judyvega

I can't see it. Couldn't see it yesterday, either. Oops, never mind, NOW I can see the one in the very first post. Nice colors.

I personally think they look great - but I like frost :rolleyes2 I have no clue what's going on - mine NORMALLY turn out pretty uniform, no matter how many/what sizes I pour. :undecided

Sorry, I guess I didn't search well enough.

I was of course referring to buying one with a spigot already vs making a spigoted one myself.

Using a ladle never even crossed my mind :rolleyes2 Duh

I'll try to search more, thank you

dana

Sorry, I wasn't trying to sound crabby - if I was thinking you were a stupidhead for not searching I wouldn't have even answered

There's a ton of threads about this subject, but I'll start - I don't have a spigot - I just use a ladle for all three of mine. You'll hear both - some people wouldn't use w/a spigot, and some people wouldn't use without. It mainly comes down to personal preference.

I've forgotten a couple of times, no biggie - all the old timers <ahem, Scented lol> say that once your molds are seasoned by use you don't need to spray them anyhow.

Great job! I'm going to try them some day.

Those look great!

You did a GREAT job on those - congratulations!

Aztec in Knoxville has an EXCELLENT one!

It gives me some idea of what to expect. Since I'd have to pay shipping, want to make it worth it, but don't want to get too much. To me it's like trying to judge how many cotton balls you get to a pound. I mean they weight something, but about how much do you get in a visual sense. Thank you.

I wonder, can you refresh ornies? Like after you already melt them and the scent wears off, I wonder if you can get more out of them by soaking them again?

Once they're baked, they lose their capacity to absorb any more oil so it's a one time gig

You're welcome - don't hold me to how much a lb will fill a gallon bag, though - it may be less - aroma beads are pretty small. Have fun with them!

I was thinking of trying my hand at making some ornies one day. I have found a few places that sell the beads at what seems like reasonable prices. Just how heavy are these beads? Like 1 pound, does it fill a gallon sized ziplock for instance? I have no idea what a pound is with these things. Like how many ornies can you make with a pound in the say 3"X3" range? Just trying to get a feel for what would be a little or a lot when it comes to how much a pound gives you.

A pound would be a good place to start if you're not sure you want to do them long term - you're only using on average 4 tsp of beads per ornie (3x3). Um, I haven't looked at mine in awhile, I'm thinking a lb would be less than a gallon size ziplock, though. Maybe 3/4 of one.

Btw, ornies are great - Love them! But they definitely are better in warmer weather - cold locks up the scent. Can't wait for summer so my car will smell great again!

Those look great!

Those are beautiful, Manolis - great job!

Your stuff is always so pretty - I love your hearts, too (I've gotten way behind in posting) - always love to see your work!

Well Tina, all you would have to is get enough money to get down here.. Sharyl and I will take care of the the rest.. You will even have a place at my new house to stay!!

Christina

We'll see when my next trip to TN is - then maybe I can make a side trip - it won't be this year, but perhaps next!

Good job on that! I'm so jealous that you have a ct person to hang out with! Maybe some day when I'm independently wealthy I'll come and visit you two! lol

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Thanks, Luci, that's what I was trying to remember for Cindy in the craft section - I kept thinking something w/the word sun in it lol - now hopefully Cindy can find what she needs.

I just noticed you were looking for a baby shoe or carriage, and whoever sells these baby block molds also has shoes - if you don't want to start a new thread, let me know and I'll do it to find out who is selling them now for you.

Hold on and I'll find a link for you - might take a minute

Well, here's a pic of a baby block candle I did for a boy's shower http://www.craftserver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53626&highlight=baby+blocks - you can wrap them up really cute and have a nice hang tag or whatever stating the date of the shower, the baby's name, or whatever you want - I put mine in a small cello bag w/ribbon, and strung little baby block beads on the ribbon - they were really cute - I can post a pic of the finished product if you would like (btw, the pic show is pre-wicking - hadn't gotten them wicked yet). I got these molds from creativegemmolds, and I know someone on this forum bought her mold business from her, but I can't remember who it was and I can't find them - they had other molds aside from these - you can do a thread asking who took over for creativegemmolds and I'm sure you would find out - anyhow, I hope this gets you going in the direction you're looking for. - also, you really can't tell in the pic, but these candles have a lot of detail and are SO cute - and I scented them baby powder!

There's all kinds of molds for baby shower candle favors - have you looked into getting them?

There's a guy in my office who's from Knoxville - he and his wife just had their first baby this past Tuesday - I'm going to pour him (well, her, really) some baby block candles colored University of TN orange and white (go Vols). I know he'll love that since it's a boy.

Good job guys - looks like fun!

http://www.gellycandle.com/ColorChart.html

This is a very basic chart - it should give you a starting point, hopefully - I have found it to be useful to a point