Knitting Socks Scrapbooking beaded bookmarks making earrings making chunky votives
Family Read Alouds
Kingdoms Dawn by Chuck Black
Our Curriculum
On my night stand
Bible
Reread Heart of Wisdom by Robin Sampson
7 Habits of a Healthy Home by Bill Carmichael
Learning In Spite of Labels~ Practical Teaching Tips and a Christian
Perspective of Education by Joyce
Our Father Abraham~ Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith by Marvin R.
Wilson
A Family Guide to Biblical Holidays by Robin Sampson and Linda
Pierce
Good and Angry by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
Having Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver
A Parents Guide to The Spiritual Mentoring of Teens ~Building Your
Childs Faith Through the Adolescent Years by Joe White , Jim Weidmann
Wild Days ( a book about language arts and nature journaling) by
Rackliffe
How to Create Your Own Unit Studies by Valerie Bendt
The Power of Parents words by H. Norman Wright
How to read the Bible for all it's worth by Gordon D Fee and Douglas
Stuart
Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes in You and your
kids by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
You Can Teach Your Child Successfully Grades 4-8 by Ruth
Beechick
A Strong Start in Language
An Easy Start in Arithmetic
A Home Start In Reading by Ruth Beechick
Any Child Can Write by Harvey S. Wiener
" This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look: ask for
the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you
will find rest for your souls."
Jeremiah 6:16
Dec. 6, 2007~ Show and Tell Friday~ Candles and Being the Light of the World ~
It's that time again....
I have been making my traditional chunky votives.
You start by melting the wax in a small can inside a pot of water. Make sure the can doesn't float and the water doesn't bubble. Just hot enough to melt the wax slowly. Oh, the green specks are wax colour. ( Canadian Spelling )
Then pour melted coloured wax into a cookie sheet you only plan to use for candles from this point on. Once cooled then cut into small chunks of wax. Fill greased ( you can use olive oil or Pam veg. spray) votive mold.
Update: If you want to buy some votive molds and other candle supplies online go HERE
AND for info on candle wicks go HERE
After putting in the wick.( I used wicks that had a metal tab on the bottom) then filled in with the green wax chunks.
After that fill with melted clear paraffin wax. Let it cool and pull out the candle.
Aren't they cute !!!
Here they are next to one of our Nativities. ( My MIL gave this one to us early in our marriage.
"The Lord is my "light" and my salvation: whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life: of whom shall I be
afraid ?
Psalm 27:1
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Mary you are so crafty! You seem to really enjoy making things with your hands. Thank you for sharing with us how you make candles. That is really cool and i enjoyed seeing it.
Oh, wow. How fun! They turned out really cute. I should share how to make pinecone fire-starters sometime. They are amazing. No more newspaper or kindling needed. Nope. Just a wax-coated pinecone and firewood (logs). Maybe I'll take pics while we're up in Tonasket this weekend.
I'm anxiously checking the mail each day, but so far...no CANADAGIRL special. (sad face). Murphy's Law states it will probably come while we're gone. DS has strict orders to CHECK THE MAIL on Saturday. LOL
I'll let you know as soon as the special delivery arrives, my SSIC! (as well as send you my return mail). :-)
took a shower this morning for the first time in a week during to sickness... and I prayed for you. I prayed that today you'd have comfort and patience today while you deal with your water issues, that you'd have inspiration to how to manage the issues, and will have the strength to deal with anything that comes your way today.
Nice color to your handcrafted candles. The wood Nativity is a treasure too. You have reminded me I must get busy and decorate.
Suzy Scribbles sent me your way. She had to explain Mr. Linky to me. Suzy has been helping me get our blog going and oh, it's been an ADVENTURE from that she told me I should go sign in with Mr. Linky. Susan made me the Phylis Diller Idiot Blogger Award due to my 'venting'. Currently it's my 2nd post down.
You have some wonderful things to Show N Tell here.
I remember my first Show N Tell in kindergarten and dreading it. It's much easier on the Internet.
Your candles turned out really good!
I am glad you posted about them.
Maybe next year you can make your own dip candles for Chanukah!
Because of Jesus, Bobbie
Thank you for leaving a comment on my blog. I don't have a Canadian flag. We sent a flat traveller to Canada once for a geography project. If you want send me your address and I'll send you a flag. Do you want a union jack? From Ariel.
Your candles are beautiful!!! Wow! I love the nativity, too. I just love nativities and have quite a few. I added a small one to my collection this year I found at a thrift store. :o)
Thank you for your sweet comment on my blog! You are such a sweet and special friend!! (((HUGS)))
Today while I was at the college, one of my classmates said she has been stranded from her family since Monday when the storm came. She was crying, and I don't blame her. I don't know if I could go a week away from my family during a disaster.
Hi,
What cute candles and what a great Show & Tell! Mom has made candle before. But they came in a kit.
I put my S&T up. It's not very exciting though.
Mary,
I was shocked when I opened my email and saw all the comments to your S&T post. I knew I had not linked yet then I saw myself on there! Thank you for thinking of me and linking me! :-) you are so very sweet! Itds been a busy day here!
I loved your post!! you make it seem so simple! We will have to try these next year for gifts! :-)
Have a wonderful weekend! I will be busy playing catch up with the chores and cleaning! :-)
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 10, and 8. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
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Then pour melted coloured wax into a cookie sheet you only plan to use for candles from this point on. Once cooled then cut into small chunks of wax. Fill greased ( you can use olive oil or Pam veg. spray) votive mold.
It can be pretty much what ever you want to share. It could be about you ...or your family ....or what is going on in your homeschooling.
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 10, and 8. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
