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Angelique

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  1. Since BCS sells cans for candlemaking, and has been for years, and people have been doing it for years, Im pretty sure you can. Look at the bottom of the page http://www.bittercreeksouth.com/containers.htm
  2. I found one of Voluspa's candles on Amazon with the following description: "Voluspa uses a paper core wick and a blend of food and cosmetic grade paraffin wax with a touch of gel wax for the ultimate in a clean burning Voluspa candles are long lasting Makes a great gift! Hand-poured in the USA" I know they primarily use a coconut wax formula now, and this is most likely an older line, but gel to paraffin? Thats a new one to me
  3. Ive seen these, they are bowl fillers, scented decorations, big in the prim world. SO nice btw Pennie!
  4. LOVE THEM! Those are so well done!
  5. I agree, its always worth it to drive and stock up when you can, I did it in Texas years ago when I shopped at Sissie's (now BCS) Now its Peaks, just load up that vehicle when you get there. Shipping costs suck and I cant stand to pay them.
  6. I third the CB-A, no frosting from all the testing Ive done
  7. lilcountrymomma, do you prefer the zinc with 4627 over CD's? I am currently testing the CD 18's in the 16 oz pint mason jars and they are working wonderfully, even with the heavier oils, and even slightly better then the htp's. I noticed that not many are using cd's with the 4627 so i was wondering what your opinion is. I have been a 4786 user since the beginning but am hooked on 4627 fully now, and cd's were always my favorite wick, so I just started combining the two the other day and I am loving it so far, well so far, who knows as it burns down. (fingers crossed)
  8. Same here, I never saw the difference, i stir for about 10-15 seconds with a big whisk, never had an issue with oil settling etc, great hot throw and thats the way i did it for years, 10-15 seconds tops. Guess it matters on personal preference
  9. Your a bored old guy, aint ya It appeared as if you thought he was simply deciding to ignore you, my apologies, carry on
  10. Actually, ignore is a forum feature that means he can no longer see your posts.
  11. I would only do drop ship with a very well established company that had a solid internet presence, mainly because you will be doing all of the work anyway, they would just be submitting a third party order.
  12. I actually quit candles back in 04, and am restarting my business. I am doing something totally different now, so I am having my labels designed this time, and professionally printed, mainly because I have changed in style so much. I still love myownlabels though!
  13. myownlabels.com used to be my go to for upscale labels. Look under food/craft on their site and you may find something that you love.
  14. These are extremely gorgeous pillars, you are a true artisan, my hats off to you!
  15. I am not sure why you would use container wax for tarts, when the throw in a firmer wax can easilly be acheived. It must be a pain to demold/pop out of clamshells, to each his own. As a starting point in paraffin I would suggest IGI 4794, heavenly throw cold and hot.
  16. I think anyone that carries French color dyes, such as Peaks Those are the most concentrated that Ive come across. They have great fragrances as well, especially the bakery types, but they have large FO minimums since they are a manufacturer. If you want to buy the primary dye colors in a large quantity directly from French Color, they are roughly 65$ per lb. with a one lb minimum per color. They will even send you samples directly, frenchcolor dot com They are great to work with also and have been around for a long time. April H
  17. Thank you again Candybee,for all of your suggestions, I greatly appreciate them! I will get a sample of that as well, I also just ordered 2 lbs of the glass glow palm wax to try, that you were talking about earlier. From the pictures, glass glow almost looks like the old mottling container paraffin wax, or am I way off base? April H
  18. Sliverofwax, those are good tips for working with CB, thank you! I did love that wax, and it was quite new when I was winding down my business, I was pretty much a 4786 user, although I love the no repour idea! I used to have a very large melter and sold it a long time ago, which I am REALLY kicking myself over now , time to save up again Thank you Candybee for taking the time to give me all of that information, those are two waxes that I have never heard of and will definitely check out, I will buy a few samples to play around with. The idea of a super wax is intriguing! Jason, I never added anything to the 4794 other then liquid dye and fragrance, and while it is a votive wax, it made an amazing pillar that filled a room with fragrance, I only had one formula which I don't mind sharing, I used to share it on TSR back in the day. 3 inch wide round mold with a cd 16 wick,(although experiment with the wick size depending on FO, etc) I kept them on the shorter side, never more then 6 inches tall, but it may work taller, I just never did. I believe I was using 1 oz of fo pp.back then and they are very "huggable" on top. I packaged them in a gift box with tissue paper because they were a bit scuff-able, if you've got some extra 4794 laying around, experiment and see if you like it, I think you will
  19. Nice to see you again, Linda! I DO have a lot of catching up to do, so glad I found this place again! April H
  20. I love hearing that people don't even ask you anymore, I am in Colorado now which is a pretty green state, but I am just going to stick with paraffin and see where it goes. I have used comfort blend, in fact I had originally bought it in Texas from Sissies before it was BCS, that stuff was like vaseline but burned like a dream. My only problem with it was that the tops of the candles were so soft, I worried about people finger poking April H
  21. Natures Garden has a big candle making manual if I remember correctly April H
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