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They would look great in my new kitchen...hint...hint.

I love the way they turned out. Great save!

I use Vanilla Bean from Cierra. It's nice and strong.

Yea, the ingredients would help.

4 oz tin is $4

8 oz tin is $7

Lookin good Miss Mozz. Lovely blue.

It's definitely a keeper.

They are adorable.

That's what I was afraid of. Crap...and they are all mixed together.

OK...I've been making candles for a couple of years. After quite a bit of testing, I was happy with the wicking of the 16 oz. Apothecary jar. I used 2 51z. Never had a problem. All of a sudden, today I get a phone call from my SIL saying I should go back to my old wicks. These are giving off too much smoke. She said one of her friends that had a party had no problem with the candles that she got from one party, but the candles that she got from the party she hosted got her shade black. Same with her sister.

Now, I always used the same wicks. I didn't change them. Could the wicks change from batch to batch, and from company to company?

I'm trying to figure this out here. I'm about to start retesting all my candles.

I agree...Pens.com

I ordered pens with my company info for candle parties. They have some really great deals. I just glanced at the key rings and some have lowest qty 250 and you get 250 free. I would check them out. They have some great stuff.

Impressive!! All that with only one presto...remarkable.

I'm just testing some new fall/winter/holiday scents. Not having too much luck. Also, going to try out some clamshells. If all works well, I may switch over. I'll have to test them out on my regulars and see what they think.

Startied getting some Christmas stuff poured. Starting with Peppermint. I can only do about 8 or 10 jars before I get a major headache from Peppermint, so I start early and try to get stocked up.

Also, making a Med. Fig pillar set for my new kitchen (when it's finally done). The first set I did, I waited too long between layers and it separated. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

First colors that popped into my head

1. Home Sweet Home - read

2. Twigs and Berries - brown

3. Harvest - orange

I have to say that I am very impressed. Great workshop. And I thought I had it going on in my little basement and 36 votive molds.

I got mine at Matthew Wire also. How many are you looking to purchase?

Averaging about 4 weeks. I've been using the muslin bags, but I just started testing in organza bags.

They look great. Looks like you've got it down...now when are you coming to demo for me :rolleyes2

Sounds like a wonderful day to me. Now relax.

First....big hug, relax

Second...Congrats on the huge order! WooHoo!!!!!! This is awesome!

My top three last Christmas were

Spruce Christmas Tree (this is a must...my customers love it)

Peppermint

Mulberry

This year I am testing and I'm hoping to add to my line

Spiced Cranberry

Red Clove

My fave is Cierra's Vanilla Bean. Big, big seller for me.

Everything looks fantastic. The opening is so close now. You are going to do great!

I put stuff like that in a 20% off basket when I do candle parties. You'd be suprised at the stuff you can get rid of when there's a bargain involved. People tend to try things they wouldn't normally just because it's on sale.

I think it depends on what you want to do.

I think a preblend for containers is a blessing. But for pillar (which I am still quite new at) you have to decide if you want candles with the same type of finish all the time or if you want versatility.

For instance,

1343 doesn't have any additives, so depending on what you add, you can get different finishes....stearic for rustic, vybar for smooth, etc.

There are waxes formulated to create mottled candles.

There are waxes formulated to create smooth candles.

Get some of different types and try them out. It can be lots of fun seeing what different waxes will produce.