Laura

BC's spiced cranberry and cranberry jelly are both really good.

it throws awesome at 1 oz per pound in ez-soy!

i prefer the smooth sided jj's from BCN. the lids raise my price up because i use the black, but i can sell the finished candle for $9, so i still have a great profit.

oh yeah, dipping in wax is great too! i'm so glad you posted that cuz i had forgotten all about it,lol! over time they lose a bit of their throw, but if stored well, can last a long time. i did a more prim/rustic gingerdough boy with using whole cloves for the eyes, mouth and buttons.

if dying, liquid dyes will create the most frosting. chips work great, but melt them down with the wax so they have a longer time to dissolve well. heat the wax to 175* add the fo, then let cool and pour at right about 100*. you want it either cloudy or even a bit slushy. this will give the smoothest tops possible without using a heat gun. or if you don't mind the heat gun, you can pour at a higher temp. but after they are burned, they will get the flakey tops. adding a bit of paraffin or beeswax can also help curb flaking/crusty tops after the pour and burns.

try candlesupply.com

if they are like the white oval deodorant twist up tubes, i have some i need to get rid of. i'll sell for $.70 each in a flat rate...i have a box full. i think they are actually 2.5 oz. though

5 TBS of stearic helps harden for votives and tarts, but it will not work in pillars. the mp is too low.

white chocolate milk bath! i use the foaming milk bath base and a mixture of chocolate fo's.... i also do a powdered form with epsom salts, sea salts, powdered milk, etc. and i love the fudge pop lip balm flavor oil.

we make them every year and use cookie cutters to cut out snowflakes, stars and gingerbread men. then outline with white puff paint so they look like real cookies. i use the smaller cookie cutters to make shapes to mix with the rosehip/cinn stick blend. when i was making the prim lighted garlands, i had them hanging on the strand. just make sure to wear gloves because the spices will dry your hands out big time. i used the recipes at: http://twigs-n-sprigs.safeshopper.com/492/cat492.htm?796

the font, wording and packaging really tie in together! you might want to put a space between alien invasion,hee..otherwise i think you are going to hit your target market very well!

vanilla bean extreme from BC is the strongest vanilla i have tried so far.

a lot of people rob them with ground spices like cinnamon.

thank you, i will look into these!

besides scent works( which isn't close to smelling like it, and they don't return e-mails) and NG, who has a great straight up honey?

the look like the lowball glasses i got from homeplace( like a bed, bath & beyond)

i tried a 3rd time now to contact them and they still won't respond..has anyone had this problem with them?

i didn't say BC's don't absorb oils, i said they don't absorb some oils well...some can take a couple weeks while others like cinnamons can be done in a few hours. it all depends on the makeup of the fo. some with vanillins can take longer.

not only would i question who would light it...but what idiot decided to make it!

the pic posted is the 4 oz.

if you do a search for free stock photos, you will find tons!

since i have tried 2 times to contact them and get no response i thought i would ask here... has anyone else poured tupelo honey in a para soy wax? the description specifically says it has no floral or fruity notes, but it smells like powder and i am not getting any honey from it. my testers did a blind test and thought the same thing... i also got a bottle of the les couvent honey & shea since i so love the hand cream...and there is a slight honey, but it's mostly a clean smell, kinda light and like rice flower and shea...but not any noticable honey in the burn. my sister wanted honey scented candles for her outdoor reception this saturday and i had to find a replacement because she didn't want to smell 27 baby powder candles burning , and i don't blame her. and the company never responded. i contacted them prior to their going on vacation...:embarasse

i wonder if rubbing some vaseline inside the jar, then sprinkling the glitter would work?

you can carve a design or scratch the candle with different things, i tried a grill brush, then rubbed with brown cake shoe polish back in january. rubbing with liquid dye works well too, but will stink for a few days. then the scent comes back. cinnamon or spices work, but they don't always stick as well. you can dip a candle in hot wax, then quickly roll in ground spices, then overdip again for a nice rustic primitive look too. i just got in my order of taper candles this week for this look. i wiped off the escess shoe polishon this one, but you can get a grungier look bu leaving more polish on. i know there is a walnut brown ink powder that i have heard of for prim crafts, i wonder if that might work too.

poly pellets are not the same thing. i called the company when BC was first getting the aroma beads in and the poly pellet company told me that they will not absorb fo. aroma beads won't absorb some oils well, which is a bummer, but they do absorb most!