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Hope this works these are a few of the Ice candles I made. I need a new camera.

Shop was about 75 and poured at 170 ish.

Yes its 4794 and I waited about that amount of time and had a hole in the middle by the wick. I kind of gave up on the votive s for a bit and just came in from making about a dozen ice candles. They are a blast to do and every one came out great. I'm thinking about putting them out at the craft show i have this weekend. Anyone think they would sell and is it worth it to continue for other then my self. I will post a picture of one I did with shells in it.

Last night I ventured into something I am not at all familiar with. I have for a while had 50 votive molds and figured why not? I used some of my max melt 4694 and went for it. End result? Not so good. I get the concept of doing multiple pours and by the 4th it still caves in on top. My question is are you supposed to blend the wax with something else? My wax melts are great with the blend I use with the same wax. Do I do the votive s the same way or add something else?

Spoke to CS today and they told me they get bubbles too. I was also told if the location I am keeping my candles in gets cooler in the evening hours it may have an impact on how the containers set up. Tonight I will pour one and put in in the house where the temp does on change. If this does not work I will seek a different wax which may be more friendly toward me. Cant figure this out and I know there is an answer.

OK, I'm loosing it! Tried to cool the wax slowly and I had the same results. I poured very slowly and mixed slow so I would not be the bubble maker. I am seeing tons of micro bubbles in the wax when I pour. I cant understand why they are not rising up and out. I have tried various temps and cant figure out where I have gone wrong. I spent 6 hours last night fixing candles for my craft show this weekend. I am beginning to think I may have to try another blend of wax. I have heard the 6006 is great and I'm willing to give it a whirl. Any in put on where to start? I'm changing my containers from Mason style jars to the apothecary type jars on the next run. Not for me because they burn fine but think they may show better on display. Any help to point me in the right direction would be great I sure do like the 4627 look though.

Ok, I just spoke to a friend of mine who no longer makes candles and he had over 20 years in the game. He told me he has been confronted by the wet spot issue and he was able to fix it by cooling slowly. I told him that sounds good but my garage is 3300 Sq Ft and I don't have A/C or heat. He told me to use drink "coozies" which will keep in warmth as well as cold. I will try this on my next pour but the full time job takes over again tonight, and the rest of the weekend. I will post results.

hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I myself may be pat of the issue on the bubbles. I went ahead and started from scratch with the way I mix heat and pour. and this helped. I will say I have been excited to take a hobby I love with the kids and attempt to turn it into a small business which we would not get board at. OK, here we go. I kept my temp at 185 and when I mix my FO I stirred much slower, thinking I was adding the bubbles to the wax, how else would they get there. I changed to a big spoon which moved the wax but did not make it fizz.I poured the wax like i was pouring a beer and did not splash it to create any disturbance. I let them sit and long and behold one day later, No bubbles. As for wet spots I think I will never completely get rid of them, due to shrinkage of the wax. I have tried to pour cooler and they still appear here and there. I'm still not sold on the wax yet but like the consistency and look. I hear allot about 6006 and another mixed in but have not had enough input to know exactly what to do. I would love to hear from someone who has had success and would put in two cents.

Mine look similar but bigger, My camera took to the grave a while ago and smart phone pics did not show bubbles very well. I read up on some other topics and may be on to something. I will report back soon.

OK, I just came in from the shop and can say I have made no progress. I did several pours at 190 and 200. I heated the containers to 100 and let them sit. the ones I did yesterday have bubbles!!!!!!!! Being its Xmas I have done several double pours with two colors and those had micro bubbles. The repair is almost impossible if you don't want colors to bleed together. What is going on, I had this down pretty good, now I feel like i'm starting over again. I have a craft show on the 12th and its two days, what to do. Any suggestions would be helpful. I would say I've learned allot from all of you, and help again.

I'm going to pour at 190 and see what happens. I am aware there is some shrinkage within the container. I have experimented with low temp pours and actually I have not had this issue to this extent before. I have a craft show in early December an this put a huge wrench in my gears. I have heated the containers before and have had good results but also have had more bubbles then even now. I will pour hotter tomorrow and let you all know.

I did a run of 50 container candles last week and today I was checking them out and 70% had bubbles in them and some wet spots. I have not changed anything. I use 4627 wax and the same FO as always. I have to fix them by lightly reheating the area effected and run the bubbles to the top. This is a first for me. Any insight as to why this happened. I do clean the inside of the new containers with alcohol and wipe it clean. Any advise is welcome.

I just came in from my shop and was TESTing some new ideas. Its not easy at all. We have been doing it since 1999 as a hoby and back then we tested even though it was for personal use. I just spent $20 on testing and did not like the out come so in the waste bucket it all went. Good luck, on a lighter note I think I made some head way on my tarts

First I am working on my Xmas line for some up coming shows. I have acquired some Xmas jars which are pretty wide, at lease 4". I believe I will need a wick at least the size of "y****e" apothecary sizes. Any suggestions on tabbed wicks which are bigger. Second- I have a decent tea light which has great HT and CT. How do I make them last longer? They seem to not burn as long as some as I have seen.

Thanks alot for the report's, I saw a person had some on craigs list for sale and I remembered it from the past but never tried it. I will keep using my blend. The guy also had Yaley FO to sell which I'm not changing to.