hobbies

My hobby right now is candle making. Gel candles, to be exact. They're pretty easy to make and very pretty in the end. However, I'm still trying to become good at it, such as conquering the bubbles that form. They look pretty for some candles, like plain ones and ocean scenes, but sometimes they take away from the objects I embed. I've tried some of the suggested techniques for limiting the bubble formations, but I suppose practicing over and over will help with that.

I was doing latch hook before I decided to try candles. The one I finished (erm... the only one I've ever done) was a cat in a basket of yarn balls. I got it in middle school I think and just finished it, because I kept storing it in my closet and forgetting about it. So now I'm in college and too old for a kitty rug, so I gave it to my sister who is a teacher, and when we figure out how to mend the edges appropriately, she's going to put it in her classroom!

I want to do another latch hook, but not such a big one. I'll probably get one of the kits for a foot-by-foot wall hanging latch hook.

Seashell candle

Red w/ marbles at bottom

Blue w/ floating marbles