Saturday, August 30, 2008

New products and silicone molds

I've been very busy these days making a lot more candle products and now it's time to post pictures to show what I've been making.


Green Apple

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Pumpkin Spice

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Apple Jack

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I also make embeds for the candles. I simply pour extra wax after pouring the wax from candlemaking into an unused cookie sheet that has expired its purpose. I use cookie cutters just for candlemaking. You can get them at Walmart's for only 97 cents or at a dollar store. It's just as good as using a fancy shmancy cookie cutter, you only want to have a sharp edge at the end.

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Cut the wax when it is semi-soft, not when it is hardened. If you cut when it is hard, you can expect the wax to break. Cut when it is semi-soft and you can peel off the excess wax from the outside. Don't toss out the excess wax. Put it in a ziploc baggie and keep it for another purpose. Want not, waste not, my dears!!

I was so lucky to get a hold of this beautiful "ILY" silicone mold from a beautiful friend of mine. Her name is Michelle Schoppe Dupre and she does candlemaking as well. She does embeds. You can find her beautiful website where you can find her own beautiful personalised artwork of the ILY sign. I was thrilled to pieces when she sold me her "ILY" silicone molds and she kept 2 to herself. I wanted this kind because it is 3D as well. It is just perfect for fundraising for the CNIB.

Being DeafBlind, texture is so important for me and to learn that this silicone mold is 3D, I just had to grab this. This entry is for Michelle as this mold I just know will bring funds into fundraising. Thank you so much Michelle (deaffreckles) Tactile love to you, girl!

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9 cavities each mold and I have two.. still so happy to have ordered it!!

An upclose picture of this mold.

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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Rosehips, doilies & wreaths

I just love rosehips as they send off an amazing potent scent. Not only do rosehips look beautiful in so many ways, you can scatter several around candles, prims and you can make wreaths out of them with cinnamon sticks. This is what I did and the results were beautiful.

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I took two coffee stained doilies and sewed them together to stuff the rosehips inside and this is how it turns out. Quite beautiful!

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Coffee-staining is quite popular nowadays. I did this for all of my doilies and I just love how the results turned out. I'm not too fond of tea-staining as I don't get the results I want. Coffee-staining gives me the perfect colour I want. I do a three step process. I "marinate" the doilies in the sink with water and coffee grounds. I hang them to dry and then put them back in the sink with 1 part vinegar and 4 part water to set the stain. Hang them up to dry. Put them back in the water and add a wee drop of scented oil to get rid of the "vinegar-y" odour and hang up to dry completely.

This is what you have and they are amazing!

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I have added a rusty collection to Purrfect Scents as I love rusty things so much. They are just good for about any room.

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Friday, August 8, 2008

New scents

Feast your eyes on those beautiful tarts!

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Halloween is only around the corner!!

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

New products coming in

Hi there!

I have ordered new products and I will be making more candles. This is something I have always wanted to do since I started ordering The Out of the Box Sampler.

Ever since I received my very first sampler box, I was hooked on tarts, clamshell breakaways and pop-out tarts. They are just so beautiful!

I had to order the shells for each the breakaways and the pop-out tarts. I am thrilled to bits & pieces to start making more candles and much more variety in colour/scents as well.



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Pop-out tarts with lids

Photos courtesy of Cottage Rose Candles and Gifts

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Candles and tarts

I've been making quite a bit of candles and tarts this past week. I truly enjoy making unique scents and the tarts I made this week came out quite well. I made heavily scented pumpkin patch tarts and used brown/beige colour dye blocks. I was quite glad they came out quite nicely.

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If you notice the nice grubby grungy vase, I actually made that myself. Just find a plain vase and use Modge Podge & a mixture of unused coffee grounds. I add a bit of cinnamon into the coffee grounds. I coat the vase with Modge Podge then add the coffee grounds, making sure not to bang the vase otherwise the grounds will fall off. Wait until it dries (24 hours is good). Coat the vase with Modge Podge for a glossy finish and you have a grubby grungy vase.

I use a battery operated votive to set off a soft hue for this lamp.

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This is the candles that I spent quite a bit of time on. I am glad they came out quite well.

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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Prim night lights

Prim night lights are so beautiful to look at during the daytime but even much more beautiful when lit at nighttime.

Each nightlight is individually made and none are the same. Each nightlight has a beautiful gingham ribbon and a rusty star as well.

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I order my beautiful bulbs from Robin at the Prim Silicone Bulb Shoppe. Please do check her out.



Courtesy of Prim Silicone Bulb Shoppe

Wax tarts starter kits

Wax tarts starter kits are a great way to start sampling wax tarts if you are not sure if you like wax tarts or not. Wax tarts are so easy to sample with the votive burners.


I have packaged three kits on their scents. (Floral, Food, Fruity)

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Please do not leave the wax tarts unattended in the lit votive burners.

Americiana Stars

What a wonderful way to show your patriotic pride!

These Americiana stars are so beautiful year-round for any festive season. Hang them on your door knob or hang them on your Christmas tree for a special person serving overseas.
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Fragrance scents for your cars

This is a very cute gingerbread man that is scented with Red Mac Apple. The gingerbread is heavily scented with the oil to ensure the life of the car scent. The gingerbread wears a cute gingham scarf and a prim ornie button as well.



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Welcome to Purrfect Scents

Welcome to Purrfect Scents!

We are so pleased to announce the grand opening of our home-based business that does not do any animal testing. We believe in the philosophy that we test our products first.

We have asked our families and friends to test our products as well and we thank them for their help in this.

We strive to keep our costs at a low price. We do not believe in fancy packaging because we want to be environmentally-friendly.

Thank you so much!

Purrfect Scents