Candle in the wind

I find candles fascinating, romantic, enchanting and peaceful.

I am always buying candles, some of them exhorbitantly priced, from every place I visit. I have always harboured a secret desire to create some of my own candles. But being a lazy person that i am, i never got around to join the classes to learn to make these candles.

When I got much awaited 20 days holidays in December, I made up my mind to start learning to make candles. But the biggest problem in bangalore is finding the supplies for making candles, the only easily available candle making supplies are the Fevicryl Hobby Ideas candle making kits, but they are too childish.

Someone told me that I might be able to get some supplies in commercial street. I spent an entire day, in the tiny roads around commercial street with its innumerous shops selling craft supplies. But Nada. No candle making supplies available in these shops.

Then someone told me that i might be able to get the supplies in Raja Market, next to Avenue Road. (Though I cant help wondering why we have names like Avenue Road in Bangalore). This place is a pedestrian's nightmare. The aroma(?) of the food wafting through various nooks and crevices of this road, honeycombed with million tiny inroads, with people walking from all directions, I did manage to reach Raja Market.

Raja Market, i an old bangalorean market where you can buy all sorts of craft supplies, but i managed to find only one shop that sells candle making supplies. Felling extremely happy, i bought my supplies and went home all eager to try my first candle.

Anyways, all's well that ends well. I have been making candles for everyone i know, for birthdays, friends' new houses, general gifts to fresh acquaintances, you name it.

This is my first candle.