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Scented - I love your avatar!!! my kitty looks alot like yours

I looked at the sites, and found lots of interesting wax!!! I did a little research this weekend - went to the craft store I bought that sample package from - and then checked out the manufacturer's website. Yaley Enterprises - they sell it in a bulk format also! YAY! It was a little more expensive than some of the others, but I went ahead and splurged. I am going to try Genwax's stuff, too...

Thanks for everybody's help!!! I'm sure I'll be asking more questions soon!

Thanks for the help!!! Lots of information to look at!!

Actually, the wick hasn't been my problem. I must be getting lucky... I'm having more problems pouring than anything... That palm wax seems so much harder than the other stuff. I'm not sure what it was I bought at Michael's, but it comes in a little clear tupperware-type container with a 'beady-type' wax, with the title of 'Crystallizing Wax Candles'. It made real pretty snowflakes all over. Little crystals...

This palm wax I bought - when it hardens it has little hairline cracks all over it, and it shrinks from the sides so much it literally leaves a gap between the candle and the mold. And the bottoms of my candles leave much to be desired... I do like the look of the wax, though - but it's more of a 'feathering' or swirl-y look instead of the little crystals...

I don't know what I want... Or how to ask for it... I will keep researching and experimenting... I'm going to look at some of the sites mentioned here and see what I find. I will just keep buying wax until I get it right... My husband is going to kill me!!!

I posted a thread on trying to find crystallizing wax but nobody replied... Does anybody know of anyone to buy from other than candlesandsupplies.com????

Hi! I'm new to the forum...

I just started making my own candles, and I'm trying out diferent kinds of wax... I bought a small package from our local craft store that had 'crystallizing' wax. It was only enough to do 1 pillar and a couple votives, but I LOVED that wax. I don't care so much for the plain, slick look. So, I purchased what I thought would be the same wax from Candles & Supplies.com some crystallizing Palm wax. Well, I don't know what the difference is, but they are not the same... This wax is MUCH harder, and I have to heat it a lot hotter. When it is cooling, it shrinks away from the sides of the mold and pushes up to the top like a fault line in the earth does... I also like to do color-layered candles, but this wax doesn't allow for that. Because it shrinks away from the sides of the mold, it leaves a gap where the second color seeps into on the next pour... Looks yucky when finished... Anybody have any suggestions on where to get my next batch of wax??? I saw Peak Candle has mottling wax, but it comes in a slab... I really want to have shaved or grated (bags) of wax...

Thanks for any help...