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Posts posted by Katcameback
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No Problem. I have never tried it, but am thinking about getting a small one.
Hopefully one day I'll have my own shop so I can do all this great stuff. Right now I only get a few orders, nothing worth melting more than 1 pound of wax at a time for, lol.
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What about a heat lamp?
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Thank you for the info. I am finding this mystery to be very intriguing. Hmmmm....wonder if the puzzle will ever be solved?
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Thanks for that link!
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I just wanted to add this. I did poke relief holes about every half hour. The first pour was at about 175* and trhen each pour after was about 5 degrees hotter. I poked 3 relief holes around each wick hole.
I'm wondering too if it is from cooling too fast. All i did to cool it was let it sit on the counter. Maybe next time I will try putting a box over it.
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I am using 4625 Complete Pillar wax. I have made quite a few pillars, and never seen this before, but this was my first 3 wick. I have seen a couple of times in my votives, where I mix the wax usually 75% 4625 and 25% 4786.
I will do a search for fingernailing, thank you. I din't know what to call it, lol.
I showed it to my cousin last week when she came over, and she loved it, so she bought off me, lol. I told her to make sure she lets me know how it burns.
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I made my first 3 wick, and it turned out gorgeous! But....about a week after it sitting on the counter, it started to develop these stange white areas throughout. I have noticed that some of my votives do the same, only sometimes. What causes this and how do I prevent it?
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I have been using an old counter top deep fryer and a metal pouring pot. I just keep water in the deep fryer and turn it on to the temp i want my wax to be, then let the pouring pot with wax sit on top.
I bought my hubby a turkey fryer for Xmas, and he has already informed me that I'm not allowed to touch it for my candles, lol.
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*looks down at feet* ermm...I think I have been guilty of that a time or two myself *blush*
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$24 ?!?!? Wow! I also notice it says NOT to burn for more than 2 -3 hours...wonder why that would be. I would guess that if the rose petals aren't too close to the wick, they wouldn't burn because the wax would melt and they would be wet....I'm only guessing though.
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Lmao! Welll...if you are referring to my hubby, then the answer is yes. But otherwise, I think the original Bigfoot is from B.C./Washington.
Trust me, with the amount of snow we have gotten this year, you would get tired of it very quickly. The snow is literally as high as my back fence. I haven't seen this much snow since I was a kid. And we are expecgted to get another dumping tonight.
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Oh! I thought maybe there was wick I was missing out on that we didn't have to trim!! lol.
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I had bought both of those trays a couple of years ago, and never used them for anything. I think I bought them at the grocery store. Do you think I can find them again?? No way!! And I live in the middle NoWhere, Saskatchewan, so I don't even have a Linens N Things cry: Not that my hubby minds, lol.
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Don't you trim the wick? I thought that was just a standard thing to do with Pillars.
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Ok thanks. You know...I thought of that after I posted this, lol "1 inch per width" DUH! But, I never realized about the secod burn, so thank you. I'm glad I asked.
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I actually have some I call Mini melts. I use a silicone ice cube tray where they are heart shaped or shaped like flowers. They are about 1 inch in diameter.
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Hwat is the optimum time for a 3 inch pillar to reach the proper meltpool for pariffin? I'm wondering if I should be using a larger wick, but I don't want it to be melting over the sides either.
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maybe they smaller versions of tarts?
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Ok thanks!
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I had someone ask me the other day if I can make candles shaped like 6 or 8 sidd dice? THey want these for a wedding. Has anyone seen such a thing? I am not sure why someone would want that, but whatever, lol.
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Thank you very much for the tips! I would definitely love to make a few for family and friends. The one supplier I get my candle supplies from sometimes puts in a bar of soap with my order. The first time it was orange balencia...my husband scoffed it. The second time I was at my my mom's when I opened the box, and my 43 y/o brother was there, and I had gotten a bar of Lavendar soap...he took it! Lol. So I thought it would be nice just to give it a go and see what I can come up with.
Yo mentione using cocoa for colouring.....I guess I would need to use something different than what I use for candles, because that contains wax, right? I do have some liquid dye that I had bought when I first started making candles, and set it aside, can that be used for soaps?
I can't wait til payday so I can get some supplies! WHEEE!
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Thank you for the links! So you think that Melt and Pour is best to start out with? I hear about using lye, and having to wear goggles and gloves, I also have a 2 year old, so is this maybe something I should hold off on until he's older? I make candles, and sometimes he gets into my finished candles, but I do keep him away from my area while I am in the process of making candles and setting them up.
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Hey all. I am interested in learning how to make soap, and I will admit, I know NOTHING about it, lol. I am wondering if there are some good tutorials and what kind of products/supplies do I need? Is there a best kind of soap to start out with? Sorry for all the newbie questions, I am just interested in learning.
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The second one I made turned out awesome!
I heated the mold in the oven at about 180*F, and I poured the wax at about 180*F. This time I didn't use the wick pins, but I did have a bit of seepage of wax from where I had the wicks in the holes, I gues the clay I was using wasn't good enough, lol. So I just kept topping it up with the wax from the pour pot. I know, not a good idea, but it worked, lol.
Hi! *peeks out from the shadows*
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Hiyas! I I have been a member for awhile I think, but kinda forgot I was until I got an email today saying to stop in and say hi, so HI!! *waves frantically* I have been making parrafin scented candles for about 10 years, and started making soap last fall, so that is my new passion! This is the Lavender soap i made a few days ago