3 days ago by Ink Stained Roni

Hey Everyone! I am FINALLY getting around to posting the instructions on how to make a beeswax canvas!! I know I know...it's been a while but things are just nuts. Before I begin, I want to show you a few variations. Each was made using the same basic steps...the main difference would be the materia ...

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4 days ago by Michelle Styles

One of the things I have been doing over the holidays is to make beeswax candles. I had not used up the beeswax from this year's harvest, and we were getting low on candles. There is a certain amount of satisfaction in making candles. Melting beeswax releases a wonderful perfumed scent and its fun t ...

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5 days ago by LisaK

We have a chilly, rainy day here in Half Moon Bay, and I just went out and turned on the heater in my studio. I’m nursing a cold (*sniff*), but am still hoping to get a little work done. I’m working on a larger encaustic piece right now, another in the white series. This one is the other half of tha ...

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6 days ago by Mel, selected from Delicious Living

These less-well-known options are antibacterial and combine well with massage oil or a light lotion. 1. Cypress. This vasoconstrictor can diminish the appearance of varicose veins over time if used everyday. How to use it: Add 2 drops to a hot foot bath to control perspiration and odor; place 6 drop ...

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7 days ago by La Dolce Diva

Did you know that honey is as prized and regulated in Italy as wine, cheese and olive oil? Most Americans think of honey as that little bear they keep in their cabinet and add to tea or toast, every now and then. But the Romans and Egyptians and even their Gods recognized the value of this sweet nec ...

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8 days ago by admin

How its made… Bee’s Wax Sheets. Watch BEELUXE turn a coninuous roll of sheet bee’s wax into cut honeycomb sheets. These sheets can be cut into shapes or rolled into candles. Thank You to Dan Christian, Todd Harbison, Jim Spring, Bob Spring, John Flanigan, and Michael Nestor (more) (less) Technorati ...

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9 days ago by Daily Icon

The candle-laden surtout de table is a collection of seven ‘towers’ fixed atop a hovering silver landscape which itself rests upon a hidden under-base of golden-polished pearwood. Perhaps reminiscent of an architectural utopia, each tower rises on a starburst pattern of silver blades and soft radii ...

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9 days ago by LisaK

One of the outstanding properties of encaustic is it’s translucency, which makes it a great medium for collage. Collage can be used with encaustic to provide the main focus of a painting, or it can be used in under layers of the painting to give a sense of depth that is hard to accomplish in any oth ...

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11 days ago by lindsayr

They’re round, firm and juicy. Your mouth will water at the sight of them. Clementines remind me that Christmas is finally here! Those little orange, flavourful balls of seasonal juice are a celebrated food item during my Christmas. I say look to Christmas citrus for gift inspiration this year. Oran ...

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11 days ago by The Greens

Using our strained wax and double boiler setup, we addressed today an issue that has come up during the last few weeks of cold weather; dry skin. Over the years we individually came across jojoba oil. It is quite wonderful for the skin and is the closest “oil” to the natural fluids produced by our b ...

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