I've started collecting bayberries. I doubt I'll get the reported 15 pounds of berries I'll need to make one pound of wax. I'm hoping to gather enough to make at least one pair of dipped candles or even some walnut candles ( Read more... )

So after several attempts and a day later, I finally manage to get a working squirrel-hair brush done. It sounds petty when I try to write it out, but it was a lot more difficult than I'd planned on it being. But the new brush looks pretty and the hair is short enough that I'm not going to trim it ( Read more... )