femmcandles

I brought all the above mentioned fruit mold from: www.moldmakinghandyman.com. I thought they were very affortable and the are great molds. the fruit just pop right out. no mess, no hassle.

Try the hassle free wax for the electric candles. They have a great scent throw.

I use IGI 1260, it's an embed wax. Works great.

Those look wonderful. You are definitely getting the hang of it. Congratulations!!!!

Very nice! Keep us posted on the testing results.

HI, Devra. I just recently started making candles. I had made another batch (about 6 candles) before I made these candles. The other batch was with a different type of wax that I did not like. The posted pictures were basically my first candles made by me.

Thank you everyone for the comments. I am really happy with the results.

FEMM Candles stands for my siblings and I first name initial, Felix, Elmys (that's me), Mayra and Michael. I lost my sister, Mayra, almost 10 years ago and my mother came up with the name. Her wish is for the other siblings to start businesses with the FEMM name. So it’s kind of a sentimental kind of thing.

Thanks for the information. I am going to try a 60 ply for now and see if that helps. I am just a bit concerned because I have some 4" pillars that I am going to test today in the morning and the 60 ply is the biggest that I have. I am going to PM you since I see you are from the area.

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Sorry, wrong way of putting the question. :embarasse The diameter around the melt pool.

I would go for the first one. It's shows everything that you are offering, bath products and candles.

Just curious, what is the size of your diameter around the candle?

Four 3" pillars of different height were made with 3lbs. of R-9728 IGI Votive /Pillar Blend, 3 oz. of FO, 1/4 tsp uv inhibitor, the blue strips was made with IGI 141, 1/4 tsp translucent crystals per pound. I am burn testing the 3" x 4.5" for 5 hours, 36ply, I try the 30 ply but it burn out, so I wicked up. there is no sweating or bulging. The problem is that I think that the diameter on the top should be wider, right now, its 1/2" all around, should I be going to the 60 ply. The candle is not soft at all. I try to hug the candle and is hard around the edges. Please help me, this is the first candle that I am testing so I have no idea if the results are okay. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Here are some pictures.[ATTACH]789[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]790[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]791[/ATTACH]

I did it!!!!! Thanks for the advice.

Opps, the pictures are in the wrong order.:rolleyes2

I am a newbie at making candles. I have attached two pictures of my first 3" x 4.5" pillars. The green swirls are 3" x 3.5" and 3" x 4.5", they are scented with Autumn Apple, the 3" x 4.5" blue stripped is scented with Jasmine and the 3" x 4.5" is a solid bright yellow pillar scented with pineapple paradise. The second picture is the packaging that I planned on using. I would like your honest opinion as to whether they look like a sellable product. Thanks in advance. I made more candle last night and will be posting more pictures tonight. [ATTACH]771[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]772[/ATTACH]

Thank you Ashley K. I posted a thread on the other board and they had some suggestions. I am going to try those and if I can't post a picture then I will definitely take you up on your generous offer. In advance, thanks.

Thank you, Eugenia and Mtngrl for your help. I will try now and see if I can post some pics.

I would like to download some pictures of a couple of candles that I made. But when I try to download it, the pictures are to big and won't take them. Can anyone please help me, and let me know how to make my picture smaller. Thanks, guys!!!:undecided

I would like to download some pictures of a couple of candles that I made. But when I try to download it, the pictures are to big and won't take them. Can anyone please help me, and let me know how to make my picture smaller. Thanks, guys!!!:undecided

Should I just pour one candle and see how it burn, then pour the rest? I am going to be selling them and would like to set up a system to make the process easier? Yep, I am a newbie

Thanks SatinDucky for the information.

I am a newbie. I just started making candles. I would like some help in the testing process. How would I exaclty test a candle after I have made it? What is the exact process and what would I be looking for? I would greatly appreciate any input!!!! Thanks in advance.