britishgirl

hi

looking for some ideas on what to use for pillar molds (apart from the obivous)

thanks in advance

i stir with my finger lol

no honestly its a plastic spoon i use the bamboo sticks skewers to hold and centre wicks

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-CANDLE-MOULDS-Aluminium-Seamless-Set-of-4-NEW_W0QQitemZ160104598187QQihZ006QQcategoryZ3089QQcmdZViewItem

hope this is what your after

thanks

however me being the idiot i am the parafin wax i have isnt preblended so as a general rule of thumb how much sterin would be needed

hi

have put the soy wax to one side for a minute (cant get it correct)

Need your expert help now on parrafin

i would like to make some votives but need to know

how much wax per votive

bascially i need the idiots version or a complete breakdown

how much wax, sterin & FO

thanks in advancee

me again!

have searched and searched and everyone is different

has any one got a basic out line of temperatures for container soy wax

for

adding colour

adding fragrance

pouring

hi

when making tin and glass jar candles with container wax is it best to warm them up first and also what is the best pouring temp?

cheers

if there are what is the best way of avoiding them?

hi there and happy easter

another question for the experts out there

when i have tried making candles in glass jars, they either seem to have what looks to be an extra layer of wax (erm its hard to describe) so bear with me, it looks like a layer half way and also it seems to sometimes pull away from the sides of the glass

help:embarasse

Natasha even.

where did i get natalie from?? brain gone soggier than my wax

thanks i hate trying to work the calculations out some times makes it more difficult as some work in oz some in grams some in lbs and arrrrggghhh

wow that was quick answer, and thanks i like instructions like that all calculated for me lol

meant to ask what are the advantages of adding beeswax?

and thats where I'll be getting mine from now on

plus my soy wax' date=' and containers, and 'what else have you got' Nat?

Nats, my forum angel, shes a star[/quote']

i second this natalie has been a great help to me and my constant whats and ifs and hows and what i done wrong nows

if you do add beeswax at what ratio to soy wax to you add? working in oz??

i made my first one yesterday lol erm well top looks great however i think i used to much over pour wax as you can just see the side chunks if you look hard enough lol ah well practice makes perfect

yes please

do you take pay pal? or postal order?

so on reading this my container wax would not be wasted?? if i made them in glass containers? or even tins

look really good

shame i still cant get into the classified ads:cry2:

how about using it for some jars? Tesco have a nice glass jar with snap on lid for £1.27 or old jam/mint sauce jars?

I got some tins for mine' date=' but will do some jars soon. If it doesn't run out first [/quote']

think i will put it into glass jars fingers crossed i dont get the same look i did first time i tryed it it looked like i had got a layer then the wax, maybe i needed to warm the glass first

just feel like a fool really one thats been taken for a ride actually if i could find a hole i might just crawl into it:mad: :embarasse

ah well will use it for t lights and melts also

thanks for all info

i am smarting a little here as i made some votives that went yucky on the side's and after spending an afternoon emailing natalie back and forth (bless her i think i have given her headache) the wax i thought i'd bought for them turns out to be wax for containers, however reading the advert they mean containers as in tins and glass so i've discovered, now have to buy some pillar wax to do what i wanted............... could say wax is wasted but i'll find use for it just feeling a little hacked off with it.......some sellers need shooting

i wouldnt mind but the scent is wonderful from the yucky looking ones and they burn great, but.........

an expensive lesson to learn

hi

can chunck candles be made out of soy wax? if so does it have to be pillar blend, am only looking to start out on votives as still learning and dont want to buy large(ish) pilllar molds at the minute

cheers

wow your full of handy hints i was just going to throw them at the nearest drunk that walked past my window, cant wait to meet you (if offer still on) and pick your brains:D

LOL! luv it!

Hi NattyCat, I'm in the Medway Towns - Gillingham to be precise. Go on, tell me you are in the same town *rofl* thats happened to me before - sure is a small world!!

Anjie,x.

wow 3 of us in kent im hiding in herne bay

hi

yep it does look like talc dusting, but just taken out the un dyed ones and they are lovely???

i did a 2 pour but not half way will try that:)