barbaranj

Beautiful way to honor the fallen. I hope you never have to make another one as well.

Thank you all for the nice comments...builds my confidence!

The marble is not scented. I used 3 drops of navy blue dye...but it does look dark enough to be black.

I did scent the rustic (with cinnamon vanilla) and have been burning it which is why it looks a bit used!

The mottled is scented mint chocolate.

Thanks again for looking and commenting!

Ok....here goes nothing. This is my first marble, first mottled and FIFTH attempt at rustic. Lots of fun playing with 1343A.

With the J223 I found that one 51z works real well with minimal hang up.

Just weighed the large one....9.6oz.

Holly Berry and Jack Frost.

Such beautiful layers. May I ask at what point you pour them?

Maybe just a "tint" of teal....

Is it Ok to post this? It is from another board but might prove helpful.

http://www.candlecauldron.com/insurance.html

Zinc for me too. I haven't used a wick centering tool since I switched to zinc wicks and I like the fact that they burn cooler.

Thank you all..... all of the input on this thread has been wonderful....and helpful to many others I am sure. I will post a picture when I get a good result.

My free sample from Peaks last week was Cinnamon Balsam. It will make a really nice scent for winter sales. Very cozy winter blend as Peaks describes it.

Thank you all so much...I will be sure to post a picture (eventually!).

And Bunny....to explain my rustic problems...I used one lb 1343, 3 TBL stearic and 1 oz scent (cinnamon vanilla). I coated my aluminum mold with cooking spray (didn't have real mold release spray) and poured between 140 and 150. The wax hadn't skimmed over at all at that temp. Seems that the rustic layer stuck to the sides of the mold more than to the candle. I tried pouring even cooler, tried chilling the mold a bit....but I never got the entire rustic effect left on the candle. This last time I actually poured the wax around the sides of the mold before filling up the mold with the wax. That seemed to help some...I only had about 1/3 of the rustic stay on the mold.

Just can't seem to come close to all the beautiful ones that you all posted in the old gallery. ARRRGGGGHHHH!

Thanks for you input!

Thanks for clearing that up for me Dana! Off to the kitchen I go!

Hi all,

I finally bought some 1343 and would welcome some advice to guide me in creating the mottling effect. I remember someone posting that no additives are needed with the 1343, but the label Peaks put on the wax was to add stearic and fragrance oil. Maybe both ways will work? I would just like a direction to go in as I attempted rustics ALL WEEKEND LONG with not so great results and need to switch to something else like mottling before I attempt the rustic again. TIA.

Only in my dreams could I ever create something so beautiful!

THis is what sells best for me.

8 oz square mason and tins

and

12 oz apothecary