brodie159

Fern, Thanks so much for the helpful info.

I am using J50 wax. Is this good for the chunks and for the pour? ALso, should I add FO to both or would the pour be sufficient? My kids can't wait to do chunks, so I suppose I will give it a try since the containers did well. Oh, I should add they will be containter chunks, not pillars.

Big Lots if you have one. I saw them there last week with the Christmas stuff.

I finally did it! I really got scared with the whole container thing so I thought I would do the votives. That lasted until my husband cmae home and totally shot that idea out. His friends at work do container candles. He said is they can do it we surely can. He ordered all the stuff to do them and they came out great. Not hard at all. We used J50 wax and one pour was all it took. No sink holes or anything. Great adhesion too to my surprise. We've been burning one and are all most finished. No problems so far. What exactly am I looking for to go wrong with the burn anyway? Thanks for all the advice. It was very fun and a nice holiday family activity to make our gifts. One last thing, who sells the strongest FO? I like really strong scents when you burn. Mine smell while burning but not as much for my personal preference.

OK another clueless question...what are wickpins??????? I think ya'll talked me out of the container kits. We will try votives first. What do the wickpins do??????

Thanks for the advice. We may just do the votives, then. Why are the votives easier to make than the mason jars. I would think that pouring and leaving is easier than dealing with a mold. Just curious! It sounds like a good place to start. I am testing the candles to make sure they don't catch fire or are unsafe in any way. Sorry to sound so clueless but this whole sort of fascinates me.

Every year for Christmas we make something special to give the adults in our family. This year we have chosen homemade candles. I will need to make 12-15 candles in small mason jars so we can decorate them. These are my questions: How much and what kind of wax? How much scent? How much color dye? What supplies are best? Am I crazy do to this or is it easy enough? Thanks in advance for any advice and help. What a great site!!!!!! Brodie