M Madison

Hi I''ve been making candles for the last three months and as of yet I've gone thru two companies, NuScents and Northstar. As I've been scrolling down the list I see that a lot of different companies. For me the scents I've been using have been allright but kinda hit or miss. I'm curious to experiment. any ideas? For wax I've been using the natures soy wax and palm oil both container blend, I haven't broken thru the mold yet:rolleyes2 it seems intimidating to me. I'm open to new ideas but have been working in isolation. I like that this forum exists:yay:that we can all share ideas and help with candle challenges. I've started bringing candles to craft shows and a few select stores and am looking at building a website to sell locally. I like the idea of using different combinations of color to set a feel for a room. The scents I'm still trying to fine tune and find some good ones to match with the colors. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanx to you all for responding! It feels nice that you took the time to help out, I've never really been a part of a chat room, I can see why everyone likes it here:bliss: :bliss: . I'm just feeling a little overwhelmed and want to learn everything at once but5 at least I know others are or were in the same boat with the same struggles. Thanks again and I'll see you all later:tiptoe:

Hi my name is Mark and I am new to this. I have been trying to educate myself by reading thru the forum but I keep getting los over a few basic things. One of which is the type of wax people use. I tried to look up on the wick chart which wax was appropriate but I couldn't find the one I'm using. I use a 100% soy wax I think its called natures wax from Cargill, container blend. I also use palm wax container blend. Is there a code word for these cause mostly I see soy with beeswax. I'm trying to get a ballpark figure of which wicks to use for different size containers so that I use up all the wax. Does anyone use these types of waxes, please help me I'm wasting half the wax and not producing much light.

Hi my name is Mark and I am new to this discussion board, its good to be able to talk with other candle enthusiasts! I've recently started making soy candles as well as palm wax candles. I've been making them in all sorts of different glasses and mugs that I find in thrift stores and have noticed that half my wax is not being melted in some. Is there different guidlines with soy wax as opposed to palm wax and is it as simple as measuring the diameter or does the shape of the glass matter as well? Sorry its such a longwinded question, its very confusing to me. Thanks:D