Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Another Christmas has come and passed and the New Year is about to be celebrated. Usually Robin and I will reflect on our craft season over coffee and decide what worked and what didn't. This year we had many new things that were well received by our customers. We are still talking about the name change and all the affects it will have on Robin's Floral Designs. We are not in a rush and we will just see which way the wind blows us. Good thing too, because the wind has been howling for 2 days! We were fortunate not to get dumped on like many others in the surrounding are. The kids were not fortunate, because they are off from school and want to go sledding, and I can't blame them. I hope your Christmas was full of joy and wish you a Happy New Year.

Grungy Candles

Robin's latest creation.....Grungy Candles. As you remember from the Barn takeover she was drilling out these pillar candles to accept an electric flicker candle.

She melted down one candle and the shavings and then added the spices. Then she poured the mixture over the other candles and rolled them to achieve the grunge.

Small votives were also on the menu.

The great thing with these candles is you can "burn" them for approximately 300 hours and then replace the battery or the whole flickering candle, and you don't have to replace the pillar.

A bit messy but totally worth it. These pictures don't show how well the candles came out, you just have to see them in person. Speaking of that, you can find these at Ryder Road Farm on Rt 4 between Fort Ann and Whitehall.

Usually, the bigger the mess, the more fun you had. Robin had ALOT of FUN!

My shop has been taken over

Robin is getting too used to my power tools.

This drill press is used for drilling wood, not candles! It's all in good fun, Robin has an idea and this is just the start, don't worry I will show the end result.

But the barn does smell a little "girly" right now. Robin is planning to melt these shavings down into something, I'll keep you posted.