELLOW.
BEE'S WAX ACTUALLY PURIFIES THE AIR WHEN LIT WHILE OTHER WAXES PUT TOXINS IN THE AIR. ARTIFICIAL FRAGRANCES (THE NICE STRONG ONES) ALSO PUT CRAP IN THE AIR, WAHHHHHH. IF YOU WANT A SCENTED CANDLE USE PURE ESSENTIAL OILS BUT BE WARNED THE SCENT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE ARTIFICIAL FRAGRENCE BUT IT ALSO WONT POISON YOU, YIPPPP, LOL.

OH, ONE BLOCK OF WAX WAS $13.84 ON AMAZON. IT MADE 4 TEACUP CANDLES. SO EACH COST ME ABOUT $3.25 IF YOU ADD THE COST OF WICKS AND THRIFT STORE TEA CUPS. (A MILLION WICKS WAS 6 BUCKS SO I'M SET FOR LIFE, LOL).

SOME BOPPING TODAY AND THEN WE SHALL SEE????
BAKED ZITI FOR DIN DIN WITH LEFT OVER SAUCE :}.
HAVE A GREAT DAY. ITS GORGEOUS OUT OVER HERE RIGHT NOW. 50 DEGREES :o


4 comments:

  1. Nice! Love your candles :-) Really love the pic of Bill and Anna on the fridge!!

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  2. I know the pic of Anna and Bill is too cute. Candles look great, very professional

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