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DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT! I came home from work today and decided to pour a candle for my friend for her birthday tomorrow. Purple is her favorite color and Island Nectar is the only scent I have that she would like AND could be associated with purple. So I weigh out my wax, enough for 2 candles. I only have 1 oz of the FO. It's just enough for 2 of my 9 oz hex jars. Well, I do everything to prep and after I poured them, I went to put the wick of the first one through my little 2 skewers rubber banded together and I guess I heated the jars too much or the oil was too hot, because the friggen wick came disattached from the bottom of the jar! I manuever it back in place with another skewer, it sticks, I go to pull the wick a little snug and the friggen wick came out of the tab!!! ARE YOU SHITTING ME RIGHT NOW??? I fish the dang tab out and grab a new tabbed wick. I try to put a little glue on the tab and stick it through the wax. Yea right, just in case anyone was wondering, it doesn't work. I fought with that friggen thing until I finally got it centered, let the wax cool enough to hold it in place and then centered the wick and pulled it as snug as I could, without pulling it out again. Second candle looks great! Except for the damn air bubbles at the top of each corner!!! :sad2: I am so bummed. I have no choice but to give her the one with the air bubbles.

Oh heck! I'd be interested in learning! DO IT!!!! Please?

I love those jars too! They look very simple & elegant!

Make your MIL buy one so you can smell it.

How long does the scent last when just injecting them? Does the FO ever run out the bottom???

HAHAA! That first bar on the left, if you look at the swirls it kind of looks like Chester the Cheetah with his sunglasses on! They are very pretty though!

I had to google to find it.

http://www.buypeddlersmall.com/product/show.aspx?p=3463 2 gallon candle... 6 wicks! I wonder how many pounds of wax they went through to get that thing wicked properly!

Could you pm me with the supplier as well? I want to play around a little bit with gels and cannot afford to be ripped off. Thanks!

It will be the LONGEST 30 days of your life! Trust me, I just went through it! Luckily I have a trip coming up in 2 weeks that is helping me pace myself. I know I can't spend extra money right now because I have to pay for that trip. :rolleyes2

So I am the Team Secretary for my daughter's competitive Cheer team. I also spot a stunt group. The girls swept 1st place in the last 4 competitions and have earned a bid to represent Arizona at Nationals the end of this month. I am making gift bags for my stunt group. A scented bear, a little votive size container candle, lip balm, a hair bow & a little compact mirror that is all glittery. I have been working on these for a while. I went to pour the candles this morning and decided on Strawberries & Cream. I poured them and while they were cooling my youngest daughter wakes up and rambles in and says "Why do I smell fruit roll ups??" I'm not sure if this is good or bad?? HAAAA!!!!

I like them! What is a trunk sale??

I have sold mostly to people I know or friends of friends. I don't do farmers markets or shows so my experiences would be vastly different from those who are in business. I do sell on ebay though and threw up a listing for custom ones. I mostly market to Cheerleaders & Cheer Mom's though. At any rate, I enjoy making them very much and that is what matters to me mostly.

Totally OT but rjdaines... funny story for you. My daughters cheer team is going to Nationals in 2 1/2 weeks. We've been fundraising like crazy and thought we were finally done after last weeks car wash in 118 heat. Then Tuesday "The Haboob" came. One parent thought it would be a great opportunity for a final car wash. So yesterday we have another Car Wash and made pretty good money. Then here comes last nights monsoon. All those cars we washed yesterday are likely filthy again! I feel so bad for all of those people that came out and supported our girls yesterday.

Those are so pretty! Are they scented?? They look ocean-y!

This is probably why there are no suppliers in Arizona! HAAA! Sure wish there were.....

This reminds me of back when I was fresh out of High School & working my way through college. I worked Security at Six Flags Magic Moutain. If you were posted at one of the drive on gates, you were bound to get some random tourist pulling up and asking for directions to Disneyland. The guys would always give them random directions taking them far the opposite direction.

HAHAHAA! I just re-read that... That was funny!

Wtf???

That was my point, the wick not being primed

On the one that you used a wick pin and threaded, did you prime the wick first? You wouldn't really need to prime the wick on the ones you poured with the wick already in the mold because they get primed when you pour them. I'm a newbie myself, but I'm just trying to figure the easiest factor on why that one won't light.

Thanks for the heads up! There are so many things I want to try out but I can't spend any extra money right now. My daughter's National Cheer Competition is the end of next month. Travel & Competition fees for that is taking up every extra dollar we bring in! She is very dedicated and is already looking into college scholarships for cheerleading and she's only 12! I guess that makes it worth it.

I stopped in and looked last night. They did not have them. They had Aroma Rocks though? They were cute, but not what I wanted.

Thank you! I look forward to checking it out!

So, did you make the little pennant?? Did you print it up or what? That is the custest idea!