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Heat gun stay hot long after you shut them off so don't grab it by the barrel.

If you have a little sink on your clamshell tarts don't try leveling them with your heat gun. This made one a nice mess on my counter top after they got soft & collapsed from the heat.

When adding your liquid dye double check the bottle to make sure your actually are adding the right color. Or at least only put the color on the counter at a time. Made a real interesting batch of black color candles that way by mistake.

I use laser printer labels in my inkjet printer. Haven't had a problem yet with them. So far I used them in my Epson and my older Lexmark printer. Just for the heck of it I just blasted out a few just to make sure there wasn't a issue before I make any comments to this thread.

There was no smudging right after they came off of my Epson printer. I even tried running a few of them under hot water to see how well the Dura-brite ink holds up. That wasn't a issue either.

I personally like tins. I don't sell any. I just make them for myself and for usually wedding gifts with my more expensive scents in it. I also really haven't found a good source for 6 ounce tins that cost less than my jars & lids.

I just like how simple the tins are compared to my jars.

1. I preheat my jars to prevent wet spots. I know some people don't warm their jars but I personally don't like the looks of wetspots. If one simple process can take care of it I'll do it. With the tins it's not a issue.

2. I enjoy making candles. But to be honest I hate the decorating part of it. Cutting ribbons, raffia, etc. Then having to tie it on the jars. With the tins all I have to do is slap on some nice labels & there done.

I use the 2 1/2" labels (Avery 5294) on my 6 oz tins. With this size there isn't much of a issue for postioning. Just place the sticker on the raised portion of the lid. Don't know if all tims are the same but the raised area of my lids measure 2 1/2".

For the side of the tin I use a 2 5/8 x 1" label (Avery 5160) just in case you need that info too.

Don't know if it is a dupe of what your looking for, but the hazlenut coffee from NG really makes me want to take a big gulp :spit: of it when I'm pouring.

So it is called a presto kitchen kettle, is there a spicket type thing on it, or is it just a big pot?? TIA!

It's a big pot that you have to install your own spigot into. Or you can just use it as a double boiler too.

http://www.candletech.com/budgetmelter/index.htm

http://www.candlecauldron.com/prestopot.html

One of my favorite balsam scent from NG is Christmas Cabin. I renamed it Northwoods Cabin so I can sell it year round. I don't think you will be disappointed.

I snipped a few a little to short in my containers. Instead of trying to pour out the wax, I hit the tops with my heatgun to get a MP. Then I took a peice of rolled up paper towel and used it to soak up some of the wax. I didn't have a mess to clean up from the spilled wax I was sure to leave all over while trying to dump it out. I also was able to salvage a few candles this way.

I've only been using soy for the last year. I don't know if I'm storing properly but this is what I do.

Once I get my box of EZ-Soy I seperate it into freezer zip lock bags weighing 2# each. One that is done I place the bags into a rubbermade storage container that I also have a desiccant pack into to help prevent any moisture. Why??? I don't know but I fiqure since I had them it wouldn't hurt. Once there all packed away in my plastic tote I store it out of the way in my garage. I always keep a few bags in the house so they stay at room temp. So far I haven't had any issues doing it this way.

The age look does look pretty cool.

As for the lid issue, if your going to a show just leave the lids off of the cans. When puting the lids on for the first time just don't hammer them down like you would if it was filled with paint.

Or just leave the lids on & make sniffies for people to smell :smiley2:

Never bought them before. But one suggestion is going to a auto parts store or body shop that does paint mixing. The various custom mix automotive paints I bought in the past came in different size containers from gallon cans to one that were a little bigger than a can of tuna. You probable will save on any shipping charges by doing this too.

Of the four choices I like #2 the best.

Number one and 3 sort of look like birthday cakes to me.

As for the 4th one it seems to cluttered and doesn't really emphasize what the scent is. When I see the picture it doesn't scream to me "Hey I'm this scent!" I just see a Halloweenie (If that is a word) type pic.

I poured it this weekend also. I got to agree with you.

BCN also carries a sweetgrass, sage & cedar. I have a bottle of it but never poured anything out of it yet. But it smells real nice.

Check out these sites.

http://www.clipart.com/en/

http://www.fotolia.com/

http://www.fotosearch.com/

http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us

inlay pillars with motorcycles, eagles, wolves (coyote), in them. I seen some nice cookie cutters on eBay a while back in all these shapes. If this is some national event that will be drawing people from all over the USA you might even consider a silhouette of the state the bash is being held in.

Various leather scented candles. leather, Leather & Vanilla, Leather & cedarwood. But you figure bikers most bikers are everyday people. The same scents they like while their at home will be the same as when their in their riding gear

Maybe even travel tins with citronella, lemongrass, eucalyptus, etc Something that is known for repelling bugs. A lot of my riding consist of over night camping. Being able to take a candle with to help with the skeeter situation might be kind of nice.

One other idea is is beer in a mug or glass candles.

I think it would look good. But your going to probable have to wick up so you MP overflows. As for the Dragons Blood, I personally like the scent. But it is sort of a love it or hate it FO it seems. If you like patchouli or nag champa your going to like the scent. But if there not your cup of tea Dragons Blood is the scent for you.

Thanks for the info.

Try adding some cedar wood to it. I had some pine FO that smelled like those pine tree air fresheners. It just wasn't the smell I wanted burning in my house. By adding a little cedar wood it turned it into a nice coniferous forest smell.

Thanks for the info everybody.

I ended up ordering a stamp off of eBay. After getting it I notice on the side there is a little copyright logo on the side. Guess I'm just going to have to have a custom stamp made if I want my own.

Hi,:wave:

I'm looking for a good smoke eliminator FO. Which company out there makes a good one?

I know your not supose to use copyrighted images for our graphics, designs, labels, etc. I was just wonder what about rubber stamps, can they be used to stamp a image? Wouldn't those be public domain, not subject to copyright? I could understand if it is a custom design sold just by one person. But if it is a common design sold all over would it be the same?

I sell my candles under the name Elk River Candles. I came across a few large elk stamps that I thought would work great for decorating gift boxes.

It might not be candle related but have you seen the Christmas ornaments made out of them? When I first heard about these I had to see what they actually looked like. Their kind of cute.

http://web.dbtech.net/~suncastl/angel.htm

Those are nice looking. I didn't even know Walgreens carried stuff like that. The nearst ones from me are all over a hour away. But next time I get over to that area I'm going to have to stop by.

Ditto on the partially changing.

A woman at work has a color changing coffee mug & it only effected the area where the liquid was. Once the candle got low enough in the container I'm sure it would have enough heat generated from the wax & flame to change it. But in the beginning you would just be relying on the melt pool.