VictoriaK

Im sorry, obviously spacing off tonight... I need this moved out of recipes into BB&C!

Finally thinking about expanding from just candles and wanted to start with what seems to be simple, to see how it sells, and that would be bath salts. Curious if anybody could help me with a good recipe since there seems to be packs of various ones online. Also, have 2 main questions.. 1. Is regular food dye used for the coloring or is there a specific dye? 2. Can skin safe FO's be used, or are EO's prefered? Thanks, Victoria

Oh my! I absolutely love those.. I have a thing for vines and such and those would go great in my home

Haha, I didn't even notice her avatar and had to look back.. I guess that would help complete my craving Never a problem, I actually made a small order to try out some things on your site! I will have to send you a PM when they arrive and let you know how much I love them, and for how long you may have me addicted before I eventually have to find treatment and ban your site

Thanks for the advice. Last night the delivery status had claimed that they had recovered the address and would be sent the following day, when tonight it says that they attempted to delivery it at 5:42 when I have been home all day since 2:30... So unfortunately it seems that there is still an error in the address, so tomorrow I will definetly have to call and get this figured out. Just so frusterating, for some reason I always get a knife to the gut when it comes to candle orders as something is out of stock and not added to my order, and now to add to my list is improper addresses... I have got my faith in Peaks, though I did get a bit catty in a follow up email as I have yet to hear from them... Hopefully they understand the pressure that I am going through by not getting an order Thanks again guys! Victoria

Im such a perv, I was hoping for some boobs or SOMETHING... Haha, I have always admired your skills GrumpyGirl... I am stalking your site now!

Time to vent my frusteration... Peaks forgot to add my apartment number on my address label, and now UPS is frantically trying to figure out where I am to get the package off their hands... GOD, I really hope I get my things... Sorry for the rant, I just get so tired with the bad luck I have with candle companies

That is interesting, is this something practiced in all forms of candle making and I just wasn't aware of it? I just tested out my Pillar/Votive soy and the cold throw is ridiculously well. I used a pinch over 1/4oz for 5oz of the flaked wax. Scent is dragons blood, and it seems the wax is light on colors so my already high 4 drops of Burgundy will need to get pumped up to fit my appetite of red(if even possible with soy). I did a partial fill on a 6 cavity clamshell, and love the wax with it:yay:... But the downfall is with the votives. As you can see from the pictures, it cracked around the wick. Is this from sinking, so this wax would just need a repour to elimate the problem?(Wick used is 44-36-18C). And, I also made a boo'boo by cracking the candle by pressing the sides to help release it.. Needless to say, as soon as I saw the crack I sat it back down and walked away haha. I will have to update on how it unmolds and if there are further problems. I can't get over how great the cold throw is, regardless of being a relatively strong FO P.s. I raised the temp to 170 and began my initial pour at about 153 if that could link to problems

I primarily use Palm Wax, as that just seems to work perfect for me.. But I would like to try out Soy to use as a secondary wax instead of Paraffin. I am reading a bit and it seems a bit more FO per pound compared to other waxes, and also I am curious about the 'curing'. Is this just a matter of sitting it around for a couple of weeks or what? I have a few pounds of Cargill Nature Wax C-3(Container) as well as EcoSoya Wax PB-140(Pillar Blend) to play around with, hopefully they treat me well:yay: Love to hear any tips, Victoria

I have always just added the dye then FO to my double boiler, sure to mix it well, and then poured into my mold or container. If there is any extra wax in my pot, like less than a half an ounce(an amount that I can not use by whipping out a tart tin), then I just pour it in my trash(over my garbage, so mah garbage bags don't melt haha)... Then... I just toss a couple paper towels on a cookie sheet and put the pot upside down on the towels and throw it in the oven at the lowest temp(200deg) for a couple minutes. The paper towel catches the wax when it melts, and then I just give it a final wipe with another towel. I guess im just lazy, haha Victoria

Thanks for the encouragement, I will have to give them a try now. I was a bit turned away with the different selection, and being a site I am not familiar with, but I am going to take your word and check them out. Thanks for your help, hopefully this will be the scent I have been looking for -Victoria

Hey Natty, Looked around and it seems like they primarily sell candles, though Absinthe is unfortunetly not one of the few oils they offer:cry2: O man! I originally found this http://www.saveonscents.com/product_info.php/products_id/2392 , but you have the option of the concentrates and such, so it just seems like a weird order that im not sure that im ready for haha. Even Ebay doesn't have anything, people are selling an ounce for 5bucks, or less for even more.. No way I can add anything to my line that cost that much money.

Looked a little around online and didn't see much when it comes to prepared absinthe scented fragrance oils. I just purchased a pound of NGC black licorice , and thinking about what else I could convienantly mix with it to have a nice absinthe scent. Maybe a touch of clove? If anybody has any ideas, or knows of a supplier I would love to hear back from you. -Victoria

I would love to know as well. Primarily my candles are made with Palm Wax, and I hope to add tapers to my line so that would be awesome and I am sure beautiful. Any ideas on wicking this thin of a candle??? If anybody has further information we would love to hear

Oh my god! I love those, and the taper looks almost like a horn... Wow, I wish I had the space and time to play around with such things:cry2:

Those are beautiful! And it seems like the wax held to the jar well too, so that is a definate plus. I have been considering to add those to my line(or others similiar) because I myself love the style. What wick do you use and does it burn well?

Yeah, I have looked over the responses in the other thread. I figured I would add a link in the Palm Wax section since individuals more familiar with the wax may be browsing this section more often, and may have further assistance, perhaps if they get thicker ones through a specific supplier.

I just tried the pour at 150deg and unfortunately the crystals only formed in spots. I allowed the temperature to rise to 175deg to melt all the wax, then cooled to 150deg to pour. No warping, but little crystals(all but the top which formed perfectly).. Hmm, back to the drawing board

That sounds like an idea! Pouring at that low of a temperature does not change the crystallization or anything? Thank you for your suggestions candlesprite and I will be trying that Cindy

I have this posted in General as well, but figure that it may be better reviewed in this section. Any help is greatly appreciated http://www.candletech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40621 -Victoria

Thanks Top, should have known you would have the answer:D. And yeah, it is a tealight, just looks kinda massive from the closeup shot.

Yeah they are the plastic ones(pictured below). I liked the idea of having something that I can just pour into and sell to the customer rather than the use of molds. Though I have seen them online such as this picture(below) where palm wax is used, but with different cavity tarts... Hmm...

Tonight I guess just isn't my night. Testing out new items and they are all back firing on me.. In another post I discuss how my new container mottling wax is not holding FO, and now I tested out these 6 cavity tart molds and they are warping from the heat. I am trying them with palm wax since that is what I use for all my tarts, is the 200deg temp just too high for these or do they have stronger ones available??? -Victoria

I got a couple slabs of this wax a few days ago and decided to finally give it a try. I love the color hold(for fig melon) and the mottling looks great, but its sweating out some of the oil. I did a small batch of 5oz with between 1/8 to 1/4oz of the FO which in my opinion doesn't seem like much as it is a rough estimate from using my usual 1/5oz per pound of wax. Am I calculating wrong tonight, or is this just a more sensitive wax??? Thanks everyone, Victoria

Yeah, I have emailed them numerous times and only got a respond the initial time in regards to the missing cello bags.. But no bags were mailed and I have yet to get response about the other missing items either. A definet pain because I actually enjoy Cierra and never had an issue like this before... But I am definetly not doing business with someone holding my money and leaving stuff out of my packages... BIG NO NO haha Regardless, I left a message on their Customer Service telephone and also a final email so maybe things will be taken care of