Elizabeth

OMG Liz you are making me cry!!!! Those were made when I was drunk one night and in a fight with DH. Will never be able to replicate them again as they were done against all the rules of candlemaking. LOL

Well just get drunk, pick a fight with the dh and try again! LOL

I love black and white together.

Makes for a striking candle.

Nice work!

Here is what I do. I have a griddle on my pouring station that I use. Once the pillar is ready to slide out of the mold, I turn my griddle on between Warm and 200*; I take all tape and putty off of the mold, and then make sure the pillar is going to easily slide out, but do not take the pillar out of the mold; leave the pillar in the mold. I take a paper towel and put it on the top of my griddle. I take the pillar; still in the mold, and place it on top of the paper towel. Once you see wax starting to form on the paper towel, lift the mold a little bit to make sure the pillar is still sliding out and then press the mold down into the paper towel. Lift the pillar and mold every now and then to see if the flattening is complete. When it is, take the pillar and mold over to some wax paper and set the flattened side down on it; then lift the mold completely off. I have a perfect level pillar bottom each and every time. You may have some small pieces of wax around the edge of the pillar bottom...I just take the pillar in one hand and use my other hand to brush them away. If I get a stubborn one, I wait for the wax to cool down a bit and then get it off with my fingernail, or the flat side of a butter knife.

I'm not sure this will work with every pillar wax, but it works with the 6228. Also, I am using round molds. It is worth a try since the mold acts as a level for the pillar while it is flattening. HTH

Yep, leaving it IN the mold is the easiest way I've found. I usually just use the bottom of a presto and then pour off the remaining wax into a tart mold LOL

Jelly Jars and Mayo Jars are my personal favs and my customers always seem drawn to them, more so than any decorative containers I've ever offered.

Made with igi 1343 and scented with Sultry Angel.

Here's one i made a while back. Scented with peak's ocean fo.

These were titled "Mountain Lake" and were made by Tanya a while back. They are too lovely to be lost in the archives somewhere so i thought I'd repost these.

Phenomenal work Tanya

Those are beautiful! Are they made using a mold, or by hand?

They are made using a silicone mold. They burn on average about 6-7 hrs and measure about 3" at their widest point.

Hey everyone, good to be back up and running!!! I was hoping that someone could give me some insight on a wicking issue. I have been testing my ecosoy PB votives with many different wicks. So far these are what I've tested:

36-18P - way too small

44-24-18C - ok but flame tends to get weak

HTP 62 - too small

HTP 73 - ok but I don't like the hangup

LX 12 - way too small

LX 16 - ok, but slightly too small

I am at the point of testing LX 18 (which apparently are way too big for votives) but they seem to be doing ok so far. I've tried LX 20 but they're too big. It was suggested to me to try the RRD 40 and I was sent some samples from my supplier. She said all her customers use RRD40 with soy votives and are very happy with them. Well, I've tried them and although they burned quite well, the flame height was an inch tall and danced too much. So I was wondering if any one had tried an RRD 40 with votives and how were the results? My supplier is getting in RRD 34 & RRD 37 soy maybe those will work. If anyone out there uses LX wicks for their soy votives, which do you find works best?

I'm finding that the LX 18 and 20 burn well initially, but then do not burn fully to the edges on 2nd and 3rd burns, I'm thinking that they are burning way too hot and just burn down and not out. But the flame is always nice. Sorry that this post is so terribly long, I'm just quite confused as to this whole wicking thing. I know it's been suggested to try Eco Wicks, but I cannot seem to find them in Canada and shipping can be quite costly from the USA. Any thoughts? I appreciate any info, thanks everyone!!

I've used RRD's in my pillars before and they do wonderful. RRD40 is WAY too big for a votive. I would suggest a RRD 29 to start.

FYI: Here's some size recommendations for the RRD's

wRRD29 Small Candles, approx. 2 - 2.25"

wRRD34 Small Containers, approx. 2.25 - 2.5"

wRRD37 Medium Containers, approx. 2.5 - 3"

wRRD40 Medium Containers, approx. 3 - 3.25"

wRRD47 Large Containers, approx. 3.5"

wRRD50 Large Containers, approx. 3.75"

wRRD55 Large Containers, approx. 4 - 4.5"

edited to add: The pillars I used these wicks with was 1343. Since you are using soy which typically requires to wick up a size, I would say the dimensions suggested for the rrd29 might just work out. Give it a try, that's the onlyway you're going to know for sure. If you don't have any, let me know and i can send you a couple to test.

If memory serves me, I believe the body butter recipe that was listed that included Hemp, was Kimberly's.

ShannonJ and Bunny also had some recipes for body butters listed.

That's ok Deanna. We're all still getting the hang of the new board.

Hi Deanna,

Welcome!!

Most times people will give some details on their creations they post. As soon as Alan is able to restore the "archives" you can peruse through the gallery there and get lots of info and inspirations.

There are also some tutorials on the sidebar of the mainpage featuring different candlemaking techniques that you might find helpful.

Those top ones sure are interesting!! Nice vibrant colors.

Not my favorite color, but you sure have some nice textures there

ok, why are the pics being listed as a link? What am i doing wrong?

Because I'm retarded

Adding attachments is alot different these days LOL

These are going to be used as "floating" roses in ivy bowls as the centerpieces for the tables at a wedding reception. Used Astorlite V wax (love this wax for the molded candles), and the silicone molds are from Creative gems.

It's going to take some getting used to but it sure does look purdy