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Can't WAIT to try this!! Thank you Jojo!!! :-D

LOVE them all, especially the tall grass pillars!

Very Vanilla, Clean Cotton, Hansel & Gretel's House and Cranberry Marmalade all do really well in 4045H. Has anyone tried their Dragon's Blood? Sounds interesting!

Carol, I know nothing other than the fact that you make beautiful candles! Well done!

Thanks guys! This is the first time I've made mottles without stearic, and was pretty happy with how they turned out. It's also good to hear I'm not the only one that's camera challenged! Thanks Jo! :smiley2:

I always look forward to seeing your latest creations JoJo, and you never disappoint. These are absolutely gorgeous!

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Really? I can see them okay. Hmmmm... it IS possible that I posted the pics incorrectly - it's been quite a while! I'm sorry!

Made with 4045H and scented with Candlewic's Bayberry. They look like they're leaning in the pics, but I think it's just the angle I took the photo on. Thanks for looking! :smiley2:

I thought they were one and the same, too. A natural assumption would be that the harder the wax, the higher the melt point. After reading your explanation though Top, it's all starting to make sense. Slowly but surely!

I think you may be right Top, because even with the addition of stearic AND Micro 180... it still melted. I think I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and buy some hurricane wax. The pics below were taken an hour and a half after lighting the tealight.

I had no idea that it was stearic that increased hardness - all this time I thought it was vybar! I have plenty of stearic so I'll give it a shot, and if there's still melting, will order some clear crystals. Thanks guys!

I haven't, Candybee. I have about 10,000 slabs of the 4045H, so was hoping I could use that. I'll play around with it a little more, maybe adding some Vybar, and see what happens. Thanks!

Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this? Vybar 103 maybe? I tried my hand at making a forever pillar yesterday... and failed miserably! It looked wonderful, and I was so proud of my first attempt... but after about an hour of the tealight burning, the wax around the votive holder began to melt, the side cracked, and wax leaked out the side. It was a chunk candle - chunks made with 4045H and overpour made with 4045H with a little (1/2 TBLSP P/P?) Micro 180. Any help is very much appreciated! :smiley2:

What a wonderful idea! I was having problems with my wicks not staying upright too, and I think this could be the solution. Thanks Candybee! :smiley2: