megfarwell

Whew! Just got done pouring my first candles! I felt like a chicken with my head cut off during most of it, cause of course I was super excited and totally forgot to get everything ready BEFORE I started melting. So then I was trying to label my jars with which wick they had, measure out my FO, AND keep an eye on the wax. They're cooling right now (hurry UP!) but I'm going to post some pictures when I'm ready to start the burn tests! Wish me luck! Oh, and used straight C3, no additives, no dye, Bert's Hawaiian Rain, and 12.5 oz Libbey tumblers.

I *think* I'd be interested in a coop.....I'm not sure how that goes as far as each person having to buy a minimum and so forth. I'm just starting out (as in haven't even poured a candle yet) haven't been a member for 30 days yet, so if you guys start discussing a co-op, please keep me in the loop! I'd love to find some silver or even black lids for these, but yeah, don't want to pay 75 cents each for them.

I recently ordered a case of these from Lonestar http://www.lonestarcandlesupply.com/products/candlecontainers_libbey-tumbler-hb-rocks-11oz.html The only lids they show that fit are the plastic covers......anyone else ever used these and found lids that fit from another supplier? Thanks!

Dawn, Kris is with Gateway Food Products in Illinois. They have several different waxes, 464 being one of them. www.gatewayfoodproducts.com They don't have their prices listed online, so I just used their "Contact Us" form to ask, and Kris e-mailed me back within 24 hours. I'm going to try using 415 simply because I will be able to pick it up (in Indianapolis). Don't know which side (east or west) of Indiana you're on, I'm assuming pretty central if you drove to Alabaster which was in Louisville, right? I know Candlemaker's Store in Cincinnati sells 464....that might be the closest for you.....but not if you are in the southwestern part of IN obviously. I don't think 435 and 464 are the same......435 has cottonseed oil, and 464 has some additive, but I don't think it's that. HTH

Right now, I think DH just would love me to start POURING candles so I would shut up :lipsrseal about all the different wicks, and waxes, and containers, and if I can drive to pick them up, and how much FO to add.....well, you get my point. I don't think he understands all my chatter will only INCREASE once I start actually doing this! I might need to get a separate credit card from him...Hmmm.....

Yeah, I've read quite a bit about that already. I think I'm going to pour a few first without adding anything other than my FO or tempering, just to see what they do. Then I'll probably try tempering just to see what effect it has. So, is pure soy softer than some of the other soy waxes (i.e. 435 has cottonseed oil, C3 has an additive)? Now if my dang shipments would just hurry up and get here.....

Thanks for all the replies! Yes, the $78 was with shipping included. That is really about in line with everywhere else I've checked, I had just seen that thread where someone was getting it for $52 with shipping included....but that was 2 years ago, so I guess the costs have just risen over time. And thank you, thank you, thank you for telling me about Bluegrass!! I had seen other threads about them when they were still in Kentucky, I had no idea they had moved to Indiana. They're only about 15 minutes away from me, so it looks like I know where I'll be getting my wax. They only carry one kind of wax (GB 415), but since I'm only starting out, I can LEARN to work with it if I can get it that close! From what I've gathered here on the boards......there isn't really one wax that is better than the others, they all have their little quirks. So if you can get one close and don't have to pay shipping, make it work for you.

Hi all.....well, I've been stalking these forums for about a month now :tiptoe: so I figured it was about time to introduce myself and ask a few questions I had. Right now, I haven't even poured one candle, but I'm trying to educate myself as much as possible first! I was hoping someone would be willing to share their costs of wax from Gateway. I had read a post from about 2 years ago that said they got their wax from there, and it was about $52 per 50 lb case shipping included (and this person was also from Indiana). Based on all the comparison shopping I've been doing, that seems like a GREAT price.....at this point I don't really even care what KIND of wax it is (just definitely soy, no blends), I would just love to be able to not pay shipping, or if I do have to ship, keep the costs as low as possible. Well, I contacted Kris for a quote on the GB435, and she gave me $78....which really isn't too bad, about the same I had seen everywhere else, it's just definitely more than the other thread was. Is it probably just the 2 years that have gone by? Or are some of their other waxes cheaper there? I could *probably* get some wax from KY Candle Supply.....my parents live about 30 minutes from there, so I might be able to pick some up anytime they come to see me or anytime I go down there.....but I'm not sure how consistently that would happen. Or, does anyone else have a supplier from Indiana that they pick up from? I know about MC, but unfortunately, you can't pick up from there. Thanks for all the good info I've been reading so far! I've got some FO's and wicks on the way from Bert's, just need to get some wax and containers so I can starting pouring and testing!