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Thanks so much for the help

Ok I know my math is bad But this is driving me nuts. If you use 1 oz per pound of wax and you use .5 per half pound of wax then how much fo would I use for 2 oz of wax. This allways drives me nuts. Is there a chart to help me with this. Thanks

I also love etsy But you will have to work your azz off to get sales. A new shop could take a year or more before it takes off.

heres the link to it http://www.candlescience.com/containers/status-jars.php It's the 2oz one

I was thinking of using these cute 2 oz status jars from CS. I am using 6006 wax No color just scent. I was thinking of starting with a 36-24 zinc wick. Do you think that wick would be a good starting point the jar is 2 3/4 inches high and 1 3/4 inches around. I just love the look of this cute tiny jar. Instead of using tins for weddings you could use these for a more elegant look.

I make firestarters with it

I also agree you need to wait until you get the best candle you can make out there. If you keep selling duds word will travel fast and you won't make any sales. Just my 2 cents worth.

I use old cloths Lord knows I have messed up many a new shirt or pair of pants pouring wax. I am such a messy marvin when it comes to making my melts :laugh2:

I love knitting over crochet. I learned to knit last year by watching some videos. I may have to get some of this yarn and try it out.

Thanks everyone not sure which one I am gonna try yet Darn JS That fo was my :mad:best seller for mothers day Oh well

I used to buy carnation FO from JS but I see they no longer have it on there site :angry2:Damn that was a good seller for me. So now I need to know who has a good carnation fo I know NG has one But I have never tried it. Some help here please

I have never smelled a plastic smell in them. To me they aren't hard to open. Buy some samples of them to try out to see If they are what your looking for.

I use the ones from candle science. I have never had a problem with them.

2ozs is to much and don't use the vybar You really don't need it.

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Runners up are Save on Scents, Just Scent

Have no idea how the 2 mixed together would be but BCN hayride would give you the hay scent (I use this for a couple "horsey" blends and CS cedar wood vanilla would be a good match to old barn- that's what I get out of it anyway and maybe the vanilla mixed in there would give it a historic "homey" feel

I think this would work also

I to use zinc wicks for my 6006 They work well with this wax

Ok so I used 6006 wax NG Clean cotton no dye and a 36z wick I used 1oz per pound Been burning it for 6 hours So far it is burning great. The tin is a little warm but nothing to worrie about I can touch it and hold it without getting burned. My kitchen smells wonderful I can even smell it in my living room. Looks like so far the 36z is working wonderful. If it burns to the end without any trouble I will be using the 36z for these tins YAY success at last. :yay:

I love vanilla voodoo

Thanks everyone I will try your Ideas

I know this thread is a bit old, but I wanted to pass along something I recently discovered. Last fall, I was making some votives and tarts over a couple week period with Ecosoya PB, and everything was fine. No problems. I then cleaned out my melting pot and went back to pouring container candles through Christmas. After Christmas, I needed to restock on tarts, so I melted a fresh batch of PB wax and went to work. Funny enough, there were the problems described above the next day -- cracking, not good appearance, etc. I then made another batch, with no problems. It occurred to me that in both the fall and now, I melted down some PB, then it cooled back to solid overnight, and then I melted it again before using it to make tarts. When I remelted and repoured the messed up tarts, they were fine.

It is possible that PB might need to be "tempered" before using it. I now don't go straight from the box to melting and pouring; but instead, melt a pot down one day (no FO or dye), let it cool to solid overnight, and then remelt it, draw off what I need, add FO and dye, then pour. My votives and tarts are all much better, and I have noticed fewer problems with the votives having air pockets.

Just a thought.

I want to make emergency candles for a friend of mine who is a prepper. I an going to use 6006 wax no color or scent in an 8 oz jelly jar. I was wondering what wick would be a good one to try out first. I was thinking an eco 2 That's what CS recommends. What do you think?

Great I was thinking they would be ok

I came up with a really neat idea for making some new and different tarts. My question is I want to use sprinkles the sugar ones Is it ok to use on tarts? I've seen people use sprinkles on there melts But I was not sure If they were the sugar kind or ones made for wax.

It is like Christmas when the UPS truck delivers- way too addicting!! I love looking at this site, and suppliers websites to get ideas, read reviews- but I too find joy in it, so I don't see myself being compliant with any rehab program at this point!!

It sure is like Christmas LOL :laugh2: