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  1. Laura
    dreaded orange spots
  2. Laura
    don't bother unless you want to waste your fo. the mp in a candle or a small pool of fo/water or oil is what creates a hot throw. in an oil lamp the fo would travel up the wick and burn off as soon as it hits the flame.
  3. Laura
    BCN has display boxes in kraft, white, clear, and frosted: http://secure.candlesupply.com/catalog_page.cfm?queries_index=index7&ProductCodeID=48&ProductSubCodeID=89
  4. Laura
    Scarecrow - hayride BNL Tin Man (Tin Star that I saw somewhere) Lion - blue sugar Dorothy - pink sugar Toto - fresh cut grass and a splash of dirt Rudolph - spiced cranberry Santa - cookies for santa Graveyard - dirt or patchouli, wick up on patchouli Trick or Treat - candy corn Goblins - black licorice Witchypoo - witches brew, wick up on it! Frosty the Snowman - vanilla and mint Santa's Elves - mulled cider
  5. Laura
    i have a few of the lip squishie ones (flicker's recipe from BCN posted above) in the squeeze tubes and it really is a nice soft recipe.
  6. Laura
    oh yeah, i think many of us can attest to "perfecting it" too...lol
  7. Laura
    liquipar or phenonip are the way to go with scrubs, since they have a high risk of water being introduced. vitamin E is not a preservative, but helps prevent rancidity in the oils, extending their shelf life a bit.
  8. Laura
    i use 4"
  9. Laura
    sometimes pricing can vary because of the amount the supplier purchases from the manufacturer. the larger the order- the bigger price break, which can lower the price to the customer. i have tried BCN's Blue Sugar in soy and paraffin, and found it to be very strong, so i don't even use a full oz. per pound with that one.
  10. Laura
    for the persistent ones that can't get a clue that they are being rude, i offer to teach them everything i know for $10,000. that shuts them up quick.
  11. Laura
    it would be fine. the only time you would weaken the throw is if you left it in a melted state at a high temp for a period of time, hence cooking off the fo. but just remelting up to that temp would be fine.
  12. Laura
    a 6x6 alone needs 3 wicks to get a proper burn, i can't imagine only 8 for something so long and wide. was it a pillar soy? i might have missed it if you said already, but if it was regular soy, i see a giant puddle. the idea is great, but definitely see ading more wicks.
  13. Laura
    melt your wax that you are using for your candle. submerge the desired amount of wicking until the air bubbles cease. then i use 2 skewers/chopsticks and pull the wicking in-between. it squeezes the excess wax out and saves your fingers from getting burned from the hot wax. let cool and it is ready to thread through the pillar.i only use this method for pillar molds that i used wick pins in.
  14. Laura
    in order for the fo to fully incorporate with your wax, you should always add it at no less than 170*. we did a side by side comparison with hot throws with ez-soy wax. adding it at the lower temp gave a weaker hot throw.
  15. Laura
    Golden Glow i think it's called, from Fromnaturewithlove.com/ they have some great micas for shimmers, but that's the one i use for a healthy glow. i have the copper and 24 karat for a more pronounced summerglow, that is more for the night life.
  16. Laura
    I like BNL's WAP better, but both are good. all of these will throw great in paraffin. i really like the lavender basil, and the cotton blossom gets great revues. i haven't tried persimmon spice, and i can't remember how it smelled after smelling every sniffie they had on display,lol.
  17. Laura
    which fo's are you considering,and what wax are you using? that might help get more specific opinions on what works great. i use some from the regular line, BNL and WYW lines.
  18. Laura
    you can get 500 for $60 at BCN. they are listed as aromamagic wands. http://secure.candlesupply.com/catalog_page.cfm?queries_index=index7&ProductCodeID=82&ProductSubCodeID=301
  19. Laura
    if you bake them too long they can get stuck. what helps is to rub a little veggie oil or Pam on them, then after baking, remove from the cutters after they have cooled a bit; but are still warm.
  20. Laura
    mold sealer or plumbers putty, then metal tape over it. works like a charm every time for me.
  21. Laura
    if using liquid dyes, try a toothpick swirl of ivory
  22. Laura
    IGI also has a great page for correct info on paraffin that i have handed out to peeps after paraffin bashers gave their bashing at shows.
  23. Laura
    BCN has some and northcountrymercantile.com/ has a ton of molds
  24. Laura
    when i use the presto pot, i set my scale( tucked in a clear ziploc gallon bag to protect from spills), set my pour pot on the scale and tare it to zero. then scoop out the desired amount of wax, add dye and fo, then pour. when i need to reheat what is in the pour pot, i use a double boiler on the stove.
  25. Laura
    i have tried both and while i thought the wicks suppliers are selling were pretty bad, i didn't think WW was much better. neither are something i would ever want in my candles. if they were so great, why didn't they keep on through the centuries? thanks for sharing the info...
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