judyvega

Jakalex (sp?) has done some cute things - can't remember if she's the only one in this section...

Aha - I suck - I didn't even read the description!

Could it be some sort of embed?

Yes. That it is. IMO it belongs in the bubble bomb category under easier to do than bombs lol

Thanks for clearing that up for me

Ok, I admit it, I'm an ignoramus sometimes. A bubble bar is something you drop in the bath to make it bubble, not something you use like soap? Is that correct? TIA :undecided

Yep, and you make a gorgeous smelling fruit slices pillar that would look marvelous with that soap-I should know!!

Why thank you! Did you ever burn that sucker? Imagine taking a bath w/this fabulous soap while burning the pillar....what a yummy smelling bathroom!

Looks great! One of my favorite scents!

Here's an OLD thread on it (scroll down a little to see where it starts discussing it) - It was one of the first things I made almost three years ago and it still smells fresh in the bag! http://www.candletech.com/cgi-local/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=business;action=display;num=1108738151

Pretty!

Very cute!

What size bag did you put the tins in??

Kris

Hey Kris - I just wrapped them up in regular cellophane - no bag.

Very cute tins and great idea putting the potpourri in them. Do you buy unscented potpourri (if there is such a thing) and add your own FO!

Yes. Vanmala here on ct sells it - she has specials in the suppliers section quite often.

I usually pour my mottles starting out around 175. Pretty colors you have there.

I needed to come up w/gifts for Bunco this past week, and I found these tins at the dollar store - Love them! Put in a bag of potpourri, which I scented, wrapped them up and thought they turned out pretty darn cute! I may get more for additional gifts. Gotta love the dollar store sometimes lol

I'm sure plenty of people will make this for Thanksgiving - thanks for taking the time to teach it.

Cute!

Very pretty!

Loving the purple - all of your candles are looking great

You guys all did great with this tutorial. I'm jealous! One of these days I will learn how to soap. :rolleyes2

Add the dye before the fragrance oil, or you might end up with a lovely dark brown shade for your Spiced Cranberry candles! Nothing like ruining a whole batch of wax and scent by grabbing the wrong bottle of dye!!

This confuses me. I think most of the peep here (or at least a good percentage of them) add fo before the dye so they can watch it and make sure it incorporates with the wax. And what does that have to do w/ending up grabbing the wrong bottle of dye and ending up with brown candles? I'm perplexed on this one.

Don't assume the lid on your liquid dye is screwed on tight.

Oh man. The very first supplies I bought were from some company called a lighted stick. The fo's were AWFUL, no good instructions - the color blocks SUCKED. I know they're gone now, and for good reason. It's a wonder I even continued on after I got that batch of stuff. Their customer service was nonexistant, also.

I'm too lazy to mix my own scents lol - Ocean from Peak is my fave, but if you're hell bent on mixing your own, there is a mixing chart located here: http://www.candletech.com/recipes/scents/ - it may give you some idea of where to start, if nothing else.

I was figuring it was going to take me a year to get the hang of it to where I could start selling them but I have hope. I first thought this was going to be easy. What a fool I was! But now I'm addicited. Unfortunately, there are no classes taught in my small town. I wish I would have known that now. I have already found about 8 sites, including this one, that I am getting a lot of info off. And I have ordered some books online. Also, Not sure if any knows this but Michael's Crafts is useless!!!! I went over there to ask about wicks and they had no idea what i was talking about!

Just one more question.... I promise.

What do they call us candle makers in the professional world? Isn't it chandleir?

Lol at Mizbizzyb. It is broke, for sure. And Chandler. So Broke Chandler, I guess would be the correct terminology. I'm still a relative newbie at just coming up on three years. Still learn something new every day, just about.

It really all varies by state. Call and find out what the rules/laws are for where you are.

If it's the rubber ones, I think a sturdy cardboard collar ought to work for suspending them.

Thanks for that idea - these do have a lip, for sure. I wasn't sure HOW to suspend them. This is so out of my element lol. Have you had experience w/these, then? I hate to pester you with questions, but I'm not sure what techniques I can use w/them. I have some ideas on what I'd like to do w/them, but don't want to waste wax or additives if it won't work.