kahluabomb

Thank you! As long as I know it's normal and not something I did wrong I am okay with imperfection in the candles. I always bought soy tarts off ebay, and never noticed any frostiness or unevenness (is that a word??). Maybe they were not 100% soy then... I will be ordering some sample packs of wicks this weekend - my first order was just the very basics, basically to convince my husband I'd be better off making my own candles than buying them LOL He is impressed with how they came out (I think he was skeptical) so now I can play!!

I am new to the forum and made my first few soy candles last night. I've been a candle nut for a long time but only recently realized I could make them myself. My first order of materials came from Candle Science yesterday and it was like Christmas! I had a lot of fun making these and I think they came out fairly well for my first try. I will get nicer jars if/when I make these for gifts but for my first candles and for my own use I don't mind the mason jars! I made some mason jar cans, tin candles, and a few tarts since I had some extra wax. The adhesion isn't totally perfect on all of them, but I know how to fix that now, and overall the tops are fairly smooth. The wax I used isn't meant for tarts so I am keeping them in the fridge til I burn them. For the technical part I used Golden Blends 464 wax and ECO 14 wicks as suggested on the Candle Science site. I added the FO at about 170 degrees and can't remember what I poured at, but it was probably too hot. I left the candles on my screened in porch to cool overnight so the cat/dogs wouldn't knock them over. It was probably a little too cool out there. I only added the FO and dye chips. I used the Wildberry Mousse and Fruit Slices scents - OMG they are amazing!! Everyone in my family has tried to bum the fruit slices one off but but I had to tell them next time! I need to test these first. I also used the red hot cinnamon and blackberry marmalade and they are really nice too. Now my problem is that after I burn the candle and the wax hardens again, I get these weird pits. I've burned one of the mason jar candles for a few hours, and one of the tin ones twice for about 3 hours each time. Any idea what's causing this? They look nice and smooth and are burning really well so the pits have me stumped. Please forgive me if this is a common problem, but I've been browsing this forum and haven't come across this problem. I am hoping it's just some simple mistake I made :rolleyes2 I have seen most images in threads as attachments but is it okay to post images from photobucket? I am too tired to resize everything tonight! But if I am doing something wrong by posting them this way I will fix it tomorrow! The two tin candles - one before burning and the other after 2 burns. The pits are UGLY! 3 of the mason jar candles. Have burned just one so far and it has the same pits as the tin candle I burned. I am officially hooked on making candles now and will be ordering more supplies this weekend! I already have Christmas and birthday presents planned for family members...