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I know ppl say burn the candle for like 3 hours ... I never do. I figure ppl will burn candles however long they want regardless of instructions or cautionary notes. It is my thought that the biggest advantage to burning candles for the same amt of time would be for side-by-side comparisons, to compare apples to apples instead of apples to oranges, so to speak. I've never heard of this ... If you want the candle to be fully consumed (no shell), the wicking necessary to accomplish that will vary depending on the burn times you're designing for. For instance, if you test with 4 hour burns, it will probably require a smaller wick size to achieve the melt pool diameter you need. If you test with 3 hour burns, you might have to wick up in order to heat the outer rim enough to have it curl in and melt. Dang! Something new to think about ... as if wicking for actual diameter weren't enough!! :undecided Sigh.

Have fun! Remember, KEEP NOTES!

Wonder if you would get some results doing a google search for "storage bags"?

Considering you're using soy wax, you might want to post your question in that section to get the attn of those who use soy. One thing I've READ is that there are some soy based FOs, but beyond that, I know nothing, but maybe those would mix in better?

I like those. With no straight lines, they are very dynamic. Put me in mind of ocean waves ... kind of spell-binding to look at. They also look like mtns.

Dang! I just LOVE that astrolite wax. That is soooooo pretty! Never would have thought a yellow would go so well w/ a b/w image. Nicely done!!! Keep the flowers. They tie in nicely w/ your yellow. Ditto the glass. Just a thought though ... if you could have two pieces of angled glass, then that way, the back would be viewable from multiple sides. If it was just a piece of straight glass parallel to the candle, then you'd only get the flame bouncing back into the room. It's like when you have your back to the bathroom mirror and you're holding a mirror in your hand to see the back of your head/hairdo, you'll notice that you hold it an angle to see. Otherwise, you'd just see your face. lol.

Those are pretty. Comparing the differences between yours and Mysty's candles, I can better appreciate putting the orange & white layers together rather than the yellow & white, though that's the way I would have been inclined to do it, too. Always learning from this website. Thanks for being part of that process. I like your tilted layers.

Thanks for the confirmation, Ange. They have such a unique appearence that I wasn't completely sure. I feel very inspired by your candles. Thanks again for posting your pix, & PLEASE, post some MORE!

Lookin' Mm good! I like the contrast between the orange & white layers. Also like the vivid/deep orange & yellow you have.

I like the hex & oct shaped candles. You have a lovely pastel color.

Love what you did w/ the angles. How did you do it? Too bad about the other side. Well, if nothing else, you won't hate to burn it, right? Funny & odd how one side worked out really well & the other ... not so much. One would think they'd work out the same on both sides when doing tilted layers like that. Do you have any idea how it went awry?

I hope the candle works for you 'cuz that is just too cute!

Cute. :smiley2: A great FO would be Peak's cornucopia.

In case you're interesed in knowing (if you didn't already), there are two things you can do to get a better pix next time ... set your camera to use the flash (assuming it has a flash w/ a manual override) and focus on one of your candles by pressing the shutter button 1/2 way down to lock the focus, reframe your pix (center it how you'd like), & then press the button all the way down. It shouldn't matter if you're photographing in front of a window. That must be nice to have some good lookin' display shelves that are easy to set up & take down. :smiley2:

I love mottles. Some day, I'm gonna have to try some of that wax. Too bad Peak's doesn't carry it. Nice candles.

I'm testing the Wild Cherry now. I like it, I think. I would consider it a medium strength FO. It kinda has a 'sweet' smell, puts me in mind of koolaid brand cherry. I have yet to find a pine scent that puts me in mind of the pine trees in my back yard. I was thinking of maybe mixing the 2 I've got & see if that helps. I never thought of home for the holidays as piney. Kinda has a 'sweet' smell to it. Smells a little cinammony to me. This is just in reference to the cold throw. Haven't yet burned it to test the hot throw. lol. Again, I laugh at the subjectivity of scent. I think it's interesting that different ppl smell differently. I just love the uniqueness of us human beans.

Wow, those are very cool. Thanks for posting the link. Julie Kay has some cool, draped candles!

I can smell the cinammon sticks. Where's a fork?

Didn't I just read somewhere (not here) about color trends ... chocolate, shades of brown, earth tones. I think you're onto something here.

Great photography. LOVE your balls! lol. Rustics, right? You have some great shapes. Really LOVE the shapes holding multiple tealights ... very unique.

I like your label & company name. I would place the company name a little higher ... get it into more of the white area.

Do you mean 4 colors or 4 candles? If it's 4 candles @ one time I can certainly understand how challenging that would be ... like trying to juggle w/ 6 or 8 balls, but if it's 4 colors, why ever not? Those are sooooooo cool!

Too bad there isn't a 'smiley' icon that bows to the Queen. Awesome! Donita.

Those look good, Lola. Like your ball. I just did one for the 1st time last Saturday. I have a 3", 2 piece, al mold that doesn't have a wick hole, but the bottom of the mold (or the top depending upon one's perspective) has a small'ish circle by which I can pour wax into the mold. Here's an idea that you might find useful if you have the same kind of mold. After I poured the wax, I allowed it to set up, but before it got too hard I inserted a wick pin in thru the hole. The base of the wick pin sat on the outside of the mold. Even though the wick pin wasn't quite long enough to go all the way to the bottom of the mold (what is really the top of the candle), it was really easy to heat up a poker & stick it the rest of the way thru. This way, I don't have to drill a wick hole in my mold or my candle. Hope this makes sense. On the one side, your chunk turned out really well, but, on the other side, I see you have the same kind of problem I do as far as getting the chunks up against the side of the mold. I'm wondering what other ppl do. Should I figure out some way to get the chunks to stick to the side of the mold or ....?

That's a very interesting candle. Nice display of the 'crackles''. Thanks for posting that pix 'cuz I just wasn't getting the idea form other pix I'd seen.