Karen Ov

Hi..I love RE,  I think bonfire bliss is really good in 464..,I love bayberry black forest, its kind of strong. I tried coffee house in wax melts, smells very strong but its awesome 

Hi... try candle science ☃️

I have copper coconut from aztec oob it smells nice similar to tanning lotion but maybe better..and sweater weather and clean cotton are awesome from aztec    

Spicy peaches and apples, I think from rustic escentuals smells something very similar to a apples and cinnamon but maybe better and is strong.  

37 minutes ago, Abi said:

I’ve been using mica powder in my wax melts it looks lovely but when I use them in my burner the mica powder sticks to the bottom how do I stop this?

Hi...Try stirring it with a popsicle stick

7 minutes ago, JohnW. said:

What wick do you all think is best for 464 soy wax? Like I said, our candles are in 8 ounce jelly jars.

I used the cd wicks, I liked the way they burned, but I dont use 464 anymore, over a year worth of candle making with 464 and came to the conclusion that 464 is disappointing.  I conquered the wet spots, and even the the bumpy tops and frosting, but then there is the lack of  hot throw on over 50 different fo's. Plus the candles that did come out really nice, after 3 months there all frosted up, dry looking. I wouldnt buy it. So now concentrating on wax melts for the time..and will try some different waxes down the road   

Thats awesome 💖....Something to be proud of..Congrats💐

On 10/10/2020 at 9:20 PM, Cynna said:

Karen, Do you mean Celery Salt from SOS?  I tried that one.  It's VERY strong in CT, and it is a very dry herb kind of scent, not a fresh green at all.  It's kind of obnoxious in my opinion, but every nose is different.

 

My favorite green scents are:

CM's Bamboo Rainforest

RE's Clean Green

Fillmore's Irish Moss

and if you can find it, Cucumber Apple Splash is amazing.  I think JS made it years ago, but the only place I can find it now is on eBay.  It's really clean and strong and bright. 

Thanks..I'm definitely looking for the real fresh celery scent.

There pretty..Hope someone on here can help you..The shiny ones maybe it could be painted with  mica coloring. 

Im curious, Has anyone tried celery fo?

I seen that save on scents and midwest sea salt co. has it but there pretty pricey. I just love the scent of celery.. lol...

I use candle dyes and mica in melts never in candles  and yes it does settle to the bottom but i love the cool effect you get when it melts, all swirly lol.. I add it in before the fo. Maybe some stearic acid in the 494 or some paraffin , but 494 should already be  somewhat firm because it is for melts.  

19 hours ago, jancita said:

I have tried probably twenty pumpkin spice/chai/name-your-pumpkin-dessert candle fragrance oils for my fall line. All left me wanting and questioning why pumpkin spice candle scents have to be so sweet and artificial smelling. I happened across a kitchen store today that had just gotten in a new shipment of the Nest Pumpkin Chai scented candle. Why, oh why, is Nest able to get this beautiful spicy, but not sweet fragrance oil. I already know the answer. They have the buying power to custom order, but why do none of the scents available to smaller candle makers believe that someone may want a less sweet option? One without vanilla and butter and graham cracker. Why just why do FO manufacturers do this to us?  Makes me want to make my own scents, but I don't know how. Sorry for the rant. 

I feel the same way..To me a lot of fall bakery scents kind of smell similar, like caramel, butter, vanilla..I also would love to find a pumpkin scent w/o it smelling sweet..

hi..so I want to try decoupage, I have watched tons of videos,  looks easy..lol..So  sometimes they  paint the jars before applying the rice paper or napkins, they use those yellow round sponges or make up sponges  but mine comes out bumpy or the brush leaves streak marks..Am i missing something ? . Is anyone familiar with this kind of craft? Thanks💐

Was your ht good after cutting back?

16 hours ago, Ravens said:

Add a bit of 4794 and they will pop right out. 

How much of a ratio do you think would be good? 

6 hours ago, LindseyB said:

I’m just starting out making melts and I wondered if I can ask a question re glitter.  I have added glitter right into the wax and that’s been fine; but how do I go about adding the bigger bits of glitter to the tops of bars? 
 

Do you have to re-melt a little bit? If so, how do you not lose the bar shape? 

You can hit the tops with a heat gun, just dont leave it on the bar to long.

I have seen tons of youtube videos where the title says.."i started a candle business" and they are all in the last 6 months 

I got peppermint from flamming candle and it smells really good,  nice straight up peppermint, but I have never smelled peaks..

On 8/25/2020 at 12:41 PM, BusyBee said:

This is not the answer you are looking for, but check out JAFE Decorating.  https://jafedecorating.com/techniques/

It shows all different kinds of glass color coating techniques that you might give you idea of what kind of paint to get. 

 

Thanks . I will check it out

Hi ..I am also in MA. Sometimes i can find them at grocery stores. Do you have a Trucchis near you?  I have seen some mason jars there in the last couple of weeks..

These are cool, maybe you could make some Game of Thrones  type castles..

Tomatoe leaf from flamming candle is really good..it smells just like the real thing, and string to.

Hi...This happened to me a few weeks ago, but i forget what fo I was using. I noticed this only happens when I use the tea light melter , it doesn't happen when I use the electric wax melter. Maybe the tealight is hotter than a light bulb or closer to the wax.. Hope this helps 💐

Hi..Do you find that 494 frosts like 464 for candles? I tried a couple clamshells with it and i have frosting but the pro 650 parasoy blend doesn't.

Hi...It might be the soy 444,  I use soy 464 since early last year and pretty much fed up with it. I have tried so many  fo's and maybe 10 throw really good...very frustrating. So now I'm trying soy and coconut, (hope that will be better) just waiting for jars to arrive.

Good Luck💐