britishgirl

well here goes

i made 4 votives today if you can call them that

i used

8oz wax

15ml FO

3/4 of a redigo glow dye chip

poured them into a polycarbonate votive mold holder waited first i noticed it cracking along the top as it cooled then when removed from holder it has a white look all around it:( yet its not there on the top

please help as banging head here and its sore

can any one enlighten me on how to make chunk candles? have seen some on here and they look great

looking really good

can i just ask what are chunkies, how do you make them and can they be made with soy wax?

excuse my ignornance but still learning what are burn tests are they for time scent and how long should you wait before doing these tests?

hi there

kids are off next week im working on tuesday and friday, but if you prefer weekends or evenings which ever suits you

i would love to do that let me know whens possibly and i'll work it in or should i say shove aside the kids and work and be there with bells on:D

email on the way handy lady

also need uk supplier as dont know why we seem to occasionally get stung for import duty:mad:

the problem I have' date=' is I don't have digital scales and FO seems to be measured by weight.

I've got pipettes that measure it in ml, although I did see somewhere last night that said for soy (just got my first lot but haven't used it yet, so reading up), it said to use 25ml to 500g and I think (not certain) that 1oz (weight) = 25ml so would be 1oz to 500g.

Don't quote me on this lol but thats what I'm working too[/quote']

just had few emails back from some kindly candle making friends or as i call them the ones whos brains i pick if you email me i can send them on to you:)

what i have been measuring the FO in is the old type medicine plastic pots with the ml's up the side

do you mean the clamshells with 6 squares in?

I've been after some in the UK too' date=' none on ebay for last few weeks I've been checking [/quote']

well if you find some before me let me know where and vice versa

do any one here know of a supplier of empty snap packs for melts have searched ebay nothing, preferably a supplier in the uk as shipping not so expensive

thanks again:)

i personally only use tealights under my soy melts but thats because i dont have electric one as long as the bowl part is large enough to hold the melted wax whats the difference??

here i go again

does any one have a oil to wax guide?? my maths is rubbish i admit and unless i have full set of dummy instructions written down infront of me of how much then do etc then im at a loss

i make tealights, votives 4 oz jars and tin candles plus melts and i just cant seem to get the oil measurement right, maybe as i get more experienced it will come naturally but at the minute dumbo is the name

i dont know if im experienced enough to say this but i use the redi glow dye chips they seem to work well with soy wax

Hi Andrea

Wecolme to CT...from another Brit - just down the road from you in Ashford, Kent.

Nat

just a thought i dont suppose you run candle making class's or something along that line???

Oi what's happening:p. Looks like Kent is taking over amongst us Brits here.

Only mucking about. Herne Bay is a nice place. I've got Canvey or Southend

on my doorstep to choose from. What a choice!!

Ruby

lol herne bay only lovely in the summer but down side never cant park full of tourist lol why the beach not that good! winter is yuckky i live across road from seafront and its freezing lol

I have some naughty ones my mother in law used for her chocolate business. I bet that would attract attention! I almost thought about that for the anything goes tart swap but I didn't think it would fly with some people. lol

sounds like fun lol

The ones I currently have are from sensoryperfection' date=' I have some others coming from ebay which I think are part of a company who goes by 2 names.

I could email and ask

thanks[/quote']

i buy all my FO from Jo at sensoryperfection they are great for candlemaking with any wax

Hi

I buy soy wax by the ton in the UK. Email me (because you can't recieve private messages on here yet) and I should be able to sell you some cheaper than you can get on ebay. I sell to a few others on here also as not only is the soy cheaper, but postage is never more than £6 through my courier company.

natasha

natasha@scentifique.co.uk

email on the way:Dalso just noticed you are only just up the road from me:)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-Natural-Soy-Wax-Tarts-Melts-ORGANIC-COFFEE-BEANS_W0QQitemZ220094215487QQcategoryZ16108QQcmdZViewItem

i hope they dont catch fire was thinking of buying some?

i bought some ikea ice cube trays, tried the jig saw one and when i went to get them out snapped them in half:( my 9 piece jigsaw melts became 18 piece!! oh well back to drawing board

last time i was in ikea they had the jigsaw, bottles, and one i cant remember nor can be bothered at min to open the box but i did buy the arrows and x's off ebay doubt i will use them though seem to off bought more molds than anything else:( and im still looking for eyecatching / novelty ones

here i go again making a pain of my self but mum said if you dont ask you dont find out

have been purchasing my soy wax of ebay but its soooo expensive does any one know of a uk supplier thats cheap:)

have trawled the net but maybe im not looking in right places

once again any info greatfully received:)

looking for some ideas on tart molds have purchased a few from ebay, but am looking for some usual ones that will attract people attention any ideas will be appriecated

cheers:D

Hi Andrea. It's always good to see another Brit on the forum. There are quite a few of us now. You'll love it here. Everyone is very helpful. There's lots of good advice and some constructive criticism too .

Welcome on board.

Ruby

PS whereabouts in the UK are you?

i live in small seaside town in kent called herne bay:)

thank you have learned a few things by just hunting around and being nosey lol