BrendaH3

I would definitely suggest making sure you use a 100% beeswax candle or even simply melting beeswax beads (available at candle-making supply places), as many of the less-expensive candles are made of paraffin with stearic acid mixed in -- and the stearic acid might cause some discoloration of the wood. Check the ingredients on the candle before using.

what a unique and BEAUTIFUL design! Thank you for sharing this! Now.... to find a tree tall and strong enough in a treeless lawn.... ah well. I can dream.

The only problem with packing dirty clothes is that makes bedbugs spread -- they can get into your clothes and start nesting there, then you carry them home, and soon find that your house is infested. Bedbugs are becoming a major problem in America and Europe because of people travelling. It's even spreading from the big cities to small towns. If you DO do this, maybe seal the clothes in plastic ziplock bags, and make sure you put them into the wash as soon as possible?

I love this! It turned out so beautiful. I'd love to try making this, although I'm not sure if the lathe I inherited from my father actually works, so.... maybe try later.I was also thinking, to add a bit of color and maybe the look of veins in the "marbling", could you use a mix of cotton balls and a crafting fiber known as Angelina fiber, or a rough-spun yarn with variable texture? The Angelina comes in many colors, including metallic or iridescent, and the yarn would possibly add in a vein with different textures (tightly spun to loose puffs). Hmmm....

So very pretty and elegant. I need to make a bunch of these in silver to hang in my bedroom. Thank you!

What a fantastic idea!! I like that you can make it in different sizes, as I need something for both an iphone and a Kindle, so I can study while traveling, without ruining my neck like just holding them and looking down would do. Thank you!

What a fantastic idea!! I like that you can make it in different sizes, as I need something for both an iphone and a Kindle, so I can study while traveling. Thank you!

Gorgeous! Makes me wish I had palm trees out in the northern American West.. ;)

This is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing.