Tatyana

The amount of wax, materials and finished candles becomes very large.
I make candles in my kitchen.
Can I store all the stuff on the loggia? Temperature there is 5 ° F.

On 10.04.2021 at 19:27, TallTayl said:

Я использую только пчелиный воск в отдельно стоящих (без контейнера) свечах. Это всегда работает предсказуемо. 

Do you add stearin to beeswax for free-standing candles?

On 14.09.2021 at 14:53, TallTayl said:

В качестве «клея» потребуется немного горячего воска. Пчелиный воск для отдельных частей и клей будет вашим лучшим выбором, хотя время будет проблемой. Если слишком холодно, склейка не прилипнет. Слишком тепло, и они собирают много отпечатков пальцев и вмятин.
Когда отдельные детали складываются в стопку, восковые связи становятся хрупкими. 

Thank you for your answer!

In Russia beeswax costs almost the same as paraffin! Very cheap.

After testing I came to the conclusion that beeswax is ideal for mold candles. I realized this, including after reading almost all of your messages on the topic 😍.

Let me clarify a few points.
- beeswax does not hold FO well.
- in comparison with paraffin, it is impossible to obtain a rich color using dyes.
- as you wrote, I heat the beeswax to 180 and pour it in at 150. Is it normal that I have to wait 10-15 minutes for the wax to cool?

P.S.: sorry for my bad English.

20 hours ago, TallTayl said:

Is it just from a silicone mold? 

yes, this is a ready-made silicone mold.
photo as an example.
my idea is to create a candle from several separate spheres.
and I don’t know how to attach these balls to each other.

Hello from Russia with love!

I'm new at this. And my dream is to make a candle like in the photo below. But I don’t understand how to match these blocks. And how to stretch the wick.

Please help someone to solve this problem!