http://waxcatcandles.com Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:40:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One piece at a time this giant puzzle comes together. Often getting pushed aside for life and its many facets, eventually sections start looking like the picture on the box, and new hope is breathed into seeing it become a completed work. The most recent sideline has been my dog getting ... http://waxcatcandles.com/2008/10/02/putting-the-puzzle-together/ So it goes, life sometimes gets in the way. I've been trying to fit the soaping in when I have a moment... except it seems like I've just been working on the site in all my free time. Since my last update, my baby sister has gone and got herself hitched ... http://waxcatcandles.com/2008/08/17/i-bleed-soap/ Well, we've been back from the coast trip for over a week, and I still haven't gotten the new tarts on the site!  I've been trying to deal with a shopping cart malfunction.  Well, I don't think the cart is malfunctioning really, I just jumped the gun and updated WP, ... http://waxcatcandles.com/2008/07/24/lost-in-the-bubbles/ It's been a busy week with out of town visitors and a fun time with Mike D and Thee Loyal Bastards last weekend.  I also got turned on to Fernando Viciconte who I am enjoying listening to, especially in these wee hours late into the night in my little laboratory.  ... http://waxcatcandles.com/2008/07/10/beach-time/ Good news for you lavender lovers out there. I have blended this happy essential oil in to the most perfect little tube of lip balm! Mmmmm.... Lavender Lips..... I have also reformulated the lip balm tubes just a bit. I added in a touch of beeswax to firm ... http://waxcatcandles.com/2008/07/02/ooh-lalavender/ Busy busy!  I am working on the never ending project of rearranging this work room again today.  I get a little bit done every day in between batches of soaps and bars and candles and and and.... I made some small batches of massage tarts and some lotion bars today testing ... http://waxcatcandles.com/2008/06/27/my-to-do-list/ Well the year is motoring right along! The last couple of weeks have been buuuusy! We took a trip over to Eastern Washington for my sister's bachelorette weekend getaway. The weather was gorgeous and perfect after not seeing much of the sun on our side of the ... http://waxcatcandles.com/2008/06/24/solstice/ Well the weather has been UGH and we're still waiting for summer to show up.  I'm still waiting for a brighter day to get some product photos done.  In the meantime, I've been busily plugging away at making my space more organized and efficient.  Thanks to a lovely donation from ... http://waxcatcandles.com/2008/06/11/the-new-soapery/ Well I may have to look into changing my name to Wax Cat Candles and Soaps.  I concocted my first two batches of soap from scratch yesterday and I am HOOKED. I used two different recipes that I put together from scratch with different oils and butters I had collected.  The ... http://waxcatcandles.com/2008/06/06/wax-cat-gets-soapy/ It's all about the wax war.... Over the past year the cost of my supplies have sky rocketed. The cost of the wax and shipping has nearly doubled in just 2 years. It's been steadily going up up up until just recently. I would like to believe ... http://waxcatcandles.com/2008/06/02/the-rare-occasion-when-war-brings-good-news/