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Those hurricanes look great. I can't wait to try to make some. I am experimenting with ice candles and carved candles right now, and they are taking up a lot of my time.

I thought that if I just let the wax cool that the water would run off like it does with my ice candles, NOT, it just became one big hard compound, water and all. Is this wax useless now?

I have just made the classic candle making mistake for the first time. I poured water into my wax pot instead of in my double boiler pot. I feel real stupid, because I uaually catch myself. What damage does this do? Will I have to throw the entire batch out? Please help.

I use titanium dioxide for my cut and curl candles. Does anyone else have a problem reheating wax that has titanium dioxide in it. It takes an extremely long time to reheat. If I do two pots at once, the other pot is melted long before the pot with the titanium dioxide in it even gets started melting. Also, I think I used too much because it seeps to the bottom and must be mixed throughout the entire dip. Is there any way to avoid that mixing?

I want that tooo!!!!! And, my own space to work in. I hate using the kitchen! I dream about it all the time! A space with a dipping tank for six different colors, a four burner stove, lots of light to see, plenty of outlets for plugs, cabinets and drawers for my stuff, a hard concrete floor so I won't have to worry about spills, a table, large counters, a television with cable, a sink, a chair and a lock on the door. MMMMMMM my own spaaaace!

I make candles strictly as a hobby and it drives my DH crazy! I keep about two slabs of straight parrafin wax on hand, (I am getting into carved candles), and then a slab of container wax because I like to "give " my container candles away as gifts. Since you already have a customer base, you may want to keep a few around to compensate for your hobby. I mean, "What are you going to do with all those candles?" (That's what they ask me all the time!) It's an expensive hobby, and it would be nice to get some, if not all of the money back that you spend doing what you enjoy, right?

Thanks everyone, I will practice more and read the instructions again.

My votives always look terrible! Do I need to put the holes around the wick before the second pour, that's not done in the instructions. And, how do yu get the tops so nice,my second pours always look terrible, lopsided, crazy.

Alright, but should I pour at that tempurature too? The suggested pouring tempurature is 160 and I saw on one board that if you don't pour in the FO right before you pour you could "burn it off?"

Hello everyone! I use 4630 wax and make 5 oz honey pot and apotherapy jars. They are really small. I have been trying 44-24-18 zinc core wicks and my hot throws are still not what I would like them to be using various different peakes fo. (I tried 44-32-18 and the hot throw was worse) I doubt if I have candle nose because I don't make candles often. I'm thinking of trying different wicks. I tried LX 12 with the same results as the 44-24-18. Are there any other wicks or any additives I should try? I pour at 160 and add the fo right before the pour stirring well. Thanks.

I use 4630 container wax on my container candles. How long do you guys usually cure your candles before they are ready to light? Does anyone have any suggestions on a one pour container candle wax that needs little curing time? I'm sure those of you that sell your candles don't wait four days to a week for a candle to cure.....do you?

Scented, how do you get those beautiful veins into your rustic candles? Mine are nice butnot lines like yours.

I learned the lesson about leaving molds in the oven too long the hard way this weekend. I lost a brand new heart shaped mold I had only used once! It fell completely apart!!

Thanks guys, I will definately try your suggestions with my next pour!

I tried making a layered rustic. I am using 136 mp straight parrafin wax. They come out great when I pour them at 140 in a single color. But when I tried to use three different colors, the last pour wasn't rustic at all, I guess the mold had heated up by then. So I ended up with a candle with rustic on the top and a smooth finish on the bottom layer. It was interesting, but not what I wanted. Can someone please help.