Rivermist_Chris

3 hours ago, Sponiebr said:

 

Soniebr, who woulda thunk there is so much to all of this.  I poured wax into two glass containers, and 1 pottery jar.  The glass containers were kind of a trial, so I don't really care what happens to them.  The pottery jar is a different story. 

    

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.