Beads, beads and more beads

We were making jewellery today in time for some Christmas gifts. We had tons of beads to choose from and that was the hardest thing, too much choice! I had beads from years back that I had saved, so did others in the group. We even had seed beads from Brazil and Ecuador, which added lots of color to the mix.

These are the beautiful seed beads, no two of them the same which makes the necklace even more unique.

We also used ribbon to make other necklaces, and we even got to make some earrings too. The toy animals were not used in the jewelry making but they had great fun amongst all the beads we were using.  

It's cold outside!

Nothing like a candle to change the atmosphere in a room. After hunting down some charity shop cups and saucers and any other suitable receptacles, we made them all into container candles!

First you have to stick the wick in the center of the cup. then you pour in the hot wax.

We were using soya wax which is nicer to the environment and it's not as messy. It also throws the scent very well. We were adding seasonal spiced apple and cedar to our melted wax. 

Making sure the wick is centered after the wax is poured is important too, so the candle burns properly. That's where chopsticks come in handy.