simplybeelightful

Place a brown paper sack (one layer) over the wax and iron. Keep moving the sack and ironing until it no longer gets "wet". I splattered wax all over a nice blouse once and thought it was ruined but tried this method then washed the blouse and you couldn't even tell where the wax had been.

Place a brown paper sack (one layer) over the wax and iron. Keep moving the sack and ironing until it no longer gets "wet". I splattered wax all over a nice blouse once and thought it was ruined but tried this method then washed the blouse and you couldn't even tell where the wax had been.

Place a brown paper sack (one layer) over the wax and iron. Keep moving the sack and ironing until it no longer gets "wet". I splattered wax all over a nice blouse once and thought it was ruined but tried this method then washed the blouse and you couldn't even tell where the wax had been.

I think you are pouring way too hot. I usually pour around 160 degrees in a very warm room. The longer your candles cool, the better results you will have. Good luck

You probably won't like it but my recommendation would be to get rid of your metal molds and buy some good silicone molds. I lightly spray my silicone molds when my candles start to stick a little bit (usually about every five of six candles), pour around 160 degrees and in a very warm room with no fans going. The longer the candle cools, the better your results will be. If done right, you usually don't have to poke relief holes in the top. Good luck

Pick a theme that goes with your business, i.e. my products were all made from beeswax and honey so my booth was all decorated with bees. HOwever, don't overdo the decorations and place things on different levels throughout your booth. Also, pick a couple of different colors for your table coverings. I used floor length maroon table cloths with yellow bee themed material as toppers.

I agree. I have made candle tins and metal bucket candles with beeswax.

they say the candles are 100% beeswax. Beeswax is a very hard wax so I'm wondering how they are going to "unroll" to burn. Seems to me they would have to be a beeswax blend.

Oh, dd I mention, beeswax makes the BEST lip balms! I LOVE beeswax, not just because I'm a commercial beekeeper, but because it is the best! LOVE IT!!!!!

I agree with Wessex, why put beeswax in a container? Seriously, I think it would burn too hot to make good container candles. Good news, beeswax makes beautiful pillars, taper, votives, and tea lights!

Absolutely gorgeous! I love cross stitch! Is that counted? I love counted cross stitch. I did a 16 X 20 picture of horses at a stone water trough. Was suppose to be for my husband for our first anniversary. Only took me three years to finish it! ha ha But I have done several large patterns since that didn't take me nearly that long! Keep up the good work.

Actually I burn pillars all the time in my camper. However, my first choice for any kind of alternative lighting would a primitive candle lantern my husband's cousin turned us on to. They hold a 5" taper candle, are made of wood and are completely draft free. You can burn candles outside in the wind and they do not even flicker. The lantern kits can be purchased from www.trackofthewolf.com but we purchased the first one and then make our own using their pattern. My husband's cousin belong to a primitive camping club where they cannot use any modern tools so they use these lanterns with beeswax candles for lighting. Believe me, these lanterns are the best! They put off an incredible amount of light from just a single taper, kind of like the old oil lamps, are VERY easy to use and, like I said before, are excellent for outdoor use. They can even be retrofitted with a pane of mirror on one side for use as a reading lamp! Plus, they can be moved from room to room quite easily and safely. For the candle, I cut some of my taper molds to about 5", which works out okay for me because I also make Shabbat candles for some of my customers who also need that size candle. Of course, I only use pure beeswax candles so, even at just 5" they still burn about 6 hours.

My first thought was also pillar candles, since that's what I use, but that wasn't the question. Don't know why people think container candles are any safer than any other type of candle, a flame is a flame.

I would think a taper would put out more light than a container.

Guess it's a little of both and, if I weren't trying to sell my products myself, I wouldn't mind letting someone put their name on... and, considering I made close to 30K my last year in business, I think I made the right decision for me. Most of the retailers that had asked me about private labels went ahead and let me sell under my label anyway.