aldulude19

Not a joke, or a bug! I just placed an order of FO, shipping was free.

Love it! Especially the patterns you made with the swirls.

I really like those! I'll have to give those a try.

Thanks for sharing, I plan to try it out in the near future

I love these!

I agree, very classy and very elegant!

I think you are right Scented I did some experimenting and found that I was holding the gun too close. Thanks!!!

It is a parasoy blend. But, my real question is whether or not I'm using this heat gun the wrong way. I would imagine that regardless of type of wax that I'm using if I ever need to use the heat gun on anything (tart, votive, pillar) that I would end up making them all look worse if I'm not using it properly.

I'm trying my hand at tart melts right now. They look horrible, dip in the middle and dimples all over. Otherwise they are great, very smooth and creamy consistency, very good HT. So, I did a search on here and read a ton of suggestions and went out and bought a heat tool. It's nothing fancy, it's the Darice Heat Tool from Joann's. Tried them on some of my tarts tonight and now they look worse! If I hold the fun horizontally and blow across the top it blows the wax over to one side and I get a layer of wax on the top that is thicker on one side. If I hold it vertically and blow straight down on it I get a bigger dip in the middle. Surely, I must be doing this wrong? I'm getting discouraged Oops, I think I put this in the wrong place! Sorry!

I agree! This is only my second post here and I've been lurking for months. Almost everything I've learned is from this site. I haven't really had a need to post, everything I need to know I find right here without having to ask. And just starting out, I don't have much to offer to answer any questions at this point. This site and the people here have been absolutely invaluable to me and I appreciate everything I have learned from everyone

Hi everyone This is my first post but I've been lurking here for some time. I've been wanting to get into candle making for a long time (maybe eventually do some B&B but not for awhile) and poured my first candle a few months ago. I had it in my head that I would do a few candles and then be an expert right away. :rolleyes2 Um, yeah right. I'm still trying to pefect a votive and using supplies from AC and Michael's, not to mention that I learn something new every single time I pour and every single time I come on here and read. There is no way I will be ready to sell anything for a long time but I'm truly having a blast along the way. I'm in the New England area and Candle Chem seems to be the closest supplier to me and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with the products there? I guess I'm mostly concerned about the wax, that's the only thing I'd really rather not pay shipping for if I can find a good quality close to home. TIA and I look forward to getting to know everyone