Blessings of cold winter nights

Polar Express Hot Chocolate and homemade rugs in the making!

Summer fabric fun!

It has been really, really hot and humid in our part of the land this week.  As a result we have been staying indoors a lot except for swimming in the evening.  So we have been filling our days with sewing, reading, and best of all; cruising pinterest for some yummy desserts to try out!

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There was enough left to make some cute scripture bags!

Homemade Candles

I never realized making candles could be so easy! At least these candles were easy. Plain and simple as can be!

This is what the melting wax looks like. Using a double broiler OR if you don't have one like me you can stick one pan inside another pan that is larger.

I bought soy wax 444, wicks, and holders for the wicks. I ended up buying a whole string of the wicks rather than pre cut ones because it was so much cheaper and I will have more for the next time I make them. It can all be bought from most craft stores or from amazon.

For the jars I just used random ones I found around the house.

After the melting was complete I poured it into the jars and baby sat the wicks by keeping them straight until it had solidified enough to stand on their own. From what I understand from the directions each jar should burn for 6-8 hours. Not real pretty or fragrant but they'll work great the next time the power goes off in a storm. (Which happens a lot where we live)

Canned pound cake

Shortly after I was married a group of ladies I knew from church cooked up a bunch of pumpkin bread, zucchini bread, and pound cake and baked then in canning jars. They sealed them right in the jars and gave away for gifts and for their own pantries. I lost the original recipe for doing it but I found THIS one online and made some. It turned out perfect! It's no secret that pound cake is one of my favorite treats and I look forward to popping open a jar of it!