Amberlei

Why on earth is the jury still out? Those are gorgeous! They look like peaches.

Very pretty! I love the black and the mottling you have with it.

You can use scent with plastic molds, just not at high concentrations. I use 3% or less, depending on the fragrance. Vanilla seems to be really bad with plastic molds, so I use it very sparingly.

Very nice!

They look fantastic! Is that a vegetable based wax you used?

Very pretty, and I like your glossy finish. That does come from using the acrylic molds, by the way. I started searching for candle supplies to be found in Italy, and they sure are sparse. Anyway, found a couple places that sell wax and thought I'd post the urls in case they'll have what you need. http://www.bebeparfume.com/matprime_e.htm (located in Italy and they sell wax. No prices are listed though. http://www.fullmoons-cauldron.co.uk/ Delivers to Italy. Their wax and dye prices aren't bad, but their molds are expensive. Might be expensive to ship wax from the UK to Italy, huh? Sorry I can't seem to find any more.

beautiful!

What a fun looking mold! I'd love to try draped layers in it. You'll be making lots of beautiful candles with it, I'm sure.

They look great and I really love the idea. Just have to point out that medley isn't spelled properly on them though.

I like acrylic molds for several reasons. They seem to give a shinier smoother finish than do metal molds, they're available in oodles of shapes that you can't get metal molds in, and you can see exactly what you're doing while you're pouring. One major drawback is that they have a shorter life span than do metal molds and are warped by excessive fragrance and/or coloring. Also, you can't use high heats on them like you can with metal molds, so some techniques that require high heat from a heat gun can't be done with acrylic molds. Hope this helps you make your decision.

Beautiful soap! I'd buy some in an instant if it smells even half as good as it looks.

How about getting a container and pouring one pound of wax into it, marking the fill level, and using that as a guide for subsequent pourings? You can pour from the presto into your measuring container into your pouring pot, making sure to clean out the measuring container in between pours to prevent any hardened residual wax from throwing off subsequent pours. You'll lose a tiny bit of wax but I believe the amount is neglible.

Here are directions for making your own candle wicks from cotton string. http://www.endtimesreport.com/making_candles.html I haven't tried this but just might. Still researching how to make your own candle wax.

I really like it! Love the shades of blue you used.

Here's wishing you a wondrous grand opening today!

How about Berenger (French for courage of a bear), Byron (French for bear), or Berne (French for bold as a bear)? I like Berenger, myself. This bear and Sally are both adorable.

Beautiful and I'll bet it smells as good as it looks.

What a great idea! I've got two candles that lost part of their frost to the mold last night and was planning on doing a remelt but now I'm going to dry crackling them instead. Thanks for the tip!

beautiful!

Wow, very nice. Hope you're rethinking quitting making them now. I love the colors.

I really like those!

Could you be a bit more specific? What exactly are you looking for?

Those aren't ugly! I especially like the second one.

Very pretty. I especially like the clouds.

Looks like you got it to me! Very nice!