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Candlemaking

November 12, 2017 Vivian Lee Hu

My sister Jinha hosted a candle making party Sunday afternoon. She melted down the wax for us and we added our selection of essential oils from lavender to honeysuckle and roses. We all decorated our own containers and they all ended up really cute!

My husband made a super pig candle below and we made Wonder Woman together on the right:

Meanwhile...Bori watched us for a while...

Cool range of creativity:

Here’s my husband pouring wax into his candleholder:

Another cute cup candle:

Just have to wait 24 hours for them to settle. Can’t wait to use them! Thanks Jinha!

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