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YUM!!!! you can send me a bucket LOL save ya on work with packaging. Looks great!! Meg

Wow looks great! Is that made with MP soap or CP soap? If MP, I'd have to figure out how to do the textured top like that. LOL Thanks for sharing. Meg

I seen that Sunshine containers does custom sizes. You should email them and ask. HTH Meg

Carrie, i was looking at the one at MMS and was wondering if there's preservatives in it. Cause I didn't see one or recognize one LOL Do you know? thanks so much everyone. Meg

Hi there, I'm wondering if there's such thing, bases for sugar scrub. I would like it done where all I have to do is add few things and sugar. Is there good places to get this, or is there someone out there who can whip this up for me. Thanks Meg

Mine took over 4-5 hours LOL it turned out awesome to!!! I did exactly what Toni S said and That's what it took, over 4-5hours. Meg

Are you kidding me?? you're so hard on yourself, you should of seen my first rustic. it was a joke...But I got better each time. Practices is all. LOL But let me tell you, That is VERY good for first time and REALLY A BEAUTIFUL BLUE RUSTIC. Exactly how it should look!! you did fabulous. Meg

Wow those are fabulous looking Soaps. I told my son the name of the soap scent and he practically rip me off the computer here to look. Cause he just brought himself a 1oz Abercrombie & Fitch cologne and it cost him $50.00!!!!! Can you pretty please tell me where you brought your oil from? Thanks Meg

I absolutely love them, good job!!!! Beautiful work. Thanks for showing them. Meg

Thank you all!!! I am now addicted to making these pillars LOL Meg

Sliver, I love your site, very cute, is that your dog shar pei on the main page? So cute! I used to have an all black one, he's gone over the doggy rainbow, sure miss him. Again, Very nice Site!!! Meg

That scent I think you're talking about is Campfire smoke from Bittercreek North. Smell like smoke from burning camp fire. at first it reminded me of old musky attic with smoke. LOL HTH Meg

I use 1343 A Wax. Thanks girls. You'll boosting my confident here LOL Meg

Ok, here's my tilted rustics. I think I need to maybe use less white?? but I like it. This is scented in Sweet Orange Pomegranate. Thanks for looking Meg

I'll Try to answer some of these Questions LOL I never worked with your kind of wax, so not sure on pour temp. I read alot that pour at 150 degrees. So that's what I do. Add 3 Heaping Tablespoon of Steric Acid to the lb of wax. Yes on pouring first layer, rock back forth or circular motion, wait, let set then pour next layer, swirl, rock back forth or circular motion. and repeat. as for tilted method, You can use a basin filled with beans, that will hold your containers tilted, you would keep it tilted until the wax is set. I didn't freeze or chill my molds, room temp is fine. What I did do though, I did put my mold after pouring, into a water bath half way. to keep my mold cooled and it made it so much easier to pull the pillars out of containers. I am by no mean an expert LOL But I have studied alot on this Board and I'm so pleased to see and read alot of informations and get great answers from everyone on here. HTH and please show pictures. My first pillars I made and showed on here, I didn't do the rock back n forth or circular motion, I made like perfect Tilted layered and it wasn't rustic to me. now i know you gotta do the motion to them to get the rustic look. I showed it and I got my answer, so my 2nd one looks much better. gonna keep on trying. Meg

Possible, Won't hurt to get a sample. Bert's prices are very reasonable. Give it a shot and let us know if you get the sample. Meg

Wow what a deal on the case. I'd be interested to hear more about it. If it can be used to make Rustic and what not. Meg

YAY Thanks you all!! Will be showing another set I just did, Sweet Orange Pomegranate. much more darker and rustic looking. Thanks for kind comments and letting me know I'm on the right page LOL Meg

Well, You did say "oh so simple" Then turn around and said "I never said it was simple" All I have to say is that it's passion of what you love doing and it will cost you dearly money wise, and time wise, a lot of sacrifices and so much more to be successful. Yes it does go with positive thinking with an attitude to keep trying until you get it. or you may not like it. I jumped in before because of when you quoted Sabrina about her 4 years of testing and why she would waste money and time. Sabrina makes beautiful pillars and works very hard on this. She also lives in Italy, she pays 10 times more for candle supplies from USA to her than what We do here. So, I don't know what you expect to hear here. I just feel that this thread is rubbing some of us in wrong ways. Again, Best Wishes Meg

I have to jump in here, I don't think you understand the complex of making candles, it's a life long testing, more money invested, testing and testing, and alot of wasted money and great money earned. you don't just make a single candle and think that's just it! every new oil you get from different suppliers always needs testing. every candle made almost have different wicks, different pour temp, different everything. We all think it's successful if we got customers and repeated customers, it's not about money being made as in huge profit, it's about the love you have for crafting as I put it. It's about making use of your time and talent and of course emptying your wallet while you're at it. Someday it'll pay off, someday it'll be one of those things where you would say "yah I made candles before" WE all have tested for many years before we even think of marketing our products and selling to the public. There will be frustrations and there will be happiness with success. And there will be alot of money invested and alot burned and wasted. it's not that simple!!! it takes respect for this ancient art, not throwing a wick in a blob of wax!!! and most of all respect for customers AND other candle makers! I have watched so many people just jump on here and all of sudden thought they're a master within 2-3 months, EVEN less!! It really burns most of us who have invested few years and tons of money with nothing in return (as in payments, but always up for feedbacks) to get it right and be confident with their products. So really, this is as positive as I can get about candle making, there's lots of negative and great positive. you WILL get the down fall in this candle making adventures. it's not an over night deal. Best of luck to you. Meg

Thanks for comments!! I use 1343 A wax with 3 heaping TBS of Steric.. pour at 150. let me tell you, it takes practices, tons of them!! I still want to master JudyVega Method, She's got some beautiful pillars!!! Someday I'll get it. For now, I like what i got going on. Meg

Scented in Sugar Cookies. YUM!! I gave up on Tilting method. It looks like Pac Man mouth wide open. I followed JudyVega tutorial to the T!!! still ain't got the touche' yet. LOL But I settled for this. What do you all think???? Is it Rustic Enuf?? Thanks for peeking. Meg

Thank you so much!!!! Wish I can find one place that carries the 3 scents I want to get LOL Winter candy apple Brown sugar and figs Black raspberry vanilla type looks like I gotta get it from 3 different places! GRRRR LOL Thanks girls for your help! Meg

Where can I find this? Thanks Meg

That was what my dear friend said, i have to much of "perfect" layers. Need to swish swoosh the mold after each pour. So I'll be doing that today. hopefully I'll get the look I am trying to achieve!! Thanks Meg