I am letting my beads completely dry before I bake them.. I have tried 1 TBS per one cup of beads and I have tried 1/4 cup FO per cup of beads(I usually have to add a few more beads during the process).. as of right now I've only used beads from scentdeals.com which I've also seen referred to scentimental deals.. my scents have been from scentdeals.com, lone star candle co. and justscent.com and they've all came out the same... they smell fine before I bake them, but once I bake them, the scent is gone or just barely there. I've heard a few good things about Bitter Creek and Natures Gardens beads, so I'm thinking about placing an order with one of the companies today to test out there quality of beads... But before I do, have any of you guys had problems with either of the two companies?? P.S. glad im not the only one having problems here.. makes me feel better. lol