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  1. Oh! And if anybody knows this... I was at a store in town and they have fragrance oils, but on the bottle that say for oil warmer use. I'm not totally sure if i would be able to use these for candle making? Like i said in the above, the nearest store that has candle supplies is Hobby Lobby, an hour away. Not to mention, these are significantly cheaper than Hobby Lobby. So if i could use them that would be great. Just wanted to check.
  2. Sorry for not getting back sooner... I used a basic soy wax. The wax, colorant and fragrance were all from Hobby Lobby. There aren't any other candle suppliers near by...and Hobby Lobby is still an hour away so i chose to use their supplies for my first go. I melted 11 ounces of wax...which made 2 4 ounce container candles as well as a 2 ounce container candle. I used .5 ounces of Apple Spice fragrance (which was far too little -- both the cold throw and hot throw are very underwhelming). I let all of the candles sit for 3 days after making them before i lit one. The wick hasn't clogged as of yet; but the color is just a slightly deeper pink; no where near where i wanted it to be. But i will keep trying. Thanks for all of your help!
  3. So, calling me a newbie is a bit of an understatement. Meaning, i just poured my very first test candle about 10 minutes ago and it's sitting, cooling as we speak. Prior to starting, i did roughly 1.5-2 weeks of reading and research and took a bunch of notes. Before starting today, i went back through my notes remembering key parts -- one being that the max amount of liquid dye drops you should use is 30 drops, otherwise you have the high risk of clogging the wick. So i melted the wax, added the fragrance...let that incorporate; added the dye 2-3 drops at a time and tested it as i went while letting it incorporate (as i had also read the dye drops are rather strong so a little goes a long way). I couldn't seem to get the dark red that i was necessarily visualizing, but i stopped at 20 drops anyway to see how it turned out once fully hardened. I'm not worrying too much about it now -- they don't call it a test candle for nothing, after all. But i was wondering about your take on dye drops? Do you use them? What's your experience with them and how much do you usually add? At what point do you risk clogging the wick, in your opinion/experience? Do you think that color blocks or chips are better in comparison? Thanks for any info you can offer!
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