Nitewing

Depends on whether or not you have fans in your house. We do. My son burned one for over 60 hours with the proper burning technique. Actually they are close to 2 lbs

We have made and burned over 1000. No problem. It's not like we fill the mold with herbs and pour in a little wax.

IGI uses the wax from Malaysia or somewhere like that. They test it and if they don't like it, they don't accept it. We get it from Aztec which is closer to us than Colorado so the shipping is about half.

Actually the herbs are finely ground and do not flame. However the stones get hot and melt all the way down to China.

My son took this photo of one of our 5 inch ball candles we sent him. I think it is pretty neat. The dark spots are herbs and stones we put in our candles.

We buy it by the gallon. It works well. Every mold needs a little cleaning once in a while. It is also great for cleaning up spilled wax. It can last a long time.

I agree Hobby Lobby is not a desireable wax. However, I have used it in a pinch with Vybar 103 (bought in 5 pound bags) at 2 tablespoons per pound. Hobby lobby is basicaly straight wax with no additives. It is cheap and if you can pick it up locally, is a good place to start. You will need to look around for your additives and buy in bulk rather than pay $5 for 4 ounces. Hobby Lobby is a good place to start until you narrow down your issues with learning. Then you will want to go to a higher quality wax. I have 10 blocks on my garage floor that I won't use but I will find a use for it somewhere, even if it is to ... well I dunno yet but I will.

Sometimes ordering in bulk saves money. If I order 5 cases of wax, I almost get a case free because UPS gives a lesser rate for quantity even tho it is the same amount and in 5 separate boxes. What ticks me off is that many supplers use UPS because of a standard pickup time (which can guarantee the date received) which is be easier than tossing a small order in an envelope and sending it by the post office regular mail the next day. Pick up from the supplier by the shipper adds to the cost of delivery. I sent my grand daughter her birthday gift and the shipping was almost the same price as the gift and delivery was 7 days for 1500 miles. I could have walked it there in that time.

Aztec is good in the Southeast. Very quick.

Dont forget to put parchment paper between the pan and the rack. Makes cleaning a lot easier.

Once the guest closets got full of candles, we got wire storage racks (2). When those got full, we got a bakers rack 6' tall with shelves. It looks a bit out of place in our dining room.

Patti, sometimes I have a hard time retailing these. Not everybody likes "cats" wink, wink. They are actually prettier than the picture shows. They still look like plastic. The problem is shipping. Because they weigh about 2 pounds, shipping gets cost prohibitive on the end retailer. It would take someone to really want want to pay for the shipping for personal use. I don't think they could be effectively sold in bulk simply based on shipping. The FO is Full Moon Witch's Brew. Smells like an incense shop.

Awesome Display. I am jealous.

This is our Wiccan Altar Candle. It stands 11 inches tall and weighs 1.14 pounds. It burns 30-60 hours. The cat is silver plate and stands almost 3 inches. I had to adjust the color with photoshop because the middle color is actually lavender and the candle is white. Not everybody will appreciate this but some do.

Aw shucks. (Nitewing blushes and kicks dirt)

These candles are parrafin. They stand 11 inches tall and weigh 1.14 pounds. The burn between 30-60 hours. I am sorry the pics aren't clearer. No flash was used. They shine because they look like they are made out of plastic which is the finish I tried so hard to create.

I believe all wax contains air. It happened to me because I was cooling my candles too slowly. This gives the bubble a chance to gather rather than remain small. Covering them would only seem to slow the cooling even more. Have you tried to refrigerate? I refrigerate once the top of the candle has formed and the center is still liquid. This works with pillars in a tin mold. I do not know about glass. My psychiatrist won't let me play with glass.

Try to narrow your waxes to a minimum. The more experience you have with a preferred wax, the more precise your candles will be. I use one votive, one pillar and one palm wax. You begin to learn the characteristics of each wax the more you work with it. It is amazing what you can do with one wax once you make mistakes and learn from them.

Harbor Freight. They are all made in China anyway.

IGI refused its last shipment of Starburst. Peak is the only supplier for IGI starburst. I don't know about the others.

The spiders keep the inside of my 'puter clean.

That my walls need to be repainted.

If the directions are followed and the candles is only burned one hour per inch where the wick meets the wax, they burn nicely although irregularly because of the shape. These are 2 inches across at the top and it tapers to 3.5 inches at the bottom so it is basically a 2-3 hour burn per session. The accents are not embeds. The items are placed low enough that we have not had blowouts. However, my wife "test" burns these and lets them burn for up to 8 hours at a time so see how they work. (That is what she says. Personally, I think she might be too lazy to blow them out. Then they will drip like crazy.) As I said before, nobody burns them anyway. We have fun making them to see what see what we can come up with. Anybody else have 8 candles burning at one time? If so does your house look like the inside of a chimney too?

you put a wick in them, don't you?

They are real candles. They burn.

It appears to be a type of feathering palm or no? I love the coloring on the middle one. The texture shows up so nicely.

No, it is starburst palm. Only one place in the country carries it.