Crafty Granny

I've never tried one either and have wondered the same thing. If I ever got a deco candle like that, I wouldn't burn it but kept it around for looks. That candle really looks yummy!!

Thanks, Danielle. That's so sweet of you to offer to send me some wicks to try! I couldn't ask you to do that. Sharing your experience is help enough! I bought a bag of the C75 wicks from Peak and I have a sample box of Premier wicks from from Wick-it. I've tried several of the Premier sizes (up to 798 for the apothecary jars, which still left large klingons on the sides). I don't mind buying others, I just don't know what to buy! I'll try some CD 18 & 20 and see what happens. Thank you!

Thanks! I actually did see that one - I was having a Senior Moment....

Marcus, I couldn't find the jar online. Do you still have the sku? Thanks!!

What's the problem when the wick spontaneously extinguishes? I'm trying to use GW415 in a 12 oz container, 3" diameter, scant 1 oz FO, no color, and I double wicked with C75 cotton wicks. The first couple of test burns, about 3-4 hours each, turned out very nicely and I was doing the happy dance. Subsequent burns, however, have resulted in low flames and spontaneous extinguishing. I've burned about half the candle. Today's burn resulted in one wick going out after about half an hour. The other continued to chug on. Each time I try to light the wicks, it takes forever for them to catch. What's up with this? I'd really like to use the 415, but I'm having a dickens of a time finding the right wick for the wax. Do I need to try something besides cotton? Thanks so much for your help!

The glass measuring cup also has fluid ounces marked, so when the wax melts, you should know if you have enough wax to fill your 8 oz jar.

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From the user's point of view..... My MIL gave me a candle warmer a few years ago and I've been using it frequently. The wax never goes anywhere. When my candles "run out" of fragrance, I dump more in. They're like potpourri - the fragrance fades but the product remains the same. Just a thought - Maybe you could include a small tester vial of refresher FO?

Thanks, Meridith. I'll try that and double wick. I do have a scale and measure & write it all down (then I clean house and toss the scrap of paper I wrote it on :rolleyes2). Thanks, berrycreek. I would never have though to weigh and not measure! I'm off to try again!

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If everyone has a "creek", how about upgrading to a "falls"? Pine Creek sounds nice and uneventful, but Pine Falls sounds like a place I'd want to see. I have a thing for waterfalls, anyway.

Do they have a store front or just mail order?

Oops - the jar is indeed 16 oz apothecary, 3-7/8" wide. I meant to say that. :embarasse I used 16 ounces of wax in the candle. This is really stupid newbie stuff, but if I double wick, are they going side by side or some distance apart? The opening of the jar doesn't seem wide enough for two wicks, to me anyway. Can I not single wick it because of the way soy burns? I used 1/2 fluid ounce. Not 1/2 ounce by weight. I take it I should be using ounce weight instead of ounce fluid when measuring? Thanks so much for the input. I really appreciate it!

I'd love to have some expert advice on my first candle attempt! After I poured the candle, I let it cure for a few days, and did a 4 hour test burn. I got a small flame and small melt pool. My second burn resulted in tunneling. Bah. I used 1# GW415, 1/2 ounce Aloe & Clover fragrance oil (apparently not enough since I got almost no throw, although it nearly gagged me when I was mixing it!) and a c75 cotton core wick (from Peak, if that matters). I poured at about 150 degrees. When cool, the top flaked and curled. I melted it with my trusty Conair and poured a little leftover wax on top. The end result was shiny although a little wavy. I had some oil separation after I topped off the candle, but I don't think I stirred the remelted wax, just melted and poured. That could be the reason why. I'm assuming my first problem is the wick, but I don't know what to try next. Any suggestions would really be appreciated!!! I'm open to anything that will make my candles really professional looking. I do, however, want to stay with 100% soy. At the Peak site, the wick page said you may need to "wick up" with vegetable waxes. Does that mean go with a larger wick? Thank you! Debbie

In my 1-week-old candle making career, I've only ordered from Peak, but I was pleased with the service and the products. I figured mail order vs. driving to Muskogee, and mail order only ran about $5-6 more. Candle Soylutions moved to Oregon.