karen & i had our first candle pouring adventure yesterday.
what a good day.
all of our supplies finally came in and we were excited!
i have poured candles before, but this time karen and i were in search of the perfect combination of container, wax, wick, scent and color.
with aprons on, we started cooking! our first batch was our control - no scent no color (how boring). then we got a little more creative and made two more batches with different scents & different colors.
sadly, we realized we need a refresher on math particularly fractions. yes, at one point i called my husband for division help. pathetic. thank goodness for all of us, he is a genius (compared to us).
we divided the candles & read how to conduct a burn test.
which is what i am currently in the process of doing. unfortunately, my test candles are not doing so well.
ugh.
all the excitement, research, time, calculations.. back to the drawing (and buying) board!
even though i am presently bummed, i know our efforts were not a complete waste - we learned a lot from yesterdays adventures & today's experiments.
but the bottom line is: we had fun together yesterday. success.
How exciting!! I love the storyline too, can't wait to see what happens next.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I'm missing out on all of the excitement being clear across the states from you two! Keep having fun, that's what really counts in the end. :) xoxo
Angie B. you should be here to join in on our fun! But, we will get you riverwick candle asap so you can spread the good word in idaho for us.. we ship, you know :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome!! I can pass it along to my teacher-friends. :)
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