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DIY Pressed Flower Candle

January 16, 2019 by Shellie Wilson

This candle making tutorial shows you how to press flowers in to your handmade candle. The tutorial will guide you through attaching the flowers to the edge of the glass before pouring your wax in to the jar. You can see the full candlemaking tutorial here. 

 

Flowers 

Here are some fun flower facts you might not have known. 

Did you know that broccoli is actually a flower?  

Some plants such as orchids do not need soil to grow-they get all of their nutrients from the air, clearly not the plants that I have cause they apparently need more water than I gave them. I do not have a single green finger let alone a green thumb. I am pretty sure I could kill a plastic plant given the chance.  

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants. 

Flowers did not always exist they only appeared around 140 million years ago.  

Roses are related to apples, raspberries, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, pears and almonds, I guess that is why they are edible right?  

  Dandelions might seem like weeds, but the flowers and leaves are a good source of vitamins A and C, iron, calcium and potassium.  

Sunflowers move throughout the day, following the movement of the sun from east to west? have you ever noticed this?  

Flowers and plants have been used medicinally for thousands of years. Some flowers, such as the lotus, have religious or historical significance. 

In the 1600s, tulips were so valued that they were worth more than gold 

Lavender is a beautiful purple flower that is native to the Mediterranean. It has a scent that is known to relax people and is a well used calmative. 

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Knit a Trusty Troll for a Kid, Or Yourself

I’m a sucker for knit toys of all sorts, but especially when that knit toy is a character of some kind that you can make a story about and put into different scenes, I don’t think there’s anything better. Knit toys allow kids (and adults, too!) to build a world around them. I think that’s part of the appeal of the knit frog and toad characters, and maybe the emotional support chicken, too. 

This pattern from Fuzzy Mitten is for a trusty troll with a rucksack and a tool belt. The sack can hold tiny treasures like the rocks you collect when you’re out exploring together, and he can carry his own tiny tools on his belt. 

The pattern is rated for advanced beginners as it uses increases and decreases, garter and stockinette stitch worked flat, bobbles, yarn overs and a bit of intarsia for the face. Alternatively you could work the face in the same color as the body and add it later with duplicate stitch. 

It calls for bulky yarn for the troll’s body and worsted weight yarn for the accessories. You could easily use leftover yarn from other projects for this project. It stands about 16 inches of 40 cm tall, and really the hardest part is probably all the finishing because it is worked flat and you need to add safety eyes, embroidery and other details. 

This little creature is just so cute I want to knit one for myself so I can take it on adventures or insert it into photos for no particular reason. If you have a young child in your life I see no reason you shouldn’t knit a whole basket full of trolls. 

I also don’t see why not having a young child in your life should stop you from doing that, either. 

You can grab a copy of the pattern (and check out all the other cute creations) from Fuzzy Mitten on Etsy. 

[Photo: Fuzzy Mitten]

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