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Is your illustration just black? Are you trying to color the 'black' or the area in between?

Take a look at http://www.mostlybulldogstuff.com - this is one of the websites I've done. Look at the flying dragon illustration on the right. This was originally a black and white illustration, and was colored in photoshop with the method I explained to you. Is this what you're looking for? Not the dragon, of course

I tried that and it didn't seem to work, but thank you.

Just curious as to what happened as why the paintbrush on 'darken' didn't work. I've been working in Photoshop since the very first version came out and pretty much know all the tricks in my sleep

It's nice - maybe I'd kern some of the letters on your type a bit....the 'v' in 'have' is very far from the 'a'.... as opposed to the space between the 'I' and the 't' in 'It'

I would change the flower and simplify it. Shades of pink or lavender instead of brown. With the present flower, when you reduce it, say to business card size, you're going to totally lose all that petal/layer detail.

This is probably going to sound like a really stupid question to a lot of you but keep in mind - *newbie* here! :tiptoe:

Candlescience recommends their new csn series for these wicks. The CSN wicks are tabbed wicks - 6". What happens if you've got a 6" or taller pillar mold???

Also, the tutorial here on pillars doesn't use tabbed wicks - it uses a wick screw on the bottom and holds the top of the wick with a wick clamp.

Soooo - how do you use these 6" pre-tabbed wicks in a pillar mold? And what do you use if you have a tall pillar??

Very nice!!

LOL - that does sound like a PITA. I guess I was thinking there was some magical mold that made the inset for you, then you just placed the tea candle holder in it once it's cooled :embarasse

Why do you have to put the insert in the mold, then the glass holder over it? Can't you just put the glass holder in upside down?? :undecided

I think just a pale soft green would be nice.

Sorry, but after much searching, I haven't found anywhere that says HOW to make an everlasting pillar candle.

I've seen posts with mentions of using skewers and clips (but no how to's or details), posts mentioning that pourette has silicone plugs (but I've heard people are currently having problems getting some orders via pourette and problems aside, no how-to's once again)

I've also read about drilling into the candle...I don't want to do this.

I've seen many posts asking how - but no explanations or answers. Does anyone know where a tutorial can be found or can explain how they make successful everlasting candles? I just want something nice for my dining room table and would love to try palm wax.

You can make palm pillars as everlasting with a tealight or votive in the top. That way you get to "have you cake and eat it too" burn the pillars and they never burn down, they just stay as good looking as the day they were made.

good gravy - there aren't this many hours in a day I'm still trying out the soy container and haven't gotten the proper burn on that yet....then I want to try pillars...now an everlasting candle which I have no clue how to make. Off to the tutorials.

how about - Bravo!

or

Tadaaa!

or

Encore Aromatics

ok - Candlescience just sent me an email that they're now carrying palm wax. I love the finish on the pillars poured with this wax. They make it sound like the best and latest thing since sliced bread.

I'm just beginning and still testing wicks with my soy container wax. I'm getting better and have narrowed it down to two wicks. I've heard people here say that palm is difficult to work with. Is that true? Worse than soy??:undecided

Do you need certain types of fragrance for palm (like only certain kinds work for soy)

Use the paintbrush tool and in the tool options, pick 'darken'. Since presumably, the illustration is black, this will color the 'white' spaces without changing the black outlines of your illustration.

I'm new and still testing my soy container candles but these are VERY cool! I know this is a dumb question , but how do you get that frosty wavy texture on the outside?? I guess that's what's called rustic? :embarasse although these to me look very contemporary with the angled layering....and I love green. Very nice!

....or a spin on 'lake'...something as simple as 'Reflections'

I like the baking pan idea! Thanks!

But if you wanted to use 2 wicks for a 3" container, could you do it as long as they are a small size wick or would that be detrimental to the burn? And if so, how??

I got a sample of Lime Cooler from Candlescience and I wasn't that crazy about it OOB. I even thought maybe I'd scent my homemade kitchen cleaner with it :rolleyes2 but I tried it in a candle that I needed to test burn and to me it smells EXACTLY like fresh key limes. Not the pie - just straight key lime juice itself. Very clean and summery!

I've been a graphic designer...err I was going to type for 20 years but it's 24 now...LOL. I've had my own clients from major banks and utility companies to small clubs and home businesses. I'd be happy to quote on a logo - just PM me.

Hi - I think it's a good start. I've been a graphic designer for the past 20 years and was going to reply to 'that other' website critique request until it got ridiculous - this one is a lot safer

I think your name in the heading needs an apostrophe? I like your slogan.

Also like the colors but can't help thinking I've seen this setup before? Do you have a hosting company that only lets you choose from so many layouts? It seems to me I saw this - maybe even from someone here. It had a black and white photo on the front page of someone looking at products or something. At any rate, it helps to be distinctive - this one really reminded me of the other I saw for bath and body products.

The photos are pretty good once you click and enlarge them. Just a thought since you have photoshop. Maybe you could do a vignette look around the background to soften that stark white? That would make the page look a little less boxy.

I don't see an address or phone number. I'd include both on the contact page and the phone number on every page. It makes you look more reputable. That sounded bad - I didn't mean that you weren't reputable - it's just that with everyone and their brother having websites now, people like to feel secure with their orders and have a real company they can contact.

Don't forget to post sizes of your products (weights) plus ingredients

Guess that's it - please know that the above is meant as contsructive criticizm and I wish you the best of luck in your new venture!

That's odd. You can try looking their domain name up through whois.org. Maybe it will give you an alternate contact number.

I went out to the store and picked up a case of the wide mouth ball jars. I have a series of HTP wicks - 5 of each. Can I use say (2) HTP 52 wicks instead of one larger...maybe HTP 104 wick? Is there a difference in burning? I'm sure you're going to say yes, but what's the difference? I'm using CB 135 Soy.

Why not try an unscented batch first? Once you get that under your belt, you can try the fragrance. Maybe a simple eo like lavender to start?

I don't see why you can't. You soap with water and that has no fat. I wouldn't expect the rich lather like regular milk, but you never know. Experiments sometimes yield the best results!

Olive oil is so expensive - I'd try rebatching to save it. It can't hurt it at this point.

Can you hit 'pulse' for a second in a food processor?