SheilaW

Trying to do tilted layers with the wax is a major PITA! Looks like you did a pretty good job. Christy, try getting the palm Crystal and the Feathering and mix them. You can get all different affects depending on which ratio you use.

Very pretty. I love the palm waxes.

Many years ago my oldest daughter bought store brand pillars and put on dried flowers and over dipped them in wax and a couple she rolled in a favorite potpourri of my sisters. She told everyone that they were just for looks and smell to NOT burn them. Naturally my silly sister burned them and had fire bombs!!! The herbs may look cool but I wouldn't chance it.

Jason, hope you have a great weekend. I'm sure that you have been VERY busy and I would like to compliment you on how well you have managed to get everyones sample requests out and even included a personal phone call. Kudos to you on doing a fantastic job.!!!!!!!! ( Hope your bosses are aware of how hard you are working to make the candle makers aware of the wax products!)

E-mail (don't call) candlewic and one of the owners will give you the scoop. After the tsunamis I was concerned about not being able to get the palm waxes so I sent off an e-mail and within 2 hrs. I received a reply and had been assured that their supply was not affected and it wasn't.

When I first started making candles and didn't have a lot of money to invest in molds I found all kinds of things around the house to use. Just make sure that the bottom is not larger than the top. ( or you won't be able to get it out:p and yes I made this mistake.

Atkins & Pearce has excellent information on wicks. In fact sometimes I still refer to it. The first link will tell you about the wick type and the second link gives pool diameters for each size. Cruise around the site and read. ( I printed the pages out for easy reference.) Also you can give them a call and tell them your wax ,container, pillar size etc. and they will send you free sample size/type wicks to test. http://www.braidway.com/Wick%20Page/catalog.htm http://www.braidway.com/Wick%20Page/New%20Rate%20Charts.htm

I have only tried Candlewics and GloryBees and the only difference was the price. I would think that since there aren't any additives and the processing is probably very similar that the palms would basically perform the same. I COULD be way wrong on this assumption so hopefully someone will post that has tried palm wax from multiple suppliers.

Yes to everything Fern said. Those 2" are little beasts!

Holly I totally agree with you on being able to smell them at someone elses house. I'll go over to my daughters house and as soon as I walk in I'll ask what smells so good. She just rolls her eyes and says Duh, Mom it's your candle burning.

Looks more like a light mottling to me.

Even though my kids are teens I still only make soap early in the morning when they are still asleep. Everything I use ( rubbermaid pitcher, glass containers etc. ) are clearly marked in bright red ink with the skull sign and caution words. I store the lye in the garage on the highest shelf ( it's along the roof line and I need a ladder to get to it ) in the back so there is no way the grandkids could get to it. The whole lye thing scares me too and not for myself so much but that is the one thing I'm super careful of when making cp.

As candlemakers I think we all aim to produce a soot free candle. We also know to keep our wicks trimmed etc. when we burn them. I have burned yankme with a candle shade and the whole thing would be black with soot. If you were burning a lot of these in your house over a period of time then it only stands to reason that the soot is going to cling to walls, drapes, carpets and filters ( the same way cigarette smoke will build up if you smoke in the house ) Among other things my brother sub-contracts to an Insurance Co. as an adjuster, testifies in court when needed etc. Because of the damage caused to homes by candle soot he refuses to burn any at all in his house ( not even mine:rolleyes2 ) He said that he can tell after a walk through whether the black stuff is candle soot or a furnace problem. And he does check. Even if you dont see any soot it may still be there.

I like those a lot.

You're right, it does sound very interesting but I haven't seen it anywhere. Please post if you locate a supplier that has it.

Last year I started testing the coffee mugs and the soot was horrible! I finally put them up to test this year and they are still in the cabinetsanta roll I hated the thought of double wicking them but I tried several different types of wicks to no avail. ( I use 1/2 4627 and 1/2 4786)

Candlewic sales 5 or 10 lb samples. I get all my palm wax from them.

Look pretty good to me.

1. On a scale of one to five, how much of a hassle is it to have a manual spigot? Manual is the only kind I have. No hassle. 2. Would you rather use a presto pot with no spigot, with a manual spigot, or with an electric spigot? Tell me more about the electric spigot. I would hate to use a presto without a spigot!

I absolutely agree with you. The fact that Mr. Binder took the time to come here and address the "little" people's concerns and/or problems shows that as a company they DO care about their customers.

Candle Cocoon has a "muscadine grape wine" scent event oil that smells just like homemade muscadine wine. It doesn't smell great OOB but kicks booty in wax. It's so popular for me that I usually order 5lbs at a time.

Landa your HP rocks! Everytime I make it , it looks like a volcano eruption because it's so bumpy not smooth like yours. Sodium Lactate will be on my next list of things to order.

Mmmm that looks wonderful. Like a super thick frosting. Thanks for posting the pics. I have tried liquid soap but haven't gotten around to the cream soap yet. This has inspired me to give it a try soooon!

Those look like candy! Great job.

Those are some very pretty soaps.