Candle shapes and styles

There are a lot of different shapes and styles of candles.

Most of the candles that have a shape are pillar candles.  These are candles that are placed on a candle plate on a flat surface away from anything that can catch fire such as paper, curtains, flowers or any cloth.

Some of the shapes of candles are round, square, octagon, pyramid and diamond.  Even these shapes can have different styles.

Round, square and octagon shaped candles can have either a flat top or a concave top (which is a sunken top).  Most candles have the flat top instead of the concave top.  In addition to having a concave top as a style, these candles can also have scalloped edges giving the candle a look of bamboo.

Pyramid and diamond shaped candles usually have straight corners.  You can find some that have a more rounded corner, but these are not as common.

Another style of candle is the container candle.  These are candles that are in jars, times or other types of containers.  These containers have lids that can be used to extinguish the candle.   These containers can come in various looks.  You can have a clear glass container where you can see the color of the candle or a tin candle that can have a design on the tin.  The tins are usually customized toward a season such as Christmas or Halloween.

There are container candles that are in various types of glass such as wine glasses, champagne glasses, coffee glasses or a variety of other types of glasses.  These glasses can also be reused after all the wax has come out of the glass.

Another style of candle is the votive.  These candles are smaller, usually 2-3 inches tall.  They can either be a pillar candle or in a container.  Even the votive candles can have different shapes.  They can have flat tops, rounded tops, triangle top or a top with some kind of design.  They can also be cupcakes, pumpkins, ghosts, leaves, flowers, etc.  You can get just about any shape of a candle you want.  Just ask the person making the candle if they can make a specific shape.

Halloween items

Halloween is a few days away.  Artfire has a lot of ghosts, goblins, witches, and other ghoulish Halloween items.

There are earrings, tarts, necklaces, bracelets, candles, cards and a lot of other items.

Here  is a ghostly necklace from The Singing Beader.  This is sure to get a fright.  Would you be scared?

For people who would rather have a pair of earrings instead of a necklace, here are some scary skull earrings from Shadowdogdesigns.   Now all you need is the skeleton costume and you would be all set.

If you aren't interested in scaring anyone, how about a cute little pumpkin pin from Bluemorningexpressions?  Isn't this cute?

All these items are handmade with quality material.  None of it is mass produced.

For people who aren't into jewelry, there are a lot of other great items.  Here is a little stuffed ghost for the young ones.  This is made by Daisydoodleembrodery.   This is something the little ones would treasure for a long time.

You can't forget candles.  A nice pumpkin spiced candle will surely remind you of Halloween and holidays beyond.  This one is one of my candles.  (I had to get one of mine in the listing).

Don't forget the costume.  You can't go out on Halloween without one.  Here is a great little mask by Eirewolf.

Don't be afraid to buy any of these items.  They are all handmade and well worth having.

Getting Studio in order

I have been working on getting my studio back in order.  My husband had done some work in the basement and a lot of the items got shoved into the little work room where I do my work.  I did some work also trying to get things organized.  I cleaned out a closet and put some items in there so the room would be a little easier to navigate and work.

Now I'm trying to get all my candle making equipment and supplies together.  It seems some of the supplies are shoved under a bunch of other boxes and some of them are in my work area.  I will have to figure out how to get things together so they can be used.

My next candle project is to make some more tarts.  I have some I need to make for halloween.  I think I have some skulls and some fingers.  These would make great tarts to be placed around the house.  They are both perfect for a little scare.

After that, I would like to make some pillar and votive candles.  I haven't decided on the colors or the scents yet.  I have even thought about making fire starters out of pine cones.  These make really nice fire starters.  Not only do you start a fire, but you get the nice scent of pine.  This would be a great Christmas scent to have coming out of the fire place.

It looks like I have some work ahead of me.  I hope I can get it done in time to list for the holidays.

New tart molds

A few days ago, I purchased some more tart/melt molds. One mold was of pumpkins, which would be good for Halloween or Thanksgiving. I am thinking of making a few pumpkin tarts and seeing how they turn out. I think they will look gorgeous and of course the scent will be strong like in my other tarts and candles. I'm a little excited and anxious to make these.

The next mold I got was of skulls. I know, this is really a Halloween mold and it's no longer Halloween. These would be great for next year though. It will also give me time to think of something really original to do with them.

Another mold I got was of fingers and bones. One idea I had for this for next year was to somehow make the finger have "blood" dripping down it like you see in the stores around Halloween for some of the decorations. This may be something really interesting.

The last mold I purchased was of roses. This is to replace one of my molds that met an unfortunate accident. A very strong rose scent is destined for these beautiful rose tarts/melts. Since I have a few different rose scents and rose mixtures, I don't know which one it will be yet.

Upcoming Holidays

There are a lot of holidays that are coming up.  You have Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and a bunch of others.

List any item for any of the upcoming holidays.  This would be a good chance to get your items out there for any gift giving.

Two light switch covers create this cute ornament. In the middle is a is a clear plastic stamped with silver snowflakes. A snowman is added attached with foam to give it dimension. Both sides are decorated the same.
Measures:
Z 3/4" w x 4 1/2" t x 1 3/4" d.

 This card only uses three color but makes a real statement. On cream cardstock a cherry blossom is stamped in red ink. Under Congrats a line of red rhinestone. A wavy border at the bottom is made of swiss-dot red cardstock.
Card is built on a white card blank. Envelope and seal are included
Sizes:
Card: 4" x 5 1/2"
Seal: 1"

 This sterling silver heart pendant was entirely made from raw materials. Sheet silver was rolled thru a mill with a brass etch plate that I designed. After the raw silver was cut into a heart shape, filed, tumbled for strength and oxidized, I attached a bail to mimic the shape of the heart. I added a bezel set pearl to make this even more sweet and or so dressy if you want it to be.

It hangs on a 16" sterling silver snake chain. The heart length is 1 3/4". The pearl has been expoxied in place, in addition to being bezel, set for additional security.

 With Halloween coming up fast everyone is in need of a costume. Why even the family dog!!!

I have made this Dog Hoodie with a purple fabric that has black bats printed all over it. The hoodie is made from a cotton fabric and the lining is a solid cotton also. In between the 2 fabrics I have added a warm and cozy piece of fleece.

Around this Dog Hoodie I have add a fun purple boa and of course I have added some ribbon to tie it under his or her chin.

This hoodie is 12 inches from the neck to the end. The little hoodie is 4 inches long.

I just had to make this one with Halloween fabric. The family dog would look so cute dressed for Halloween and
they could stay warm too! Any questions please ask.

Sorry the model does not come with this listing.

Thanks for looking!!

Know someone who just got a new dog? Makes a nice gift idea!