Crafting In The New Millennium

Archive for February, 2007


Recycling Wax With Chunk Candles

Small amounts of leftover candle wax lend themselves perfectly to making chunk candles with just a little forethought. This followup to my other wax recycling projects and instructions shows a simple way to convert those scraps into beautiful chunk candles.

Illustrated, step by step instructions.

See: Recycled Chunk Candles

Recycled Chunk Candle

Toasted Coconut Haystacks Project

A new project has been added showing how to make toasted coconut haystacks, This is a very simple project and will delight coconut lovers.

See: Toasted Coconut Haystack Project

Toasted Coconut Haystack

Easter Cookie Embed Gift Box Project

This great chocolate project shows how to make Easter decorated cookie embeds and package them for a great gift. These are sandwich cookies embedded in molded chocolate and are very popular. As always these project instructions are available free.

See: Easter Cookie Embed Gift Box Project

cookie embed gift box

Embedded Paper Candle Project

A new candle project article has been added to the site. It is a rewritten and modernized version of an article I wrote in 1998 and shows how to embed decorative paper in a hurricane shell candle.

See: Embedded Paper Hurricane Shell Candle Project

Shamrock Haystack Chocolate Making Project

A new free chocolate making project has been added to the web site. This fun project shows how to make toasted coconut haystacks in molds.

See: Shamrock Haystacks Chocolate Project