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anyone? I'm wanting it to look like these:

http://www.candletech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59778

I am having a really hard time finding any info on how to do this..I'm wanting to shrink wrap my pillars where just the top is left open like a perfect circle around the edges. However, I'm not really sure if i'm going about it the right way. I'm leaving a little bit of extra space on the open side, but when I shrink it, it gets all uneven or jagged looking. I'm using 100 gauge pvc from cierra candles. Is there a certain kind of technique or type of shrink wrap to use. Please help, I've got 150 pillars to wrap for an upcoming show.

There extremely easy to make, if you have a sewing machine or know someone who does. I went to a fabric store and picked up a beautiful print and had it all sewn together in like 2 hours. I used about 6.5 yards of fabric for my 3x6' table. You can go off of many sewing patterns for tablecloths, just adjust according to your tables size.

wow, those are incredible! I love the caramel colored ones. I'm sure those will sell well at the craft fair for you.

I'd say no, that might mislead customers. Are you selling any other sizes of tins? Maybe you could just sell them as "candle tins" and then list the net wt. on them or list them as 4 oz. tins but be sure to put underneath (net wt. 2.8 oz)

I know some people really notice these things and can get upset over a little bit of a difference than what is listed. I once sold a Cane to someone that was stated as 5x6" round, but the way it came out leveled was really 5x5.5". They very rudely brought it to my attention.

I love it! Perfect candy corn colors, that wax always looks soo pretty

Yeah, It would definatly be much easier but I remember someone saying something like you have to have the products price and the sales tax amount listed seperatly on your receipts or you must have signs posted stating that tax is included in the price. I'm just not sure if the rules are different from state to state, I'm wanting to make up my price signs but want to make sure before I do.

I'm getting ready to do a few craft fairs this fall, first time, and was wondering if anyone knew if it is ok to include your sales tax in your asking price for an item instead of charging say $10.00 + $.60, just price the item as $10.60. It would save a lot of time not having to figure it in for each sale.

Anyway, I'm in Missouri, not sure if anyone is from around here and knows the tax laws on this. I cant seem to find anything on this specific topic on the web either. TIA:smiley2:

That is awesome! Do they make a mold that big for candles or did you have to use something else?

Thats funny, I had a day like that too. I was pouring a cane with a new really large mold, after the water bath I went to pour the excess wax back into the pot, wasnt paying attention and missed the pot, wax went everywhere, including on one of my cats who was sleeping at my feet. It was awful. No burns but now she has a lot of bald spots where I had to cut the wax out of her fur. She will be getting a lot of treats these next few days to make up for it. Those BBQ grill brushes work really well at scraping wax off countertops too using the spatula looking side..

Have you tried a 12 ply flatbraid? I make my 2 inch pillars with 4045H and 12 ply and they never spill, completly consume and the flame stays very small throughout marathon burns as well. HTH

Those look so good! I love the white container, perfect look for a wedding favor. I second the "How did you get the decal to look so nice?" I've been messing with decals a lot lately and they look awful.

Freewebs is great! Very easy. Thats what I use. You can make up your own order form page using their Forms feature and then when someone submits it to you, it goes straight to your e-mail. I do this and then review the order and invoice them through paypal. Works great, you never get a surprise order since you review everthing before they pay.

Congratulations! I can imagine CA being a pretty sue-happy place. I've been turned down by everyone in MO. Nobody wants to insure a candlemaker, or at least nobody I've contacted. For some reason no other candlemakers in MO will share who they get there insurance from either....I dont understand that...Anyway happy selling!

Yes, definatly pour cooler. I pour at about 148 or just when you see a slight film on the top of the wax in the pot. I second the room temp. mold thing. When I chilled my molds before pouring, The frost always stuck in the mold in some spots.

That is really pretty! It would be neat to wrap that around an everlasting pillar or around a jar container, assuming your jar doesnt get too hot. Very creative idea!

Very pretty candle by the way. Thats about how mine look after the first 3 hour burn using 30 ply. But after about the third or fourth burn, it starts to consume. So I'd say give it a few more burns to know for sure, You cant really tell on the first burn. If its not giving a fuller MP by then, try wicking up.

they were already completly cooled and repoured, made them a few days before reading this post. Then just stuck them in the freezer for a few hours. I've had them today sitting in a warm room to see what happens, so far, the wet spots aren't returning, but we'll see.........

J223 is notorious for wet spots! I did all of the "right things" in the hopes of minimizing them. I ended up having to hit the sides of my jars with a heat gun and that helped some. Interesting enough, I (inadvertently) discovered a way to get rid of them completely.

My work space is a finished room in my attic. One night after pouring, I accidentally turned the heat off before going downstairs. The next night when I went back up the room was cold (49 degrees)!! I looked at the candles I had poured, expecting the worst, and instead discovered that none of them had wet spots. All of the wax had pulled away from the jar.

I always heard that slow cooling was the way to minimize wet spots. Haven't read or heard anywhere that "freezing them" would get rid of them but it's been working for me! I'm not sure what I'm going to do come summer, but right now, I'm enjoying my wet spot free jars!

I know this is an old post, but just had to bring it up again to say THANK YOU DEB!!!!!!!!!!! I have been driving myself mad with wet spots and J223. Did everything your supposed to do to avoid them, but they eventually appeared. I froze 3 jars and its been a few days and they havnt come back yet. It even makes my jars look so much better, thicker with the wax pulled away. Hopefully it continues to work out. You may have just saved my sanity.Thanks again for the tip!

Anyone know where to order these jars? I bought some already filled recently and love them! Their maybe only an inch wide though, so I'm not sure what wick would be small enough. Anyone have any info on these? Thanks!

has anyone ever marked it with a sharpie on the Inside of their mold? Been wanting to try this but not sure if the mark will come off in the wax..

I love these! Their perfect for Valentines day. Great Work!

Peaks has pretty good prices on their Hurricane equip. I use them and they work really well. You'll also need a flat bottom bucket for a water bath.

Regular printer paper works the best. It seems to absorb the wax better than vellum type papers, but really any will do.

I use 6x6x6 kraft boxes with tissue paper for packaging my canes. You can find them almost at any packaging store online. Michaels even has them where i am. HTH!

The easiest thing is to do the rub on decals or water decals. You can buy the paper and print whatever you want on them yourself. It's way easier and quicker than embedding a paper text in the candle. I did a similar thing for favors at my friends wedding.

I order from Peak and candlewic often and find that candlewic usually take about 3 days longer to recieve than peaks and they've never sent me a tracking #. But if you call or e-mail them, they usually respond pretty quickly and can let you know whats going on. Candlewic is a great supplier, I've had great service with them from day 1.