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Does it look like this (coldpour instructions)

www.candletech.com/coldpours/

Are they stored upright? Not sure why they are in plastic bags? I keep mine upright in an old square cake pan. they can be messy when being worked with, but aren't leaking out.

Love the look of the candle too. Yes, I also had a coffee bean fire. Thankfully it was my son's gf I gave the candle to (one of my first candles). Since then have been a little put off using beans. I think someone on the board mentioned a treatment for them before using them.

Wonder what it would look like if you made it hurricane stye (but in a bar shape like yours) and then put votives in glass inside and the votives were also scented with coffee FO

I tried the heat gun too. Only the overpour looked good.

I'm interested in spa candles too. Do you use soy wax?

I always use mold seal on the wick hole (a fair amount) Like in the instructions.

Can't remember what its called, but I get it in the plumbing section at Home Depot. There are a couple of brands. Its fairly thin and comes in a roll. Have to get more today, so will pm you with the brand name asap.

Find this works well. I use a little more tape and make sure its really smoothed down. I use a glue stick to smooth down the tape.

http://www.candletech.com/metaltape/

It is obviously a joke people, lighten up. You think a cheap ass garter on a candle is wonderful, a sundress on a candle is just too cute, a mardi gras mask on a candle is funny but a candle with a diaper on it, posted as a joke, is in poor taste.

I guess it just depends (no pun intended) on who posts the picture if it is acceptable or not, huh?

Nothing to do with who posts the picture. Haven't responded negatively to any posts since I joined in Nov.2003. This is a first.

Poor taste - we do have seniors on the board. A new "ism" ageism.

Ok, see what you mean. Think the angle the picture was taken at gives that impression, but its probably ok.

Think I must be missing something:confused: Do you mean the reflection of the wick?

Beautiful work, Donita. Very generous of you to share your process. Sure wish I could get the same wax here. Too expensive to ship to where I live in Canada (cutoms fees, duty etc.) Only choices here are igi 1255 and igi 1260.

Really nice! Love the colors. Know what you mean about the camera. Can't get any decent shots here.

I pour my Fo into paper cups. I use small ones that you use in dispensers-or large ones depending on how much FO. I pour lots of FO into the paper cup, crease the lip for pouring and pour the FO into a glass that is on the scale (tarred first). Then its easy to pour the remaining FO in the paper cup back into the original bottle. Works well.

I do a second pour to fix this problem and it has worked well. I slightly melt the tops with a heat gun before doing the second pour.

Well, Tanya, I've always thought you did really great work. I've seen their stuff and your candles are just as nice. They really have worked on packaging, presentation and uniqueness over the past few years. The stores they are in are also very designer oriented so the candles show well.

Like the new picture of you Tanya,

Our smaller specialty stores here are full of their stuff. Its very lovely and they certainly make an effort to stand out and come up with new looks regularly.

They also have a patent on the oil filled glass cylinder insert for candles.

I was told that this company has the rights. Worth a look at their beautiful web site. They are local to my area. Look under Gift Collections to see their eternal flame candles.

http://www.enchantedmeadow.ca/collections.php?collection=4&scent=37

Was told by a candlemaker recently that the idea for a tealight in a container on the top of a candle was patented. So looked up the "Everlasting Candle" on the US Patent Office and the Canadian Patent Office web sites. Couldn't get a picture to download on the US site, but the descriptions on both sites are similar. The US patent # was 6638060. The Canadian one is pictured here

http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/details?patent_number=2392084&language=EN. Does this mean that we can't use any type of tealight holder?

And the definite white horizontal line may mean you waited too long in between pours.

One technique:

If your bottom layer has completely hardened but has not pulled away from the sides of the mold, you can use a heat gun (if you have one - guess you could use a hair dryer)) and heat the top of the layer until its slightly melted, then add the next darker layer. They will usually blend. This doesn't work well when making layer from different colors, like white and red.

However, if your first has pulled away from the sides of the mold, your second layer will run down over it.

Another technique:

Let the first layer set up until it has hardened on the top, but is still soft on the bottom (it takes a little practise to know whne to do this). Don't poke holes yet. Pour the next layer and then poke your holes like you would ordinarily do. This is the method I prefer, but sometimes have to resort to the first one when I let the candle.

You may want to practise on smaller candles with no FO to save money.

As previously said, your jump lines on the rest of the candle can be from the wax being too cold, pouring too slow, a cold mold. Hth.

Looking forward to seeing those pillars. Wlecome back.

What lucky aunts you have. Bet they loved them. Really like the colors too.

Saw some bayberry candles at a friend's house last year. They were beautiful, but the wax is super expensive to buy. Would be nice to try this but sure don't know where I'd get bayberries lol.

Wow! Beautiful colors and patterns.