soy wax candle making

i spent some time yesterday afternoon and this morning (after my market run)
making up some more candles.
i found the teacup below this morning too!

i think they are such a great gift, as they can be either refilled with wax,
or reused in other ways. this English "Mother" teacup is my fav.

are you a Yummy Mummy?! or do you know one!?

a pretty 'Robert Gordon' milk jug repurposed as a candle.

i tie a pretty laminated, labelled tag to each candle with ribbon.
these, along with many others,
can be purchased through my facebook page, and i'm happy to post Aust wide.
just comment SOLD under any that you like.
oh, and i'd love to you 'like' my page too!!

i'm so enjoying these bright sunshiny yellow daisies.
what a happy colour!

can't believe this is my 200th post! wow!
Kate x
homemaker on a dime

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day at home sick & some candle making

hello to you all from rainy Brisbane!
today was the perfect "day at home" kind of day.
i have been battling a fluey cold all week, which kinda got the better of me over night.
with the tissue box as my best friend and not much voice, i decided to spend the morning in the kitchen by the warmth of the stove melting soy wax and pouring it into
vintage containers of all sorts.

here is a gorgeous "made in France" jar soy wax candle.
Baby powder fragrance. oh so yummy!
'Le Parfait Super' scribed across the front.

remember the cute little cups i found at the markets?
i polished them up and here's one made into a candle!

pretty English rose china

German cup on blue floral saucer

more fine bone china on an unmarked saucer exactly the same as the one above

cute glass jug candle

silver plate baby cup with matching spoon candle!

such a warm relaxing activity to do on such a rainy day!
our house is currently filled with rose and baby powder fragrances!
these soy wax candles are all for sale on my Lilies for Kate Facebook page
the perfect reusable/refillable Mother's Day gift :)
Kate x
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more tea cup candles & my wall of mirrors

hi and happy weekend to you all!
i visited a church garage sale this morning and came home
with some lovely goodies including these 2 awesome mirrors.

you may remember a while back when i did my first mirror display
on this wall. you can see what it looked like here.
i decided to expand my display and here's how it turned out.

i think it makes the ceiling seem higher and the room bigger.

i hate the air conditioner. what an eye sore.
when we paint this room, i'd love to paint over it.
has anyone done that before?
i couldn't imagine it could look any worse than it does now!

a crisp white fluffy chenille bedspread found at the church garage sale too

and some vintage linen. the floral sheets are a little worn, so i
plan to cut them up and make some cute carry bags.

another batch of teacup candles made this morning.

great for stocking fillers, secret santa or teacher pressies.

i used soy wax and a lovely floral scented oil.
the house is smelling so good!
you can see how i made them here if you would like to give it a go.

Kate x
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The House in the Roses
Very Merry Vintage Style
Good Life Wednesday
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