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But if they are of the same scent, then you don't have to worry about that. Cross-contamination of scents would be a bit of a problem if you had several of different scents, however you could keep them in a box/package of some sort at least.

I keep mine in separate boxes that I have labeled with the scents that are in them. Green Tea w/ Honey (duel scent), Hot Chocolate, etc... I find that it at least works for me.

I should also admit that I have enough space in my pantry where I keep them as well, albeit it takes away from my food storage. LOL

LOL....hrmmm...well buying in bulk is always my first choice, especially in FOs. Other than that, I keep a limited amount of certain items in stock. People are usually understanding about it (especially since I'm moving soon!), so they don't mind if it takes a little bit longer!

The way that I would suggest doing it, is having about 8 of each scent (or more if you like) and keep track of them. That way if someone wants what you had to go through (and I DEEPLY sympathize!), then you will have them 'in stock'.

That way not only do you have an idea of what ones you have left, but if you make another batch of the same scent/color, then you'll have plenty available for any other surprises!

Currently to our friends (and word of mouth apparently), we offer a few varieties of candles. Generally tarts, floaters, votives and mini pillars (2x3.5), but what we lack in overall product we make up for in fragrances. As of current we offer about 45-60.

I know there are a few that we don't carry, again like someone stated, such as Wild Cherry (or really Cherry anything around here) unless my partner is making the candles (the scent to me smells like cough syrup).

Nice! I am learning myself how to do angles, but still can't get them as good as you did on that! One day I will get there though!

I must be different with my scents. Well right now I am not TOO worried about throws so much as at least getting it to look right (at least to me). I do add some FO, but very little (usually about 2% PP) as to just make the candle smell nice.

One I start getting better at it (and able to afford more FOs as I blew my budget on other things, LOL), then I'll start working on throws. I do like the information given here though about the % as I was a bit confused on that myself! Always good to know how much I'm adding in and to potentially give an accurate count!

I guess that's also why a couple of my friends call my candles the Sneaky Scents. You can smell them on the candles, but the HT isn't all that extensive.

At CandleScience, a pallet is 33 cases (50 lbs. per case). 1650 pounds of wax is a lot of wax.

*Points to storage area out in backyard* Yeah, I learned the hard way about that the first order I did. LOL Either way though, it's a fun wax to play with overall, esp if I want to test a color combination and/or scent combo. Either way though, I didn't order from CS. I forgot who I ordered from less I go back through my receipts.

Right now I am working on multi-layered straight paraffin pillars with various angles/sizes/etc. Don't feel the need to do much more than that at this time.

Funny thing though, after posting yesterday, a couple of neighbors came over and asked if I'd be willing to teach their kids (dang them for noticing the truck). Not sure if I'm even good enough to do that, but hey, when in Rome....and not to mention, I have plenty of fire hydrants and protective gear.

That's the joys of living on over 5 acres of land I guess.

I'm not sure it has a lot to do with the quality of the supplier. I've gotten water in Candlewic waxes too. It's just one of those annoying things you run into from time to time.

I'm not sure myself, but most of them that I've gotten from Candlewic haven't had water in them, which makes me happy. Maybe I did just get lucky with them and not-so lucky with big chain stores.

I think there are a lot of choices between 10 pounds and a whole pallet!

What? A mere 50-100lbs? LOL....I'm price conscious of this stuff, which from what I've figured seems to allow for an overall decrease in my spending, especially when having to go pick it up at a store vs paying someone else to do it for me and bring it to my door. LOL

Speaking of which, I still have a lot left...wonder what I'll make this time.

I've had a couple of waxes from large chain stores *cough..gag*like Michaels*cough...gag* that had water in them. I was displeased with them so now I order from specialty stores and now I don't have that issue. I order mine mostly from Candlewic, but am thinking of switching over to Peaks (I just ordered a sample pack of scents from them, so waiting to get that!)

If I pour candles during cold weather I have to pour in the kitchen rather than shop. I never can get the temp in that area warm enough and then I have funky looking candles from the wax cooling too fast and shrinking.

I live in WA state and we've always had bad weather *gag*. Either way, snow or rain I've never had a problem...but as you said though, doing it in a cold shop doesn't help, so I tend to keep my heater up a bit. I'll be sweating like a pig, but hey, my candles turn out decent! LOL

I have Peak liquid dyes, and I once tried mixing red and blue to get purple but what I got was a putrid mauve color. There's pretty mauve and there's putrid mauve, and this was putrid mauve. Have any of you created a pretty purple that way, or do I just need to buy purple dye? If you've had success with it, were you able to get a range of pretty lavenders and purples?

I generally stick to using 1 drop red + 1 drop blue. They are both very potent colors and if you alter it one way or another, it can cause some pretty....interesting colors. LOL

Although this coming from someone who didn't realize that you could get brown with a purple. (6 drops yellow, 2 drops red, 1 drop blue is what I used for a 'pie crust' color)

Okay, I have a few more things to fine tune but I think Im on the cusp of deciding on "MY" wax and "MY" preferred wicks. YAY! However, looking back I've spent almost $1000.00 just testing wicks and waxes. And thats only for one size container! Just wondering if thats a pretty normal amount to spend during testing. Hubby thinks its a bit much :rolleyes2.

Now that Ive decided on my wax and wick type, the fun part starts...testing all those fabulous FO's! lol

Just within the 2-3 months that I've been testing my candles to find what I find works well for me, I've spent WELL over that in about 2-3 weeks. Of course I also do testing about 8 hours a day and that tends to take a LOT of wax. :whistle:

Either way though, I have a ton of FOs, Waxes, Wicks and Containers (and yes, I generally do purchase by the pallet since overall cost is less than paying for 10lb at a time).

Nice....do like the 1st ones. They kind of look like my Cinnamon Swirl mini-pillars with the mottling (and all I used was Stearic Acid, liquid dye and a small amount of scent!)

Either way, they look wonderful!

I would like to get some feed back I love making candles but not sure what everyone thinks

thanks so much

Great layering! I layer, but I still get the mark lines and the rustic look and bubbles, but I ain't giving up yet!

I am new to making candles. I was wanting to make a candle out of eucalyptus essential oil. I noticed that the flash point is 109f, which is really low. Does this mean that there will be some sort of ignition which will ruin it or does this mean that the scent will just leave quickly or both. i dont understand because i know you can make pure eucalyptus oil candles. Someone please explain this to me. thanks.

I know this is an old thread, but also wanted to bring up the point that, even though I am new to this site, there are some FO that have even lower Flashpoints. There is a wild cherry that I have that has an FP of 90!

Personally this scared the geez out of me as well, thus why I came here to make sure as well!

Thanks for all who gave information in regards to this!