Kay

The cane one!!!!! SO pretty, but yes you do a great job on both..but the cane wins for me.

Kay

I poured this today. It actually came out pretty good. I had some left over from months ago cause i was getting frustrated with the soy. I decided to try it again & WOW! It came it came out pretty good. I have to take the heat gun the top cause of some cracks, but other then that..I am impressed. Can anyone tell me why the tops crack like that..It use to only crack around the wick, but for some reason this time it cracked all over the top..no big deal, but why does it do that?

Thanks for looking

Kay

P.s. I only had these wicks which would have been to small for this container, so wicked wicked with 2 of them. I wicked this way and not sure if it was a good idea..wondering about other corners not getting enough melt pool. Agree? Wicks were HTP-62's..All I had for Soy.

trying to get you a close up of the effect!..hope it made it better

I have been searching & searching info on Palm wax & read so many times where they are hard..well making the palms aren't hard..it is the wicking..Man all you guys were right. Well this is one I did & although the wicking is not right yet..i thought it turned out pretty good for a first.

What do you think?

Kay

Thank You!!!

Actually, i have 2 questions..but first my number 1 question is "Wixking up"....when ppl say wicking up does that mean in diameter size or as I noticed on like zinc wicks...you can get 51-32-18 or 62-32-18 in the same diameter...that confuses me.

Second question..what is HTH..ppl put on the end of their replies.

Thanks

Kay

We had a black out for 4 hours...My house was the only one on the street that "looked" like we had power...lol I had all my everlasting candles going..with many tea lights on hand..lol I knew they were good for something. And my husband said I was making to many candles..lol Bet he won't say another thing..lol

Kay

I was just looking through the candle gallery seeing al the candles I missd over the last couple months & came across this one.....LOL...As I was reading I was saying " I dis that too" LOL Like when you added the wrong color, i always forgot my F.O. Would get excited to get in mold & completely forget the Scent. Or so excited to see the finished product, tug on the wick & pull it completely out of the candle..LOL..I did that!!..LOL

You'll learn as you go..i'm still learning..making mistakes as I go..lol, but thats how you learn!!!

Kay

I hate to tell you this, but IMO if you want a "perfect burning candle" you would not use palm wax.

i'm new to palm wax & was wondering why you said this..does it not burn well? I'm wanting to try it, but after reading on some..i'm wondering now. Please help.

Kay

I read somewhere that you should up your wick size in containers when using palm wax..i'm thinking of trying palm wax & have no clue on wicking..i'm using the search buttom which is helping, but would love any advise

Kay

NUScents..they have all kinds of palm wax & not bad prices either.....

www.nuscents.com

I dont have green so i mixed blue & yellow..i'm hoping I can get that shade again.

Thanks! I did have one turn out ok...my best one ever I think anyways..havent test burned yet, so will have to get back to you on tht one.

Scallop, basil scent...I love the mottled look to on this one. Almost marbled look. I'm still just playing, but love when they turn out like this. .I stil get so frustrated with the scents & wicks..does anyone ever figure those out?

I finaslly figured out wick sizes, etc..but now i'm having trouble with F.O.'s & wicks...Thank God for the Search button. You guys help me so much.Thanks again.....

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Thank you guys so much! I poured at 180 maybe even 190..i cant remember...I'll start pouring alittle cooler.

Thanks again

yes your right....wanted to see how that would look..just some rustic in the middle..i poured just about 10 degrees lower then other 2 layers..thanks for the advise on pin holes..

Kay

Not sure how I did this, but I thought it turned out good..other opinions??

Can ppl tell me why I have those pin holes with my rustics? I tap mold & do releif holes..but stil keep getting pin holes./is that normal?

Someone needs to resume taking her meds............

Are you guys talking about her??? Her site? I looked at it & its not bad...What is everyone talking about???

You guys have really hurt this girl's feelings. How would feel if someone went to your sites & talked about you like that? I dont understand what you are guys are talking about & laughing about......Can you please explain to me what I am missing?? Please!

hummmm I'm confussed, is this just a joke? Or is it real??

I was wondering the same??????????

Excellent first attempts. Try pouring your layers a bit sooner and twirling the mold in your hand so the wax splashes upwards for more subtle lines.

e

i'm having problems with my colors mixing (actually making a new color)....when i pour sooner...any ideas on that Eugenia?

Oh WOW..really nice!! See it was easy...time consuming, but easy...where do you get your molds at? I love the tops of your molds & want to purchase some..I only want that top in my rounds...I love it. Great job!

Kay

Those are beautiful.. love the look and the color.

I really like the shape of the pillars on top - where did you get your molds? The couple I have, dont make a nice edge like that...

I'd also like to know where you got your molds..i love that top & cant find any anywhere.

I just searched this same question yesterday & someone told me about Genwax's Jiffy wicker. I went to www.genwax.com & looked at their jiffy wicker...I ordered it right away. It looks so much easier & not as messier. I to have had that problem & it was driving me crazy. I was thinking I was doing something wrong. Check out Genwax....& Good Luck!

Kay

It's the shape of the mold. I prefer the concave tops. I use my version of the jiffy wicker method from Genwax and rarely get a leak. Thanks for the kind words.

e

Thank you for the tip on Genwax...I just bought me some..

how do you keep them centered? I have that problem...