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LeeAnn Carlton

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  1. Does anyone know of a fo twin for gl's Fireplace? LeeAnn~
  2. He said it! Poking the relief holes is a very important step. Not just once either..You can do it!!!!!
  3. I have been a christian all my life and have acted like a fool alot of the time. (and still work through issues) But I think she was trying to say....she could have handled it alot differently but chose to not blow up and act like a blooming idiot. I understand what she meant. Being a true christian has alot to do with how you treat others...( only my opinion) I live it, and some times I do miss the mark. ( and then i am like dang I didn't handle that right) and I try again.
  4. Thats not true just sticking with one popular wax. We would love too...but when it has changed you are forced to change.( not because we want to) So really with us all telling you this, this alone should help you out and save time and money. You could learn the way we did, had the perfect wax(formula) and poured a bunch of candles with a new batch of wax and every one of them had to be trashed....talk about time and money wasted! So no....not even the best chandler can help out. Hope that helps!
  5. Also About the time you think you have it right....something will change( wax,fo.ect...) Can get very frustrating! So in saying that...everyone has different combos(wax,Fo) that might not work for you. It sounds crazy...but someday you will know what we mean by test,test,test. Twice now we have had everything noted the way we wanted it( two years later) and had to start over! Heartbreaking! You just want to cry. The good thing is...you definantly walk away with learning something. You will never be out of testing stage. Hope that helps. LeeAnn~
  6. Off topic! The picture of the two little girls on your profile pic...is wayyyyy cute! And thanks for letting me wonder about that dollar!!!!Grose!
  7. Greenleaf did carry the 70/30...they were not speaking of the JS 5050. just clearing that up for you.
  8. Our candles last longer than when we put them on the burner. If I am busy and going in and out, I do the burner. But after two days it is pretty much done. The candles burn layered so they continue to get the fragrence. When we do the wickless it liquifies and after about two days( on the burner the entire time) the oil has evaperated out. HTH LeeAnn~
  9. Yes the wicks have the wick tabs at the bottom. You will have to give it a pretty good tug. But once you do it a couple of times its pretty easy.
  10. First I do not pour in JJ and do not pour 100% soy, I have but not my normal Blend. And I said if my candle is not performing how I want it to with my wick in 45 min to 60 tops I change my wick. That is more than enough time we need to figure my fragrance wick combo....Second I also stated at the bottom the wick would fall over...and again..thats why I said when I figure which wick I like then pour a new one and burn all the way down!(on a few stubborn scents it might take two candles doing it that way) Not sure why thats so hard to understand. But hey different strokes for different folks....You may not tell a newbie that method but that method I was tought when I first started by an experienced Candle maker and candle supply company and it was one of the best tips I learned...
  11. It is intersting to see all the different opinions. It depends on different combos, what you the candle maker wants in your candles. It varies a little but 45 to an hour tops for a melt pool across the top(for us). We have never had a glass break. They do get warm, and if power burned can get hot! Of course thats our way we wanted our candles...everyone is different. LeeAnn~
  12. Okay for me...we do get accurate results pulling the wick...if my candle is not doing what it needs to be doing in 30 or 45 min...different wick...I might go through 2 or 3 wicks...but like I said on the original post After I decide which wick I pour another and test all the way down. Maybe it won't work for others but it is perfect for us. Since your new at this try it...and see if it works..and when your wax gets closer to the bottom...or maybe your power burning and have a pretty deep melt pool your wick will falls over ,big deal let it harden put a different wick or keep what you had and continue to test it! We get accurate results doing it this way, this technique is as important as the heat gun! ( thats pretty important) HTH! LeeAnn~
  13. When your testing if you decide you do not like that wick just pull it out with plyiers(sp?) stick the new one in...once you find the disired wick,..make a new one with it and test it all the way down. HTH!
  14. Yep, in my expierence it was the wax also.
  15. I have noticed that alot of people have mentioned frosting isn't an issue since they went to no color. But in my expeirence( we use light color) the candles we do with no color, they are the ones that tend to frost...so I was just curious if anyone has noticed this?
  16. The same thing with the c-3.( not lumpy) have cracks on some, some don't!
  17. We just started using the c-3.. and the frosting is driving me crazy! Not all our candles do it. We have the stupid wet spots too! oh how I miss my 70/30 days! Perfect..perfect let me say that again PERFECT wax!Absolutly no wet spots or frosting! I still have a couple from that wax...they have sit for months and looks like we just poured them. oh well...wet spots we are dealing with, now the frosting...ummm not sure what we are going to do. I have notices some people say,they don't use dye and that helps, but on our no color ones those seem to be one of the few that has frosted. Oh well we will see! Have a great day, LeeAnn~
  18. I agree with above posts. But at the moment I use more of a soy blend....So I say soy/pariffin blend.( if asked) LeeAnn~
  19. We love our leather candles! Its a love/hate thing....alot of customers love it...and alot say....yuck! Leather is definantly staying. LeeAnn~
  20. okay thanks. I don't use either of them, was just curious.
  21. We bought our first with spigot from Gl. We love it! My Husband made the other four. Love,love,love our prestos with the spigot! In the near future we will be looking for a big melter! Keep our prestos for testing or small personal batches. LeeAnn~
  22. Oh and if you do experiment with bees wax (I tried and didnt get it to work) DONT use it with the 464. tootie What did the bw do? LeeAnn~
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