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that is incredible.

wow good for you, that was amazing.

:highfive:

congrats, that wonderful. :highfive:

OK so i have been really busy and also sick for three weeks and i am burning the candle as we speak. I realize i didn't use enough FO i can barely smell it. but its burning really well.

I am not sure if i really understand the actual steps to test a candle, if someone could quickly explain that to me i would appreciate it.

:tiptoe: i have one:

give me a second i will search it out and post it here.

i sealed the foil packets with my iron.

If that had been me, I'd have pulled that little lady aside, and asked her if she knew the meaning of slander, and then told her to look it up. That is uncalled for. She must have felt threatened. Anyway..sorry your show was bad, here's hoping your next one is much better.

i agree wholeheartedly.

your lotion is really nice looking, and that little boy is very handsome.

good job on both ends.

i think thats a great idea.

looks like the mold. Thanks for the quick reply.

My sheet says i need to wait a day or two before burning, so i will burn it on monday and post the results. I need to buy a votive holder anyway because i forgot to buy it today.

Took a gift basket class today at my local suppliers and one of the products was a Soy Votive Candle using a Soy Pillar Blend Wax. The wick we used was a LX10x2.5" prepared wick, and used a plastic votive mold.

when we got to class the wax was already melted and at the proper temperature of 175 F, so we poured the wax into the molds and after a minute inserted the wicks. Did the Vent Hole after it started to harden, and when it was hard to the touch did a second pour filling the cavity and filling the wax to the top of the mold. After the votive set, we did a cold water bath to release the candle from the mold.

NOw my question is...

I really liked the candle i made in class, so could i continue making these same candles with the same type of wicks, and get my family to test them, or what is my next step.

I guess the reason i am asking is because y'all talk so much about testing, testing, and more testing, but the wicks had already been tested because they can't teach a class without the proper wicks. So i don't need to do any testing myself do I?

Does any of this make sense?

i haven't used the soap i made in class yet, i marked it on the calender when i am able to use them. will see if i make it that long.

I am up in Canada and I called all the Home Hardwares and found 3 kilograms of lye for $15.00. I think that was an ok price. I have lots of it now though lol

It wasn't Red Devil lye though, just the Home Hardware brand

voyageur soap and candle company sells it at their location, check their website i am not sure if they can mail it to you or not.

Ok, I'm making it my mission to find these things, It's just driving me nuts, so along my search, I find this site http://www.soapandthings.com/c-42-embedds.aspx She doesn't have the snowglobe embeds, but she does have a lot of other cute ones.

What cracked me up, is I found that icecube mold that I have for making the soap crayons, and she's selling it for OVER $6!!! I bought mine for like $1.50 at Walmart!! :rolleyes2 LOL

Anyway, she's got some cute embeds for good prices, like the goldfish, she has for $1.45 for a dozen, which is pretty good.

JFYI

did you see this one?

that site is down right now.

to the best of my soapcalc abilities, this makes a tetch over 3 lbs with a 0% superfat.....

please run this recipe through mms and soapcalc to make sure that you are getting what you want.

cheryl

this recipe was what we made in class and it is a 4 lb batch. I don't know what "tetch" is.

interesting.

I don't plan on making this soap i plan on making the cocoa butter one.

All three recipes are up.

Makes 4 pounds of soap

210 grams Sodium Hydroxide

500 grams distilled cold water

825 grams Vegetable Shortening (Canola)

275 grams Coconut Oil

275 grams Palm Kernel Oil

25 grams Beeswax

15 ml EO of choice

Makes 4 pounds of soap

210 grams of Sodium Hydroxide

500 grams Distilled Water

275 grams Coconut Oil 76

275 grams Palm Kernel Oil

725 grams Vegetable Shortening (Canola)

110 grams Cocoa Butter

15 ml EO

Makes 4 pounds of soap.

200 grams Sodium Hydroxide

420 grams Distilled Water

1350 grams Olive Oil - Pomace Grade

15-30 ml EO of choice

I use the foil seal packets. I cut mine in half and get twice as many for my money, and it's still big enough for a good sample. The place I always got them no longer is in business, but here are a few links where you can find them.

http://www.ellensessentials.com/heatseal.htm

http://www.kangarooblue.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=5_15

I use my sealer to seal the ends, but they say you can use an iron too. HTH

I used my iron cause i don't have a sealer. They work fabulous. I ordered the one's that are too big though so i have to make another order.

That is great , I would love it if you posted a recipe using beeswax:yay:

i will post the recipe i used in class, if you would like.

IT feels great. The only thing is addictions always cost money.