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This is intended to be mainly about my crafting stories, as a personal record of what I do. However, I interpret crafting quite widely, not just paper crafting but other things too. I have a butterfly mind and like to change from one thing to another depending on what I feel like on a given day - knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, cards, baking and several others, including my favourite right now, parchment, both traditional skills and Groovi, very relaxing and calming to do.

I have decided to put some structure into my blog so that each day will have something of a theme.
Monday- for Mindfulness; Tuesday - Tidy Up Day; Wednesday - What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday; Thursday - Technique and Tips; Friday - Finish Off Day; Saturday - Start Something New; Sunday - Anything Goes
These themes are not hard and fast and will be changed if I feel the need.

Saturday 18 May 2019

Saturday - Start Something New

I have a slight problem with the theme for today because everything I am doing today is under wraps right now, till the WOYWW Crop.

So I thought I would give you a bit of a giggle instead.  Take a look at this photo.


I went into the conservatory one day last week and stopped dead.  I thought someone or some creature had been in and attacked my little lamp.  The doors and windows were still locked and I never leave them open in case birds or squirrels etc get in.

Then I put my sensible head back on and realised that it was a candle lamp, and the candle had succumbed to the high temperatures over the last couple of weeks.

Looking at the photos today, I can now see the whole thing differently.  There is a face in the holder, and the drooped candle is an old fashioned nightcap with a bobble on the end, or even long hair hanging down.  


Can you see what I mean?  Maybe you can see something different.

I have previous history with candles and heat.  I have a "candlabra" which takes three candles.  It always had the same three red candles for Christmas.  One year, we put them away as usual in the top cupboard.  Come December, time to get them out again, but, instead of three tall straight red candles, we found three bent and twisted things.  However, it made a talking point when we put them in the holder, so we kept them.  Each year, the twist was slightly different, but they became a Christmas tradition.  Not sure this one will stay, though.

2 comments:

Sue C said...

Its surprising how quickly candles melt, we forget how hot it becomes in the conservatory when the sun suddenly decides to stay out all day !! We have a few wonky candles !!
Look forward to seeing your secret stuff in due course.

Sarah Brennan said...

Oops. It must have got hot in there lol. I see the night cap as you describe it rather than hair!