AnjieBurdett

Remember this one Yvette Don't leave your metal votive moulds soaking in hot soapy water then forget about them for days - THEY RUST! And don't put your tin moulds in the oven to clean the excess wax off and forget to turn the temperature down first - the welds on these things come UNwelded in too hot an oven, I found that out the hard way damn I miss that mould *lol*

Anjie,x.

Yep, sounds like you didn't get it wicked properly. The ideal is to get a nice full meltpool that goes right to the sides of the jar, leaving you with no wax 'hangup' on the glass.

Welcome to the FRUSTRATING world of container candle making *lol* You'll either end up with the perfect candle or go insane trying Don't forget to write everything you add to your candle 'recipe' down on paper, or once you have got it all figured out and burning well you won't be able to do it again, make a note of all measurements of wax/fo/colour and what wick you used - believe me it will become your bible and you will protect it with your life!!

Anjie,x.

Well Stella,

What about a mold with built-in wick pins, no vacum problems, would hold 24 votives, would be a sealed metal unit that once filled and set aside to cure, would cool evenly all around including the top? All made of teflon coated aluminum............ Hows that for a "new mouse trap"? Is that better than a cardboard box?

HAVE YOU MADE THIS?????

What do we want? We want pics? When do we want them? NOW!

I like making votives and mine never stick either, i give the mould a little squeeze and off it pops ........... oh but your mould sounds fab. Have you made it? have you??

Anjie,x.

use votive wick pins in their tealight cups when pouring? I was making some last night and hadn't made enough tabbed wicks, so I grabbed a votive pin and it fit in the cup perfectly! Gave it a go and it worked great, little bit of a pain to get it back out of the finished tealight but I did it.

Anjie,x.

cute!

what do yo mean by "dipped"?:embarasse

He has been 'dipped' in hot, highly fragranced wax, then drained, then fluffed up and left to set hard.

These are room fragrancers and aren't to be lit

Anjie,x.

bravo! it's great to see progress isn't it? I'm struggling cause I have difficulty getting an adequate melt pool without a huge flame which I hate. Seems good on the first burn or two, but then I start needing to trim the wick smaller and smaller to get a normal flame... and there's only so low you can go LOL!

but I'll get it all figured out - eventually.

Right there wit'ya CareBear! I'm starting to HATE containers again *lol*

Anjie,x.

Glad you said that! LOL I was going to say that but thought you'd think I was silly :embarasse .

Anjie,x.

Whats the deal with coffee beans then? Do you just have a wiff every now and then or do you have to keep a jar of it strapped to your face for an hour

Anjie,x.

Thank you! Looking good so far. Don't you just love the shape the meltpool makes?

Anjie,x.

Nice candle! Very pretty.

Did it blow out the sides after a few more hours burning? I poured a big 6" x 6.5" pillar a while back, damn it was a monster *lol* I was told to try it with 18 or 20ply flat braid - I went for the 20ply and it burned fab for about 4-5 hours then the melt pool got a tad close to the edge, then busted out. I always intended repouring and wicking again with the 18ply but never got round to it. Another job for after christmas

Do you have any more pictures of the burn pool further on in your test? I'm not quite sure what they are supposed to burn like when wicked properly.

Anjie,x.

The stamp thing is for 'embossing' things isn't it? That candle has 'raised' writing so how would a stamp work exactly?? I get confused easy and its too early to think

Surely you would need someone to make a cast of what you wanted and then take a silicone mould from that cast. yes/no?

Anjie,x.

you sadist lmao

Will post piccies when they are completely dry and finished I'm undecided at the moment' date=' what to sit them on to wrap them, basket or candle plate[/quote']

LOL oh yeah, thats me!

Why don't you do one of each, post the pics and we'll have a little vote Can't wait to see these, i love dipped bears I want to move on up and do a bigger bear but i'll need a bigger 'dip' pot first....maybe after christmas.

Anjie,x.

OMG you gave him a willy? :laugh2:

I sit mine on a wire rack over a foil lined roasting pan, then the dripped wax goes back in the pot

Where's the pics then???

Anjie,x.

p.s. I had to remove several of my bears from Taz's bed the other night, she was laying ON them, protecting them! Didn't work though Mwahahaha.

Hi Scented. I actually thought that it would be great for embedding a votive holder for a 'forever pillar' then I looked again and thought 'but how I do that as the holder would have to be at the top end and not the bottom' iykwim? I suppose I could chunk it and lean the holder on the chunks.

Thanks.

Anjie,x.

Look at the shape of this candle! I have never seen anything like this, and I want that mould *lol* Does anyone know where I can get one??? Please, please I imagine it would be a nightmare to wick with it being much narrower at the bottom than the top but for a 'forever' it would look fab!!

Anjie,x.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Basket-weave-Cream-Brown-Sqaure-Pillar-candle-VANILLA_W0QQitemZ130171986744QQihZ003QQcategoryZ16108QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

YES! (god I love those ) I looked on Jo's site and couldn't see one. She makes them??

Anjie,x.

I have bought a mould for tiny cupcakes that are 35mm across the top (diameter) and I'd like to get a mould for tiny little swirls of cream to sit on top, so each swirl would need to be smaller than 35mm - preferably in the UK. Can anyone help me out here? I have searched ebay and come up with nothing.

TIA.

Anjie,x.

I think it looks great but this might be an easier alternative if that way frustrates you.

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I always get frustrated trying to do them the other way so I prefer doing them this way.

Ohh that looks beautiful! Really professional and pretty. I take it that is shrink wrap?

Anjie,x.

WOW! Those look great!! You have been a busy girl. I love the idea of the suction cup, i've never seen that before and wouldn't have thought of it. great job.

Anjie,x.

I love the crawler, LOL. Can you wrap her up?

HIM! *lol* That's my Alex and NO you're not having him! He's my little cherub and he seriously gives the BEST cuddles in the world!! Cute just doesn't cut it with this one .

Anjie,x.

I found the baskets and the plates .... and the stones at a shop called Wilkinsons, its a fab shop here in the UK. The plates and baskets were just £1.49 each and the bags of stones are 99p each! So its a cheap christmas for me *lol* - but I don't want them to look cheap.

I looked at that ebay link - a bit dear really - and I don't mean dear for shrinkwrap I mean its dear when I have gotten 3 x 100meter rolls of polypro wrap for £29...... although shrink wrap does sound soo easy I need to keep my costs down.

I might try the last one without the basket just to see what it looks like, thanks for that tip Natty and TwinMom!

Anjie,x.

Hmmmm, I don't know, I've never really looked.

Anjie,x.

OK, this is the bit I hate - cellowrap was sent to this earth just to drive me insane *lol* Any hints and tips on doing this would be very much appreciated.

Before wrapping .............

after wrapping. Does this look ok?

And lastly, this one hasn't been wrapped yet (I am going to have to attempt this one drunk I think )

TIA. Anjie,x.

P.S. Should I include the baby in the basket??

He looks like a baby seal w/out the hat...but, he's cute either way!!!!

Kimmeroo:cheesy2:

I thought that! Great minds think alike ...... hmmm or is it fools seldom differ ..... no no definately great minds *lol*

Anjie,x.

*lol* I like him without it :embarasse for some strange reason.

Anjie,x.