Ok guys, I tried it again last night. I made one with steric and cooled it slowly in a box with 1oz FO, poured at 180, liquid dye, and did get some mottling, but very random, not even at all. I also made one the exact way I did last week, no steric, 1 oz FO, liquid color, poured at 180 and left it on the counter to cool. Absolutely no mottling. I'm soooo frustrated! I made several rustics in the meantime and they turned out beatiful! So, that's good. I wouldn't even bother with the other except I have this customer that keeps bugging me to copy a Pier 1 candle that has been discontinued. I'm about ready to tell her to call Pier 1!!