kdmorgan

Beautiful!!!

I have IGI 1379A and J223 in my cart at BCN as we speak so I can make some tarts. I was thinking of mixing these 50/50 or 60/40 and was wondering if anyone has an opinion about these waxes for tarts and how much FO they will hold .

LOVE the ones in the middle...they remind me of sunset

Thanks everyone

Top...I forgot about the higher melt point . Is Flutterbye the person that said goodbye last week on the board?

Scented...Will the heat gun melt the rustic look off?

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the help. I was wondering if it might be the wax. Hopefully I can get some better wax on order from BCN this week. I bought this from Michael's to tide me over. Top - I'll try pouring at a little higher temp to see if it helps...Thanks!

I made my first candle this weekend and it has pin holes everywhere and tiny bubbles that didn't quite make it to the surface. (I'm going to post pics in the gallery when I get my camera back from my sister) I made it with 1lb Yaley wax from Michael's, 1t Vybar 103, dye block and 1oz Candy Corn FO from Bitter Creek.

I heated my wax to 190 then added color and FO. I let it cool to 155 (wanted to make a rustic) and poured a little in the mold (didn't chill mold), sloshed it around and then poured in the rest. I let it cool on the counter at room temp.

I've read that pouring too hot can leave pin holes but I poured cold so I'm not sure what I did wrong. Any advice is GREATLY appreciated.

TIA,

Kim

Hi Deb...I stumbled across this worksheet in my countless hours of surfing the web http://www.candlecauldron.com/cdlpricingsheet.doc HTH and good luck

DIY? :undecided

ditto...

Looks great! I love your logo.

Thanks everyone...I really appreciate all the help you have given me. I'm sure i'll be laughing at myself in 6 months for some of the silly questions I've asked but I really want to do well.

When melting your wax do you heat it to a higher temperature (around 190), add your color and FO and then allow it to cool or do you try to maintain the temp setting once you reach the pour temperature you need.

This is a little off-the-wall but Candlewic has a crystal clear pillar wax. It actually looks like glass. Maybe you could do something with that. I hope she's a very good friend though because it is EXPENSIVE!

welcome. id love to help but I am a newbie also;) good luck

Thanks for the welcome and good luck to you 2

Welcome to the board. I can't help you because I don't make pillars but I would suggest looking to see what suppliers are close to you to save on shipping and see what they sell. Good luck.

Thanks. I've found bitter creek thanks to a couple of people on the board. It's a great site and close but I'm still unsure the best way to learn to make candles.

I guess I should just jump in with both feet and have some fun

Hello everyone! I am having a terrible time trying to decide which wax I should start with (newbie). I want to make pillar/chunk candles but I can't decide if I should use a pre-blended wax or if I should start with straight wax and additives.

I was thinking if I used additives it would help me understand how everything works and let me experiment but I thought I would get everyones opinion before I decided. If anyone's up to reminiscing about their newbie days I'd really appreciate it :smiley2:

Thanks,

Kim