LadyJo

I was in a store the other day and looked at some melts in clamshells. They had a small hole (like from a paper hole punch) on the front for smelling so you didn't have to open the clamshell.

Any of you ever do this in your clamshells ?

i make candles for friends and family is the presto pot worth the cost for me?

yes !!!

what's going to be really funny is if she winds up getting a lot of customers asking if she has Monkey Farts !!! LOL

I got Tangerine Dreams from NG and wasted my money on that one. It smells more like the rind of one ... very bitter.

I think its an awesome idea ! And I say... whatever works and saves money !!! Great idea !

don't sell yourself short there. I think they are amazing. Great job !!!!!

which supplier sells for half what the others do ?

Thank y'all very much !!!

If NGs Tangerine Dream doesn't work out I'll try one of these suggestions !

I get from different suppliers too.

well I see lots looking but no suggestions ? no one knows of a good Tangerine scent ?

My mom has made a special request for some melts so I'm still looking. Again finding lots of mixed fruit ones but no straight Tangerine. I did find a Tangerine Dreams at Natures Garden that sounds pretty good so I've ordered a sample to see how it works.

OMG only six weeks ??? And you can already do such beauties ?

wow that is very impressive and I am totally jealous !!!

hmmm my first reply never showed up so sending again.

those look great !!!! how long have you been doing cut n curl ... if you don't mind my asking.

Hey everyone .... was wondering if y'all could tell me who has the best Tangerine FO for soy melts ?

Looking for one that smells as much like Tangerine as possible without a lot of extra scents thrown in.

Any ideas or suggestions ?

Thanks

Jo

I usually put two in mine.

thanks. since I don't need kits I never would have thought to look there. LOL

maybe I'm missing something but I'm not seeing where you can purchase the FOs on that website .... just candles, votives and tarts. ?

hasn't anyone else ever wondered why soy comes in flakes... but paraffin don't ?

unfortunately beating wax with a hammer isn't really an option for me with bad wrists, etc.

cutting it with a saw might be an option.

but I'm still wondering why paraffin doesn't come in flake form. (other than KYs brand)

I joked the other day that I don't use paraffin because I refuse to be seen out in my driveway beating the heck out of a block of wax. LOL

After doing a ton of googling I did find one supplier that does sell paraffin in flake form. Rustic E. sells KYs paraffin in flake form. I would love to get some but its a bit too expensive. I sure wish some other suppliers would offer it.

Why doesn't paraffin come in flake form ?

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my two main FO suppliers ..... Candle Science and Peaks.

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I also get a few from Texas Candle Supply and Millcreek.

Hi and welcome ! You're gonna have to give the experts around here (i'm not one of them LOL) quite a bit more information before they can help you.

what kind of soy wax ? what percentage of FO ? what kind of wick ? what temp did you heat the wax to ? what temp did you add FO ? what temp did you pour ?

I think mine depends on whether I'm holding my mouth right that day or not. Sometimes they will dump right out. Sometimes I'll dig it out with a plastic knife.... but most times I just heat the warmer up and pour out the old one.

great job. love the hearts !!!!!

flea markets are fun. Canton and McKinney are full of both junk vendors and craft vendors. you get the best of both worlds. Although they don't call themselves flea markets... they are Trade Days ... Canton is First Monday Trade Days and McKinney is Third Monday Trade Days .... and both originally began when farmers would all come to town and "trade" their goods on the one weekend of the month that the circuit judge came to town. McKinney has been going for over 100 years. Canton started sometime in the 1850's so it's been going for over 150 years. McKinney sees about 25,000 shoppers a month and Canton gets between 100,000 and 300,000 shoppers depending on the time of year.