Candybee

Thank you Daisy. That really makes me feel good like I'm on the right track.

Here are some more. The next couple of pix are candle groupings for my photo gallery.

The agate was a chunk candle. Here is another chunk. I don't care for this one but it sure was a lot of fun making it.

I usually make jar containers, votives, tea lights, and melts so I have been neglecting doing pillars. I am way too embarrassed to post my first pillars.

Those are SO pretty! I love your presentation:yay:

Thank you. I was gonna post to say that if the pics look staged-- they are! I have been learning how to use my new digital camera... learning how to save pix.... post them... learning how to "dress" my candles. I am working on a portfolio and these are my test pix.

Here is another of the first agate embed. I just learned how to do them and realized that I hadn't cleaned up the agate yet.

Here is a pic of my first candle I sold!!

Yay!! It finally worked. That was a pic of some of my votives. Here is a close up. The bottom of my votives have been getting some small white spots after sitting for a couple of weeks.

I hope this works. I have been trying for over an hour to post some pictures from my photo gallery.

Get more air flow going or cut back on your usage rate. Sometimes I get a scratchy throat when I OD on the FO.

That's it! I must have OD! I did test with a tad more FO. Oops!:rolleyes2

That's what I call some tiny tarts! Still sounds like a lot of work for such a small price.

Glad to know I'm not crazy. Fortunately I haven't gotten any bad headaches or triggered my old migraines back. And I don't have allergies thank goodness. Just that sore throat feeling in the back of my throat.

Very nice Connie! Do you make all of the stuff on the site? The soaps look great.

Lately when I have been burning my candles they have been making me sort of sick. I especially get a funny sore throat feeling. They never bothered me before. Anybody else have a similar problem? I hope it's just temporary.

I'm not sure what huckleberry smells like so can't help you. But I like blackberry sage from Tradewinds.

I keep the rejects in a box in my closet. I like to melt them down and make melts or tea lights. Then I can reuse my jars too. Making something new out of the old wax makes me feel better-- and the tea lights are easy to store and use up whenever I feel like it.

I use the 1343 too. It works well pouring over the chunks so you can see them. You don't have to add anything.

Uh... the model number was G1270. But I don't remember if that was the drill model or the bit model number. Sorry!

I just saw this demonstrated in a shop. They used a drill with a forstner bit size 1 5/8". Worked great and just took about 2 secs.

I don't have that kind of drill thou.

I went straight from the double boiler to a direct heat melter. I love the melter cause the wax is melted by the time I set up my jars and wick 'em. But I wish now I had shelled out a few more buck for a larger size.

I did have trouble ordering it. Had to wait a long time for it. So I'm not sure I would want to recommend the company I got it from. However, it is well made but *!@*%#! expensive!

I started testing out the crisco in my wax. I tried 1 tbs per lb and my jars came out nicer. A LOT less probs with wet spots and the wax can hold a bit more FO too. I like it. So far-- no problems.

Why are you freezing the tarts? I make tart melts and floating tart candles and never put them in the freezer. They always pop out when the wax has cooled.

I just tested a double wick candle and the burn time is 1/4 oz per hour. That makes it 4 hrs per oz. Is that normal time for a dw?

I meant to start out with about 10 or 12 but ended up with 20 to start out. I couldn't help myself I love FOs! I still have about 20-30 that I use.

I use the 6228 too! I had been thinking for a while to change to another wax because I noticed the same thing about it becoming harder to find.

Anybody got any ideas for another wax to try thats similar? I want to stick to a parrafin blend.

I love tarts too. I use plastic molds and aluminum. I don't have any trouble with the metal molds but the wax sticks to the plastic. I'm gonna try some mold release spray I just got for that.

I've got the wagner brand too with 2 settings--- hot and hottest! Don't remember how much I paid but got it cheap at my hardware store.

I use it for all kinds of things. I melt the wax drips off the sides of the jars that I spill and it evens out the tops of candles and even helps make the water spots disappear.

Sometimes I heat my jars with it too just before I pour.

That was awful! Now I don't feel so bad about my wicks.