Life as we know it

My bestie/business partner brought us home, well Brought Me home some kitties, I wish I could tell you how cute they are but for the time being they are hiding under his bed. I made some more candles and posted them to the order site, I am going to load some pictures here.

Tip of the day
recycling
Well we all want to be green, I do that by mostly using renewable sources, In about a week I will post I similar tip as a video blog so it might be easier to follow for some written out and others will find the video more helpful. We all have had them from time to time left over pieces of candles here and there or a container candle that didn't burn all the way, so what to do with those you can throw them away or you can recycle them and make a new candle, this is fun to do by your self or if you have kids and you like to do crafts with them you can include them in this first thing is if there is a previous wick find the metal end and disgard it it will only get in the way. What you will need is a microwave, microwave safe container, 2 pennies, thick string or yarn(hemp is the best for this application and can be purchased at most craft stores and walmarts), your left over pieces of candles, a stiring tool(if you have recently had chinese this is a good way to either reuse your chop sticks or a reason not to throw them away. So first you want to stack the 2 pennies and then tie the string around them you want to make sure it is tied in 2 directions so that if you are looking at it from the bottom it will look like a cross hairs, when your done tieing the string make sure there is at least 7 inches hanging from the end of the pennies or if your container is bigger then that make sure you have at least 3 extra inches of string. Now you can take the remaining pieces of candle you have (remember no metal ends we are using a microwave) place them in the microwave safe container, also make sure that you have cleaned out the container your going to use(if you are using a container that previously had a candle in it just make sure there isn't dust in it and no soot around the top, but leave any candle was thats in the container in that container) once you have the pieces of wax in the microwave safe dish you can start heating it up, think of your wax like chocolate, if you put chocolate in the microwave to melt you only want to do short bursts of heat at a time and it may be melted even if it doesn't totally look melted, so place use 30 seconds at a time depending on how much wax you have this could take a few minutes now realize it is not a short cut to just put the timer on 2 min this is a fire risk and you could get burned so just 30 seconds at a time remember to stir each time the microwave goes off, now once everything is melted you are looking for a consistance between a milkshake and hot choco. remember to stir it now take your stiring tool and tie the end of the string which is now your wick to it and place it in the container your candle will be in you want to make sure the pennies touch the bottom but that your wick is taunt if the wick is hanging loose two things can happen one it wont be centered, and two it could form a air pocket which could cause a blow out if your not careful. once you have your wick set you can grab the microwave safe container from the microwave it will be hot so I suggest pot holders then you pour it into its final container, then in about 2 hours it will be fully set and you can cut off the remaining string. We all have the urge to touch the candle or to check the wax but trust me set it aside leave it alone for 2 hours and your patience will be rewarded with a new candle. Thank you for reading and comment or email me with any questions. Also remember to visit me at Papabearcandles.weebly.com if you want to purchase, paypal is live now, also you can send me comments from there, and if you would like you can join my facebook group just search for Papabearcandles on facebook.