Breanna

Hi, my very first kit was a Pillar kit from peaks and it is well worth it as you get a lot with their kits and their Fragrances oils (FO's) are the Best!! JMHO

OOOO boy I just got the scents in from Just by Nature and Ubure you were right they smell WONDERFUL!!! I cant wait to get them into wax!!! WOOHOO,,,,

The scent in question by my customer was "Sand and Sea" by Just by Nature,,,I was so happy!!! She said I hit it dead on,,,,I like days like this when things go well,,,,

Edited to add: Thanks for all your helps!!!

What a wonderful look! I wirebrush other sculpture but never thought of doing it to a candle!!!:rolleyes2

*...scurries off to locate wire brush and first victim...*

:laugh2: :laugh2:

I don't make these, but I've read enough posts to *think* this was done by scraping the wax w/ a wire brush.

Susan.

Yep thats how its done,,,Ive seen others do this too,,,Not a bad looking Candle though,,,I have a book that shows this technique

4 years here too,,,I too am a FOHO:embarasse

There is a Sun & Sand from WSP - very good.

Forget this - what I get for not reading all of post!!

Thank you anyway grama,,,I think I found it at JustByNature.com

At least I hope it is,,I orderd a sampler pack from them with some other things that sounded good too:D

a Scent called Sand & Sea? I had a customer come in and ask me if I could get it and I am not sure if this is the true name of it or if someone has changed it. I am looking at suppliers too but thought Id post too,,Thanks for any help you can give me,,,,

P.S. Its not a yankee scent, She tried buying a votive that was called Sun & Sand and it wasnt it,,,It doesnt have any description on the jar of where it came from either:undecided

OMG, why did I have to read this?

Description from their site:

"The essence of sensuality captured in this fragrance with it's aromatic blend of exotic amber, elegant frankincense and myrrh with just a whisper of patchouli. The tiny top notes of Rose and other lovely florals gently tickle your nose and drifts softly into an musky background. Egyptian Dragon soaps perfectly and turns a lovely soft caramel color after curing. We tested it in a perfumers alcohol base and received complements too numerous to mention. The staying power is beyond compare. For pure sex appeal, this fragrance embodies the seductive scents of mysterious Ancient Egypt."

OMGosh,,I must get this one!!!!

Did anyone notice that these container instructions are from the CT site of Basic Instructions? I dont know Italian BUT I do know these pics!!

cliccare sulle immagini per ingrandirle)Pulire e asciugare bene il barattolo che si andrà ad usare, non devono assolutamente esserci porzioni unte o bagnate che comprometterebbero inevitabilmente il lavoro. Posizionare lo stoppino in modo che esca almeno di 3-4 cm rispetto al bordo del barattolo.Tenere in posizione lo stoppino fermandolo con una molletta da bucato o una pinza, come nella foto.Fondere la cera e aggiungere il colorante e la profumazione. Se non sapete come fare, potete consultare la nostra Ricetta base per candele in cera. Versare la cera ancora calda facendo attenzione a mantenere lo stoppino in posizione. Riempire, come nella foto, fino quasi all’orlo, senza colmare completamente. Lasciare asciugare, ci vogliono circa 6 ore.Può capitare che la cera, una volta solidificata, si ritiri un po’ specialmente nel mezzo, in prossimità dello stoppino. Basta rabboccare con altra cera, eventualmente riscaldata nuovamente. Non versate cera tiepida, altrimenti resta il segno del rabbocco, una linea antiestetica. Volendo potete chiudere con un altro colore o con una tonalità più chiara dello stesso, per vivacizzare la composizione.

Quando sarà completamente asciutta e fredda, tagliare lo stoppino a circa 1 cm, in ogni caso al di sotto dell’apertura del barattolo. Chiudere e decorare.

I was getting ready to make a light box and my hubby came home with a Studio in a box he found at Wal-mart. He had bought me an excellent camera for my birthday and then last week he bought this studio. It comes with 2 studio lights, camera tripod, the box with 3 back grounds, Blue, Black and white and a carrying case for 50 dollars.. I love it and have been using the heck out of it. My MIL has started doing ebay and I have been doing her pics for her,,,I LOVE it. I use Paint shop pro for my editing and enhancing and such,,,Thought I would share this with all of you.

Im hoping to get some pics of my candles done when I get my MIL situated,,,

WOOHOO you go girl!!! Congrats to ya Christina!!!

Hopefully the customers have heat guns too.

:laugh2:

Peaks has the best in FO's JMHO:D

HI Liberty, What is the name of the wax? And how much scent and color was she using per LB of wax? The reason I ask is because I use 25% container wax and 75% Pillar wax (4625) and when someone else comes on they will ask you for all that. I am sorry I can not be of much help but there will be someone that will chime in soon to help,,,

I use 4625 and I pour around 180-185. Don't know if this took care of my fingernailing or not but I added 1lb of soy to 8lbs of wax and used 1/2 tsp of vybar per lb. Heated on a high temp - about 225 for about 30 minutes and haven't had any fingernails since. hth

Vybar 103? Im willing to try many different ways at this point,,LOL,,,

Thank you.

Hi Jay, I have not done any as of yet but I have a book called " the encyclopedia of Candle making Techniques" by Sandie Lea ISBN 0-7624-0601-1 and she does them in the book and they look awesome. It is on my to-do-list for the future. HTH,,,,

Go ahead and try. The FP of wax is over 300 degrees, so set your digital thermometer to beep at 250 this is still way lower than the FP and you can adjust if you need to.

I also like the pour temp on my molded candles around 165-168 in preheated molds. If you are pouring to hot you'll get them too.

Karen B

Thanks Karen for answering. Okay I will try it and see how it goes. I usually always pour around 170,,Thank you again!!

If its a full jar I dont recommend placing your jar upside down in the oven,,Put it on a cookie sheet as the others have said and let it melt and then pour (if not using again) into a large coffee can or I have a huge pickle jar I put wax Im not using again into. HTH

HI Everyone, I have had a case of IGI-4625 for a little while now, I guess about 4 months. After making my candle baskets for the silent auction I opened my other box and the wax LOOKS fine. I put it in the presto pot, melted it (noticed a wee bit of popping)< it went away,,,Used Peaks FO's poured pillars and votives like I always do, and they looked okay when I de-molded them and after about 8 hours they started to fingernail!!!!! Now whats with that????

The only time I ever had problems with fingernailing I was using gemlites FO, After I stopped using them it quit....So now what do you all think??? HELP ME PLEASE?!

Edited to add: I bought this case in the classys so I cant call a distributor. I looked in the archive and seen Allens suggestion on cooking the wax at 225 for thirty minutes kinda scared to do that.

BEAUTIFUL!!!

Oh wow thay look Beautiful without color!!

Donita, as always they are beautiful!!!

WOW those are very cool!!!

Looks GREAT!!!!!!!

They are all so Beautiful!!!!!!!