Rivermist_Chris

Yes... my name is Chris and I am pour dysfunctional. This is the first time in 20 years that I've poured a candle. Actually, I take that back. The last candle I helped my kids make was an ice candle in a mold. Anyone remember the days of ice candles? No? Man I'm old. In any case, I poured a 50/50 blend of bee wax and paraffin in containers a few minutes ago. Because I am a klutz, wax dripped down on the outside of my containers. Is there some easy method to remove said unwanted wax from the outside of the container once the candle sets?

Thanks! I just order five pounds of beeswax, wicks, and a pour vessel off of Amazon. I have a ton of mason jars sitting around from when I decided to make a stab at canning. I made some pretty mean hot pepper jelly! But canning was not for me. So I figured I could use those as test vessels before I head into pouring wax in the pottery. My big question is what wick do I use for beeswax? Is it different?

Hi all, I'm a newbie to the forum so bear with me. When I was 10 years old, back in the stone age, my oldest sister made candles when she was in high school and made a pretty good profit. I was a goofy kid and followed her around like a puppy, so I learned from her; melting the wax, adding color and scent, making the wick stick up straight, etc. Much of the process has stuck with me, but I haven't made a candle in 20 years, and then I flew by the seat of my pants. Fast forward to today, I now work in ceramics. Someone from a Facebook pottery group suggested this forum after I asked a question about candle making. My daughter throws on the wheel and I handbuild, and we sell at vending events, on Etsy and consign at an artisan boutique. The other evening I got this brainy idea to turn some of our containers that have not been moving into candles. Again, I am not a complete beginner, but boy have things changed since 1971!!!! Sometimes reading the forums here is like reading Greek. But then I'm sure I know pottery terminology that y'all would be stumped by. Back in the day, the only candle wax we had a choice of was paraffin. There were no beads. There was no such thing as a wood wick. Now the choices of supplies make your head spin! I may be asking a lot of "newbie" questions if I can't find answers in the forums. Thanks for letting me play with y'all.