Steve

Those are terrific. You always make some of the best I've seen.

The number one place for a newbie to go.

http://www.candletech.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2

Some other good places to start.

http://www.candletech.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=3

http://www.candletech.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=28

I know you probably saw them but thats where to start and where to ask away.

Oh!

That would explain the disappearing act. I just figured I was nuts. Thanks for the info.

I'm sorry i can't help you locate the jars you need. I just wanted to say that $25. to ship 24 of those is crazy. they would have to weigh 1lbs each for that price.

I use the C3 all the time and have had that problem in the past. I also had problems with not all the dye blending in completely. I would poor my candles and the next day I would see the FO coming to the top and some times specs of die in the wax. I was able to cure it mostly by heating the wax to 180 before adding any thing especially the FO. I also stirr it alot right up to when i pour it. That seemed to get rid of most of the problems. Ocassionally I still get it but not as often. One strange thing i have seen is I don't get the FO bleeding problem right away. Some times I'll see it a couple weeks later. I think room temp has some thing to do with that and where I was storing them, near a heater vent.

I started by first buying and selling Candles that were returns from a number 1 home shopping network. They sold fast and at a good price. But they were and are terrible candles. They burn straight down the middle and leave a ton of wax in the jar. Although they do put out alot of aroma and smell very nice. Probably why they sell so well. The claim was they are 100 percent Soy Wax and natural. Some othersd I had got from a friend looked alot different and burned almost all of the wax. I know now the ones I was selling were a blend and not even close to 100 percent Soy Wax. The ones my friend made smelled better and the texture was different. Hers were made at home and were actually Soy.

I had an accident at work and was laid up for a few months and needed some thing to do. I liked the soy candles so I decided to try and make some. I figured it would be easy and cheap but it was neither. Then I started to really like making them and experimenting with them and then I was hooked on it and still am. Now I make them from all types of waxes. I have also found a way to make them in my truck. I use a Burton 12 volt stove to melt the wax. http://www.cetsolar.com/12vstove.htm . There are pans that go inside them. Just put water in the stove and a pan on top and it works just fine except it wil get the wax to hot so I have to be careful. Then I pour it in the jar or mold. It does make the truck smell good, to good some times.

Now my wife is going to try it out so she'll be hooked very soon also.

It wasn't there a minute ago, really, honestly, nope it wasn't.

I can't seem to find the forum where you can tell jokes, talk about anything you want within reason and play some of the games. Is it not here any more or am I blind?

Those are all very nice. They look difficult to make, great job.

My wife made this one. She wanted me to put it on also. It's clean coton scent.

Those are really good. I like how you added the tarts or what ever their called. great job

The one looks like eggs.

This one is Sweet Pea. I like how the layer turned out a little blended and not as distinct like most. I'm kind of likeing the heat gun. The top kind of frosted but i can fix that.

It was made withsome left over wax from yesterday and a few weeks ago.

This one looks good if it didn't have a bazillion air bubbles. I think I poured to hot. So it's getting cut in half and going back in the pot for a retry. You can see the bubbles in the pic below. Plus I didn't want a distinct layer like it has. I do like how the heat gun makes it lumpy.

That is really amazing!! Did you wrap the whole mold in the icepack then pour the layers regularly?? I am trying to get my mind around this technique. The affect you achieved is really stunning and I would like to try it.

I wrapped the whole mold in an ice pack and had to change it a couple of times because they kept warming up. It really takes a while to make because it has 14 layers and the sides setup alot faster than the middle. There's also 5 different shades of color.

Thanks for the good replies.

Edited it with a better picture. These are Amish harvest.

I really like bnoth of them. ....Great job.

Thats a good looking chunky. Reminds me of a drink.

They all look great.

Looking good and I like the way you decorated it.

The container is Sweet pea made from Soy. I also made a smaller container and a couple tins with the same scent and color. The chunky is Blackberry Sage and was made by my wife.

These two are actually the same color. The tallest one is the closest to actual. The blurry part on the bottom of the smaller one is how it really looks, kind of blurry.

I changed to a better image of them.

This one is love spell. I've made quite a few like this one. I get the effects using the heat gun around the layer. This one is funny because it looks different in the photo than real.

This one is Cappucino brulee. I wrapped the mold in an ice pack to get the layered affect. It looks like it will break but it won't. The middle is solid.

I've made a few this way and they all turned out close to the same. Let me know what you think.

That is really nice and a great tribute. I hope you never have to make another one also.

Hi, I have used the C-3 quite a bit. I'm now looking at some other waxes also. It does get sink holes around the wick even when poured slowly and at a cooler temp. They can be fixed with a heat gun but then you have to deal with frosting. Some times it takes a bit of work to make the tops look nice. It's also unpredictable. Some times it will snow flake like crazy on the sides and some times it won't. Even with the same FO's and dye.