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Beekeeping => Products Of The Hive => Topic started by: Perry on November 21, 2014, 07:47:55 pm
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My lovely wife Jane knows how to make candles as well! :)
Years ago at a work place, they had an employee craft fair at lunch so fellow workers could show off some stuff. My wife made a few pair of candles . When she went back at the end of the day her candles were gone, money left, and someone had started an order list!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Every now and then she will order some sheets of beeswax and crank out some for Christmas gifts.
I'm going to try and sell them at the market too.
I don't know if it turns up in the pictures, but after she rolls them, and flutes the edges, she rolls the finished candles in gold dust so that the high fluted edges get covered in it, looks purty.
Trying to figure out a price point. :-\
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Why does she look 30 years younger than you?
Nice candles. You should give her some bees wax.
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I've tried to get her to make "my" candles, as in pouring them, but no dice! I don't know if any of you are aware but my wife is absolutely mortified of bees, always has been. Rolling these candles is about as close as she'll get. :D
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Beautiful candles, those look like at least $20 a pair in Texas. If stamped made in USA. In your case you get the idea...
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enjoyed the pix perry, thank you!
GREAT looking candles!!! so your wife has some great snow moving capablitities...........as well as candle making!........ :D
wow, the fluted candles and packaging look awesome perry! (they are purty!)
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I love hangin' out with creative people, don't be surpised if someday I show up at your door... except I don't have any wax yet, maybe next season :D
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Beautiful :yes: No less than $16/pair
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Iddee, i'm thinking why his wife looks 20 yrs. younger than perry, he probably met her by giving her candy through the school yard fence. :D Jack
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She did a great job on the candles I think and I believe I would give her all of my wax if I was you.
Ken
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If she could make her beautiful candles out of sheet beeswax, I would buy them from her! Seriously ;) 8)
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Iddee, i'm thinking why his wife looks 20 yrs. younger than perry, he probably met her by giving her candy through the school yard fence. :D Jack
I was kinda thinking that Jack.. Young and PRETTY, so what the heck is she doing with Perry? Then you mentioned candy and it all clicked!
;D THose are sharp candles Perry and Mrs. Perry.. Definitely worth the 20 dollar price tag, maybe more! Especially the multi colored ones I see wrapped up and ready to sell. I am in the process of figuring out how to make a wax board so I can peel sheets of wax from it JUST to make that style candles.. did you make her the wax Perry or buy it?
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We buy the coloured sheets of beeswax. There is a fantastic place in BC (clear across the country) that sells premium candle stuff, I buy my tea-lite cups and wick from them, so it only made sense to get the beeswax sheets there as well. They will not ship in cold weather, and will answer just about any question you have about candles.
I first met the owner when I lived there and was looking for my first extractor. They used to also sell beekeeping supplies but were just in the process of selling out all those supplies. When I called there were no extractors left, but after thinking a bit he said he remembered that he had a "rental" that they had and he was tired of having to chase it down all the time, so he told me to come down and pick it up, he'd give me a good price.
I guess so! :)
You have to look hard at the receipt, but you should be able to see it. (1st item)
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wow.. 40.98 did I read that right?? You can afford to buy some stuff from them!!
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That's the sub total, the extractor is at the top:
"used Maxant extractor
1.00 ea at $25.00"
add some sheets of wax and wick and the sub-total before tax was $40.98.
This was one of those deals we dream about! :yes:
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wow, smokin deal. Glad to see it went your way! Now, stop trying to avoid admitting luring away that lovely young lady with bribes!
And tell me the secret because I am jealous!!
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Hey! Nice candles! Very unique. I have no idea what you could sell them for though.
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Our anniversary is on the 16th of December (19th).
The story of how we met is too funny. Her brother and I both started jobs as transit drivers at the same time so we car pooled for a few months to say some money. After a few weeks he said "you should meet my sister, you'd like her".
Now, no offense, but Rob was, how to say this diplomatically :-\, a bit overweight, short on teeth (you get the picture), etc. etc.
I just said to myself, "Uh, I don't think so pal". ;D
Anyway, after a few months he says to me that he is having a party, do I wanna go? I figure sure, why not?
I walked in and saw the most beautiful girl I ever laid eyes on standing against the wall. After a drink I walked up to Rob and asked who she was.
"That's my sister" he says! :eusa_wall: :eusa_wall: :eusa_wall:
I figure I lost about 3 months of my life not being with her because of my preconceived notion. :D
Best day of my life.
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I got this cake made for our anniversary a couple years ago. We were laughing cause in her high heels she's taller than me so when they started takin pictures she saw me standin on my tippy toes so she crouched down to help out! :D
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awwww
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DOH!!! Oh well, you just have to make up for lost time!! ;D You actually have some resemblance to that famous mustache guy!!
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;D
THAT, and the Candy seem to have worked well!!!
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perry,
wonderful pictures, wonderful story on how you met jane....., thanks for sharing.......
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Pure heartfelt love story Perry and Jane ~
PS. Absolutely gorgeous classic dress on your bride :)
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Your a lucky man buddy, :o 19 years is a record now a day. I got lucky to, will be married 56 years come June 6, 2015.( hope the two of you make it this long and longer) I can't figure out how she makes the wax circle the candle from top to bottom??. By the way, you might give some thought to whats going through her mind while shoveling SNOW. :laugh: :laugh: Jack
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I'll be she's thinking of snuggling with her handsome hubby with a nice hot toddy after a nice dinner that he cooked... and a Quentin Tarantino movie.
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All of that.............and never underestimate the power of candy! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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:yah: I'll do almost anything for Hershey's Kisses! ;) :D
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"Your a lucky man buddy, :o 19 years is a record now a day. I got lucky to, will be married 56 years come June 6, 2015.( hope the two of you make it this long and longer) .............By the way, you might give some thought to whats going through her mind while shoveling SNOW. :laugh: :laugh: Jack"
LOL on the snow shoveling! 19 years is a record nowadays jack.........being married to someone who practices primarily in family law makes my head spin at the crazy stuff; the average, falls into two categores; 1~ marriages lasting 0- 3 to 5 years (yep 3 days) and 2~ longer, but less than 20 years.
pre-nups, affairs, violence and abuse, alcohol and drugs, quirks (and some real doozies), fighting over the kids, fighting over money (and some don't have any to fight over) just to hurt each other and fighting over the most ridiculous stuff. i hear it every night, all the craziness.
first category, married too young? as teens or children came in the picture. 2nd category, grew apart, and many divorces because of affairs.
i feel lucky and blessed....i think though i'd probably be on the short end of the stick being married to a divorce attorney if we parted ways, ain't gonna happen.............. :D
perry, jane is a gem!!!
uhm er okay.......you are too my friend! 8)
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Riv! If I were your husband, and you made me homemade chicken noodle soup with homemade noodles, I would never divorce you!
I gotta learn how to make those homemade noodle you talk about ~ eyum!
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Riv! If I were your husband, and you made me homemade chicken noodle soup with homemade noodles, I would never divorce you!
I gotta learn how to make those homemade noodle you talk about ~ eyum!
Well.. a good cook is a bonus, but not necessary! My wife claimed she couldnt cook at all, but I still married her.. She still cant cook, and were still married!!
You folks should be ashamed! I'm talking about MONEY!! She makes LOTS of money!!! :laugh:
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""I'll do almost anything for Hershey's Kisses! ""
Sure wish my name was Hershey. :'( :yes:
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LOL Still looking for the secret in this house. Chocolate didnt work... well, it worked once, but she got wise....
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LOL.....ya don't give chocolates to guys, or flowers or wine....scott sometimes i try to figure out the 'secret' in my household. when you figure it out let me know.......one time for valentines, i spent a considerable amount of time stamping out colored hearts and x's and o's........i shoved them in his briefcase the night before. what i didn't know was, he had a trial the next morning.......so when he pulled out his files and notes, etc, all the cut up 'hearts' and 'x's' and 'o's came tumbling out with it......dumped out on the table, on the floor, in front of the judge, in front of his client and opposing attorney and the other client, not to mention whoever else was in the courtroom, ya know sheriff's deputy, courtroom reporter and audience of those waiting their turn to go in front of the judge.............
seriously funny stuff.......but not i guess............ :D :D :D
money? i am fortunate, it's nice, but money doesn't make a marriage or hold it together, it just gives folks a reason to bicker over......and neither is being a good cook............ :D home made noodles or not jen.......... :D
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It only take 4 words, repeated often, to make a marriage last.
"Yes, dear, I'm wrong."
46 and counting.................................................
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Your absolutely right iddee, my wife tells me that all the time. :D :laugh: Jack