StephD

Sorry! lol I found more links but nothing stating anything other than soy consumption.

Stephanie

http://www.news.com.au/sundaytelegraph/story/0,,21054484-5001021,00.html

I only found this link when I googled it. It seems as though it's just soy that is being consumed, so I don't know what effect burning a soy candle would cause, if any.

Stephanie

Thanks! I may try that. We had a blast making them and poured them into the pots. The kit was cute. She has already picked out her flavorings from BCN! lol She's ready to make more. I didn't think about the lotion bars. Do they work well? I had never heard of them until I found this site.

Stephanie

Me and my daughter were making her lip balm with her kit and I screwed up. Go figure! lol Luckily we had 1/3 of it that we could use and I just screwed up the other 2/3. Anyway, instead of buying another kit, could someone help me with supplies. I went to BCNs site but I have a hard time with their site not wanting to load, plus Shea Butter is almost $30 for 4 lbs! lol Anyway, if anyone could share where they get supplies I would appreciate it. Thanks!

Stephanie

I apparently lost the link. I'll see if I can find it again. I do like the packaging on the site posted by BEW, though.

Stephanie

I only do 1oz pp but on some I have to cut back to 0.5oz pp because it is so strong. I use CBA and KY's all natural pillar/votive blend. I had first started out with Puresoy then switched to CBA because of purchasing some by accident. I mixed the CBA with some KY pv blend just to see how they would turn out and I still get awesome cold/hot throws.

Stephanie

Okay, I'm a dip. lol My wax is palm crystalizing container wax from nuscents, not astorlite Q. Anyway, I'll still let ya know how it goes and you can post how your testing goes.

Stephanie

I just got my astorlite Q today and poured 2 8oz square masons. One has sugar cookie and the other almond cherry. The almond cherry is pink and the sugar cookie is blue because I wanted blue! lol I have not worked with it before but I like the looks, plus, according to nuscents website, it is supposed to cure in 12 hours. We'll see! lol I have not used those other waxes, but good luck and let me know how your astorlite turns out. I don't know how soon I'll test mine. I just poured them a few hours ago. I may wait until Sunday, if I can.

Stephanie

I used to go there but I got the strawberry smoothies! I'm not much of an orange person! lol

Stephanie

I was wanting to try KY's perfect blend but is it all soy? It says soy blend but I didn't know what was in the "blend". lol I mixed my CBA with the KY pillar/votive wax and tempered the wax and finally got the frost to a bare minimum in my melts. Some of them didn't even frost at all! Finally! lol Also, KY is only 4 hours from me, so eventually I could drive there and pick it up as I do like the pillar/votive wax mixed with the CBA for the melts. Thanks a lot! I may give it a try. I ordered some astorlite Q to play around with, so it'll probably be a little while before I try the perfect blend.

Stephanie

lol That drive does suck. We had to go just past Peoria to G-burg. It was 5 hours from my house to there! Also, we were in my boyfriend's truck which is a Silverado regular cab. Going up wasn't as bad as coming back. My daughter is getting too tall! We really need a quad cab! lol

Stephanie

lol I had to search messages I had posted to find it because I didn't bookmark it but I know someone replied it to me in a post! Your welcome!

Stephanie

I've had the same problem with mine and didn't quite know what to think. Of course, I'm still in the testing phase which I will probably NEVER get out of! lol Hey, silvermoon, where ya at in Illinois? I'm down south. We were up near Peoria this past weekend for my brother's wedding. That was a trip! lol Anyway, I guess I'll do as suggested and dip my wicks in the wax to extinguish. Thanks for the ideas!

Stephanie

I'm going to change container waxes. The CBA, even though I got it to almost no frosting, does not throw well enough that I care to continue testing it and I did not like how much the PureSoy frosted. I'm leaning towards trying to find something near me, but would like some hints of other waxes that are not darn near impossible to wick! lol I'm using 8 oz square mason jars and really do not want to change jars. I love these! Anyway, any hints or ideas are greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Stephanie

This is the one someone replied to me with. Hope it helps!

http://www.candleandsoapstuff.com/Suppliers_by_State.html

Stephanie

Wow, those are really nice! The hearts and ribbon really add a nice touch!

Stephanie

Mine varies. The lighter scents like warm vanilla sugar I use up to 1.5 oz pp. The stronger ones I can go down to 0.5 oz pp, otherwise they are way too strong. Most of the time I try to keep it at an ounce if I can.

Stephanie

Hey, no problem! I just see no sense in paying a fortune for a professional. My daughter's grade school (junior high part) has photography and some of those kids take amazing pics!

Stephanie

Oh, I see. I know nothing about lighting. Where are you at? If your near me, I could probably get him to do the pics, but he won't have his new camera until next month. Also, check with your local school. Our junior high and high school have photography classes. Maybe you could get a student to do the pics for you. Also, check the local college. Good pics and probably cheaper than hiring a professional.

Stephanie

This is where I'm lucky, when I get to the point I need a website. My boyfriend does awesome with photography. I would hate to see what it would cost for photos for a website through a professional. Could you possibly do them yourself? I don't know much about digital cameras or anything, so I don't think I could do mine myself. I actually took photos with our old digital camera and then stood staring at the computer and the camera trying to figure out how in the heck to get it from one to the other! lol

Stephanie

I agree and the trademarking of names kills me. I think there are certain names they should not be able to trademark, like sugar cookie! Of course, I don't make enough on my real job to do anything about it or trademark every little name I have to come up with! lol

Stephanie

I saw the letter NG got. I change all the trademarked names. My cool water is cool mist. Another thing I found, if you change the name and it is too close to the trademarked name, they can still come after you. Figures! Anyway, I know I have seen candles similar to that at craft shows. Problem is, there are a lot of candlemakers out there and not a lot of them on the internet so they probably have no idea about all these patents companies are trying to get. It just irritates me! lol

Stephanie

lol It just floors me that some people will patent something that other people have been making for years. Earlier this summer I was doing craft stuff and some I made myself, no pattern, but other stuff I bought patterns for at wally world. Well, come to find out, if you use their patterns, you cannot sell what you make from them. Some of their craft patterns are things I saw years ago at craft shows. I guess maybe we should patent everything we make so we don't get screwed! lol

Stephanie

Candleman, wouldn't that apply to any gel embeds then? I don't quite understand how you would be able to patent something that a lot of people do, or maybe I'm not understanding the patent right? lol

Stephanie

I had major frosting issues with reds and greens. Once I poured them, don't remember temp off hand, I put them in the oven until they cooled and that eliminated darn near all the frosting.

Stephanie