new year new colors.

This year I have several colors being included in our color chart for our ever popular floating candles and maybe even some new styles too.  I'll keep you posted once they become available.

and it's time to retire a few of the older colors too.  I'll no longer carry stock of periwinkle and sky blue.  If you do still need these colors don't worry,  they are still available for custom order.

I hope you had a wonderful 2013 and I'm very excited to see all that 2014 has to offer.

Why do bloggers disappear

I often wonder what happens to bloggers when they stop blogging.  You follow along, enjoying all that they share and then BAM.  Nothing.

Not being a blogger by nature I don't feel too awful for walking away from it for a whole year.  The hiatus was necessary.  It was one less thing I had to focus energy on.

What do bloggers do when they don't blog?  I spent 2012-2013 living in a perpetual construction zone.  There were so many projects and changes going on all at once, I was drained and had zero desire to get on here and talk about it.  The remodeling made it impossible to focus on working and creating new things.  Which meant I didn't have anything to share anyway.  I still struggle with how personable to be on this blog, there's this strange little line between the work I create (aka-job) and my personal life.  I don't know why the line is there, it just is.  

Returning to blogging is a whole different ball of wax.  The blogging world feels so different, layouts changed and what is seo again?  Heck,  I can't even remember how to upload an image.  And while I'm at it what's the deal with all this Instagraming stuff and Pinterest and Facebook feeds and twitter tweeting chirping updates that are integrated in to my posts now?  Was it always there and I never noticed before?.  And, am I mobile friendly?  I don't know, but it sure seems important.

It's amazing how much can change in 12 months.

But I'm here, and I'll be sharing again in the new year.  I hope you all have a wonderful December.

old world Santa candles

What's winter with out a white as snow reindeer?

A less stressful one.

These may be beautiful but those antlers are fragile and I break them off on a regular basis when de-molding.  They are difficult to package and ship as well.  As much as I love them I honestly don't see them in next years production.

I've been having so much fun making these old world Santa candles.  I started making these back in May..I think.  Pouring cores and storing them until the holiday season.   They take a long time from start to finish.  There's a lot of hand painting going on and over dips in the antiquing finish has to be at the perfect temperature so at not to alter the paint.