I was wandering around YouTube and found that a programme I was completely obsessed with last Christmas has been added to the site. Kirstie’s Homemade Christmas is available to watch whenever you want!
The episode I particularly like is the one that features Nigel from Parable Designs. He runs a company, local to me in Devon, that makes the most wonderful handmade candles from designs on old wallpaper printing rollers. I was so inspired to see someone with a real eye for creativity, who managed to rescue these amazing works of art and now transforms them into beautiful candles.
They have a whole range of designs of candle, each one cast from the original roller and made into a mould that the wax is then poured into. If you watch the video, you’ll see Kirstie un-mould her very own candle made at Nigel’s company. It really inspired me to recycle and reuse some of the old crafty bits I have at home. It’s not quite on the same scale, but I truly believe that with a bit of imagination, you can create something magical from a few bits of old junk.
