Laura

dreaded orange spots

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.

BCN has display boxes in kraft, white, clear, and frosted:

http://secure.candlesupply.com/catalog_page.cfm?queries_index=index7&ProductCodeID=48&ProductSubCodeID=89

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

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.

oh yeah, i think many of us can attest to "perfecting it" too...lol

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.

i use 4"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I get hung up easy on fo's with flashy names....here is what caught my eye with BNL.

Cotton Blossom

Lavendar Basil

Persimmon Spice

Warm Apple Pie

I am going to use straight J223. By the way, I normally use BCNs Hot Apple Pie but the review on BNLs Warm Apple Pie was so good I thought I might try it. Is BNLs Warm Apple Pie worth the extra money?

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.

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.

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

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.

mold sealer or plumbers putty, then metal tape over it. works like a charm every time for me.

if using liquid dyes, try a toothpick swirl of ivory

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.

BCN has some and northcountrymercantile.com/ has a ton of molds

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.

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...