Candle Man

I have to agree a 3" diameter is the easiest to wick & get a good burn. It doesen't matter how tall it is, but no shorter than 3 inches, so you can get good test results.

I have added up to 1oz of extra FO to 5oz's of wax in an electric potpourri pot, and still have great throw & no problems, then I start with new scented wax melts after that.

Craft stores have them in the beading section. They are used to store beads.

I don't think they would hold up very well because they are made of poly.

WOW!!! Looks great.

Keep us updated as you figure this out.

BTW - What depth is that tree?

Those look great.

As far as the "cat's eyes", if the smallest diameter is at least 3 inches or larger, you could make them evrlasting, with either a tea light or a votive.

Container wax J223 is a good paraffin container wax.

An efficient way to make the imprints would be to have the image made of iron or steel, as long as it's magnetic (capable of sticking to a magnet) it would work. It would need to be curved of course, for round molds.

You could use either tin or aluminum molds. Just place the metal tree, dragonfly, horse whatever inside the mold, then place a fairly strong magnet on the outside of the mold to hold it in place while you pour and until the candle hardens.

When you take the candle out of the mold just remove the magnet from the outside and the embossing piece (if that's what ye want to call it) just falls right out of the candle once it out of the mold.

These should last for many, many uses and the only real expense would be having them made and shaped in the beginning.

You are right in that there are too many stupid things people could do.

So, I guess I need to put on my labels...

WARNING!!! - See 500 page book. :laugh2:

I'm not getting into all this mess.

If you look at the site I posted you will find that size to be 4 fluid oz's, so that would be approx. 3-3.5oz's of wax.

BTW - Why measure when you can find it like I did. If you understand wax, then you know the container measurement is most likely in fluid oz's, so it would hold less than that in wax.

Some people try to make things so complacated.

They work great. For those size containers I use 2 LX 16's. At least that is a starting point, you may need to wick down to a LX 14's or wick up to a LX 18's, for your wax.

Check here http://www.specialtybottle.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=33

Plastic works just fine in HDPE or PET (sometimes called PETE). The HDPE will sometimes deform from FO. I like the PET, it's the next best thing to glass.

The Pink Lime IMO smells like Pink Lemonaid, more tart than sweet. It's a great thrower & I sell lots of it, this time of year.

I need a mold to make pink colored lemon weges to put on top. or make some in drink glasses like these.

Here is some info that might be useful...

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http://www.fortlewis.edu/faculty_staff/flcidm/design_brochure.asp

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http://www.smartdraw.com/specials/context/business-flyers.htm?type=43149&id=43149

http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=idea.Recipe&recipe=133&node=10195115&node_name=Stop+Traffic+at+Your+Next+Trade+Show&catalogcode=WEB01

http://www.mybrochuremaker.com/free-brochure-software-fun.html

BUMP...Has anyone seen this idea?

So is it just a chocolate smell or is both the chocolate & cake about even or is one stronger than the other?

The candles & photos are both great.

what's your secret for photos?

Thanks for making the mystery even clearer.

So, I wait atleast 24 hours until it's totally cured and wax is hard?

Trying to figure the definition of "setting up". Is that right after the wax has turned white about an hour after the pour or is setting up considered the 24 hour wait time when it is totally hard? I Get the part about poking holes to look for air pockets.

Just trying to figure out at what time do I poke??

What is the weapon of choice to do that?

I see bamboo skewer, hanger.. and did the thump test on the testers today. You all are great and can't relay enough how much I :highfive: appreciate it.

Speaking of Baby Showers...Has anyone seen this idea, by Doneen of Bitter Creek?

http://boards.bittercreek.com/tool/post/bittercreek/vpost?id=1901744

Candle Man, that's one nice warning label!

Candleman, would you mind sharing where you purchase those labels? TIA Portia

Check here http://www.geocities.com/lwoollen_25/FragranceFinder/T.html

Scroll down to Tahitian Vanilla

Looks good.

They would be better, and safer, if they were an everlasting, with either a tealight or votive in the top.

Looks good.

So how does it burn? Dose the palm wax hold up the the heat of the tealight?

It does look good except...

for missing info, weight, business name and contact info, unless you have that somewhere else on there.