Welcome to November's New to Me link party!
As you know the New to Me link party is our chance to celebrate our attempts to move out of that comfort zone and have a go at something new.
Until yesterday I had nothing New to Me to show you but, fortunately, I had booked places for myself and my son's girlfriend to go on a candle making workshop whilst the men in our lives attended the international rugby match up the road.
These lovely candles were the results of our labours!
The workshop was run by Kerry at
Can to Candle and was a great experience from beginning to end.
We were provided with all of the materials to make our own hand poured scented candle. We selected a fragrance from the extensive collection shown above and mixed that with our melted soy wax before pouring it into the glass and leaving it on the windowsill to set.
Then, we set about creating our own bespoke fragrance oil.
We had all of these different fragrances to select from so it was a slow process! We were advised to daub the fragrances on a paper taper and choose no more than three in combination to create our blend. It was much harder than it sounds, but after much deliberation I eventually decided on a combination of Frangipane, Fig and Cedarwood for my fragrance oil. The blended oil has to sit for several days before being used to scent wax, so we purchased two of the starter kits that you can see in the bags above to make our own bespoke scented candles in the next week or so. Along the way we were given all sorts of insights into candle creation and use, so smoky candles and burned out middles will be a thing of the past in the Celtic Thistle household!
So, that is my New to Me for this month now it is your turn to link up anything that you have tried for the first time in November. It doesn't matter whether your attempt was successful or not, as we are all about keeping it real here so successes and failures are treated equally here!
As ever the link up will remain open until the end of the month, so if you have been thinking of trying something new but just haven't managed to get around to it here is the gentle nudge that you need :)
What an interesting workshop. I hope you enjoy your candles, especially those perfumed with your own blend.
ReplyDeleteToo bad we can't smell your candles, I am so curious :)
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time linking up. I tried EPP hexies recently and have been making the project my own. I hope to link up more often!
What a great activity. I would have had difficult choosing scents as well.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a lovely workshop. Your candles look very professional and your houses will be wonderfully fragrant for the festive season :)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a great way to spend a day! I'd have had a hard time choosing my fragrances too, especially with that many options :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great workshop - and with your son's girlfriend, even better.
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