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I love the setup and labels you used, Karen. Super cute

If I'm able to make a good plan (that works) and I can control my "urges" the period between January/February and June/July is what I shoot for to stock up on staples like wax and jars. JMO/HTH

Maybe a supplier or two will jump in here and offer an insight of their sales strategy for the slower sales "off-months" for us.

Dave

Great tip - thanks, Dave!

Has anyone come across great deals for wax and FO? AH/RE has a 10%ish off. Was hoping for free shipping, no minimum!

I haven't tried it with USA but plain Advanced didn't work for me...way too little throw in my tarts, even with 12% FO load compared to other waxes.

Yankee extrudes the fragranced/colored mottling wax into beads that are machine filled around the wicked container. The containers pass through a warming area that melts the wax. I have made swirled candles with my parasoy but it was a real pain and not worth the effort IMHO. Using a paraffin wax would be the way to go and have some patience until you get the temp part of it down. Hand-crafted items shouldn't look machine made, it kinda defeats the purpose but in the end its all about how well the candle does its job. KWIM?

Steve

That's great to know, thanks for the info Steve. They do look super pretty but knowing the process makes it a pain for me to even try! Lol

Don't think they have one of those around me but I LOVE LOVE LOVE how some of the upscale hotels have fragrances piped in throughout.

I LOVE how those look!

Nice!!! I'm looking to make something like that for my homemade holiday melts. Love the pic

Sooo pretty! Almost too pretty to burn

The BHG ones, IMO, have excellent HT. I've had mine last 6-8 hours on average, with super strong throw. After that, the scent dissipates rapidly.

Has anyone noticed a sort of chemical smell off the melts? They smell very synthetic to me.

Thanks, everyone!

No shrinkage here with the 6006, you might want to try different pouring temps.

Very nice...I've yet to try votives but they're on my list. Love the color you used!

What other scent categories do you have?

Toasteds are popular as are Noels and Zucchini Breads.

My preference for testing is to cut melts in half and toss 2 or more together in a warmer. Helps stretch how many FO's I need to keep.

That's a great idea w/the half melts for testing.

Thank you both, ChandlerWicks and Georgia

Nice!!! I wish I had that much space.

Another one to try, Josies Attic

http://stores.ebay.com/JosiesAtticCandlesandSupplies?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

I've bought some from her too and she was great w/communication and turnaround. Fragrances were 7.5/8 out of 10 in terms of strength.

I've never used it, but I read Ecosoya PB might be good for things like this.

I wouldn't make tea lights for $, I think if anything, they'd be great add ons if you have a larger candle business and customers could try out your tea lights as samplers before purchasing a full size candle. Just my business perspective.

I know many of you are experienced chandlers and from reading past posts, it seems like the consensus is that curing the candle will help its HT.

Do you believe in curing in general? Why or why not? I'm curious if there's an actual scientific explanation.

Hi everyone, where do you get your labels for clamshells? I'm making some to give away for the holidays (hoping I'll get a good formula down in the next couple of weeks ) and want to do a cute label that I can customize. Thanks

I just bought some of the PB blend and am going to let them cure for a week. Good luck

Thanks for the great post! I hope you post pictures, I'd love to see how the pillars turn out

Thank you everyone for your replies. I feel a little bit better, I was definitely using the wrong wicks bc they would drown out and I'd fish them out, start over again, and get frustrated. *waves fist at candle*

@Vernie - thanks for the tip, I will try it again at that temp with my new wood wicks.

@Node - good luck! I hope it goes well

@marcuset - thanks for the wishes

@jbrooks - I agree, the wicking is a PITA

@chuck - thank you SO much for the breakdown! I'll take a look at the Clarus and wick recs

Can you guys tell I'm ugh'd to the max? I meant 1 oz FO/PP.