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Thanks guys, i am doing everything by the book, these are brand new pins and molds, i heated the paraffin wax to 170F, poured at 160 and i tapped and tapped and tapped to get air bubbles out, i left them for hours, got them out the mold, but i cant get the pins out as there is wax covering the base, also they are not shiny and i still have little holes around the sides and blisters on the top where you can scrape off with your nail. what am i doing wrong?

Never made these before, used to buy them in and i want to try and make them, will try and post a p ic of them later on.

Cxx

Thats great, will try this out tonight, thank you my dear.

They are very nice melts, nice one.

They are just perfect, lovely.

Cx

Apricot kernel oil can you pour that in itself to a bottle, is there any oils that i need to know that you have to blend with?

Cxx

yes you can

Thats brill, thank you.

Cxx

I have almond oil and also grapeseed oil, can i just pour this in a bottle and add some eo or fo?

also lavender seeds or any botanicals??

Cxx

Ok tired that butwas scared to go hard incase i bent the pin, will try again, so how you gettin the wick in your votive??

Chris x

I can get the candle out the mold, i just cant the the pin out, at the bottom of the pin on the base it has some wax undet the base, kind of sealing the pin in the candle, just a tiny bit, i cant get it out, i used a blunt knife to get it off, but it damaged the candle, then when i get to inserting the wick, it wont go up, it goes so far and then the wick bends and wont go any further?

Cxx

I am ready to scream, th eones that are no good and all blistery with air bubbles, how do i get them out the molds without damaging the votive itself? Also how can i get the wick in the hole, its not going in???

Chris xx

Thank you my dear, yes its in F, will try that tomorrow, see how i go with that.

Thank you, maybe i am not heating up hot enough, so we shall see lol.

Chris xxx

I am melting the wax down, taking it of the heat at 140 and pouring at about 120??

Cxx

Ok thank you guys, when i pour theres no bubbles there, its just afterwards, they have little white marks all over them and you can scratch it of with your nail, will try again, tap the mold and see if that helps, then if not i will try the vybar and see hwo they look.

Thank you

Chris xxx

What type of wax are you using? how much FO? what temp did you pour? Did you use any additives?

I am using 1lb paraffin wax, added 2 spoonfuls of stearin, and 5% of fo?

No additives no.

Cxx

For some strange reason, my paraffin wax after making some votives, the votives have like white little blisters on them, it looks liek a mottled effect, what have i done wrong??

Thank you in advance

Chris x

That looks lovely, i dont think it looks skimpy at all.

How do you do beads?

Cxx

There's a lot of good butter recipes in the recipe section the one sara posted looks pretty simple http://www.candletech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20342 I haven't tried it yet, but plan to

Thank you my dear, off to have a look, much appreciated hun.

Chris xxxx

Can anyone give me a basic recipe for this??

TIA

Chris xx

Wow Brenda they are gorgeous, very professional, lovely my dear.

Cxx

They are really nice, did you just grate white soap on top or is that inside the soap? I have tired this to no avail, they are lovely, dont put yourself down, they are really nice.

Chris xx

Wow lovely.

Cxx

I just want to eat that, very nice.

Chris xx

Oh they are lovely, you guys over there have lots of lovely things, better than the uk has.

Cxx

Thank you synascents, it is very kind of you, i will look at your pm now lol.

Cxx

Thank you so much Synascents, will give this a go, its much appreciated. I have never used glycerien int hem before, its a liquid this aint it? Not glycerine soap base, forgive me for beign a thick ass lol.

CXX