Bella Rose

Mike Kittredge, the original founder of YCC, sold 90% of the company in 1998 , for approximately $500 million to a New York private equity firm, who took the company public in 1999. It was then sold in 2007 to another private equity firm based in Chicago for $1.4 billion.

Mike's son, Mike Kittredge III started a candle company in 2009 called Kringle Candle Company and they set up shop less than 20 miles from YCC.

Poetic justice.

HA! I'm not surprised

Beautiful! wow!

Hello and Welcome!!

Pam - I would love to! Although that would take time out of my actual candle pouring I only have a few hours every evening.

Maybe this weekend I will post some pictures for you!

Those are very pretty!

I appreciate your comments, Stella and you are almost 100% right!

Where I live, we really don't have seasons....also - it's a very slight change in my formula and hardening process to adjust to any temperature/humidity change (humidity is not a problem here, either.). Yes, I've done my homework and I do burn my testers all the way down. So I'd have to disagree with you, and reassure you that I have perfected my soy container candle.

Let me tell you, my research and playing with candles came YEARS before I poured my first candle.

I still think if one is $2k in the hole with a soy candle, and still not achieving HT, maybe it's not for them.

LOL, I don't think you have anything to worry about any time soon Scented. I still have LOTS of testing to do to catch up to many of you!!!!!

I will have to post some of my first pillars that I was QUITE proud of though

Bella Rose & Pam - Maybe that's why I see more mottle in my rustic, lol. I haven't had a chance to do the re-pour yet. Other rediculous things like laundry, cleaning, and work keep getting in the way of my fun

Well test away! ) It took me a few pours to reverse what I had thought was the correct way to create a mottled candle! But the environment you work in really changes things.

I hear ya on the work thing! I work 40-50 hours per week, and fit in as much candle time as possible between being a Mommy, Wife and giving attention to my other business endeavours! It's time consuming for sure

I just poured a BNB in a soy container. FO was from Peak ! It has been curing for about 5 days now, but I have to say that is already smells amazing! perfect balance of bready/banana notes! When I do end up burning it, I'll let you know how it went. I love banana nut bread, and this smells soooo true to the actual food it's unreal!

Ignore me please, you were wanting liquid dyes. Blonde moment.....:tiptoe:

hehehe!

I just think Willow is upset with me because of an earlier thread. I had disagreed with their comment that one needs to add paraffin to make a perfect soy candle. *Sigh*!

I always do at least one test run w/o ever trimming the wick. It kills me to do this, but I've found that no matter how much you talk, or print labels, the majority of people are idiots! You really need to know what will happen when someone uses your product incorrectly, cause far too many of them do! If you prepare for the worst, then you'll excel at the best. FWIW, I also do a start to stop marathon burn. If I have to go to sleep before a candle is done, I set it level in the bathtub, just to make sure a major fail doesn't turn into a fire.

Susan.

That is awesome...lol

Willow, thanks but I highly doubt my presence here makes that much of an impact.

She made her first candle in January according to her earlier posts.:tiptoe:

And, your point is?? I can tell you right now I've spent a quarter of the money the OP has and in the past 3 months, perfected a pure soy container with manyyyyyy many scents. Intuition and lots of research !! Amazing hot & cold throw, etc...!

Willow -

I didn't realize the forum police were out! I'll retract my statement for YOU! Then will you be a happy camper??

To the original OP: Instead of switching your craft, how about you switch to paraffin!

Just FYI - I live in a warm climate - I make mottled pillars, votives, etc. I gotta say, I could NEVER get a mottle, if any when I kept them warm for as long as possible. The moment I reversed my path and cooled them in normal air temp, mottle galore!

Candle making just isn't for anyone, no matter what you hear. At that $ amount I would also consider a different craft.

I have to say I never liked Yankee.... or anything that's over commercialized for that matter.

Wow what will they try to control next....

I'm afraid of the proceeding surge of Chandler newbs if this were to be created!! lol - interesting to say the least

I love liquid...never used anything else and I won't ever!

Interesting! ^ I'd like to read that thread!

Hello and welcome

Thanks for the tips ! I will plan on mixing a couple scents up and see how it goes. I'll update this thread with results.

you want to try one of my candles? Glad to send you one!

No, thank you anyway - I do believe, and I speak from experience, that it is possible to create a perfect SOY candle -appearance and throw....without the use of paraffin as an additive.

Not everyone likes the idea of having paraffin in their Soy candles - I for one, do not. Personal preference here I think.

As a lover of burning candles just for pleasure.. In my past I've purchased jar/container candles - IF there is hangup, I throw them out because I was never able to enjoy the flame. This would drive me absolutely mad! I also think they look ugly with hangup.

Personally, I think any hangup is a dud. I've successfully combined pure soy wax, 6.5oz jar, dye, fo - wicked correctly. There is absolutely no hangup, all the way down to the bottom. The container was never too hot to hold during any of the burning, and the MP is always slightly more than 1/4" but never more than 1/2". The empty jar should be as clear as possible imo.

So after experiencing what I think is a bad container candle, I would never impose that upon any friends of mine.