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Great fabric combination, perfect for summer.

I use the 8 oz. mason jelly jars for container candles. Easy to get and priced right.

The colors are out-of-this world gorgeous, coupled with sassafras, yum!

Love your pinecones!!!

Congratulations on your first attempt! :highfive: I haven't worked up the courage yet.

You choice of colors was right on!

Beautiful colors, your soaps look perfect!

The cut bars look fantastic! Very nice photo!

What a perfect shade of blue... and the swirls look just like ocean waves!

Great summerish soap! Perfect for the seashore!

They both look very nice!

Here is a link to their webpage: http://www.sficcorp.com/bulk_liquid_soap_home.htm

SFIC in Concord CA has unscented lotions which I've tried and I think they don't have any odor or scent at all. While they only sell in large sizes, sometimes there is a Coop. If not, you can buy a box of their samples for very cheap. The samples include three different kinds of lotions.

Hehe! I tell him that it's natural (soy wax) and won't contaminate, not to worry:grin2: Besides, if I use the knives he uses for cooking, I know he'll keep them nice and sharp (makes cutting the wax slabs easier)!

Strawberry Fields Forever Strawberry Musk

Love it! My favorite are cooking utensils that seem more useful for candlemaking than cooking... drives my boyfriend crazy!

With summer coming up, I thought I'd share an old idea, buddy burners, for using wax scraps and taking a little bit of your candlemaking pleasure on trips. Throughout the year, I save all my wax discards, such as old end stubs, excess from the pour pots, and flop and test candles, in one pot. First, get an empty tuna can and cut the top off. Coil a long strip of cardboard, about an inch and a half in width (slightly wider than the height of the tuna can) and put in can. Then, melt and pour the scrap wax to a height slightly below top of can. When the wax begins to set up, I put a "U-shaped" extra piece of wick in the top to use as a starter, as when the wax liquifies the cardboard will be your wick. As the wax burns down, I add backup wax pellets (created using an ice cube tray)to the can to keep it going for many hours. Disclaimer: Please be cautioned that the tuna can gets hot, the flame is high (6" or so), and sometimes, an overeager pellet-feeder will put wax in too early and it bubbles out of the can leaving wax on the surface. Also, respect our Parks and don't use on plastic/ composite tables at campsite; concrete tables are best and wood is so-so. Put it (or several) in the fire pit in place of a campfire when a traditional wood fire isn't possible. Hope this might interest someone, some camper out there, as I for one never discard any wax and eat the tunafish just to get the can! They have become a welcome addition to our camping trips and my way of taking my candlemaking with me!

red, red, dark green, ?, pale green!

Interesting fragrance concept...cannabis and roses....how would you desribe the scent?

Can hardly wait as Sea Mist was one of my 75 samples ordered and due to arrive Monday!

Pink Sugar Violet Lime Cinnamon Buns French Vanilla & Amber Sweet Pea *all from Peaks or Candlescience

Beautiful texture and colors! Great work!

What brand wax are you using? I pour way before the sluchy stage for my wax. Also, I cover with a box, although recently had several batches with air pockets as you describe. I now wiggle the wick pin in case any air trapped below it and that seems to have eliminated the air pockets.

Not buy 16 oz. FOs and now that soy prices are so high, should not have gotten hooked on soy!

Good luck! Very nice candles, my fav is the first with the various blues (very cool)!