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Could someone be kind enough to tell me the best place to purchase these? the best price and shipping that they arrive ok. Thanks

I have been wondering about them also. My Hubby has been working in Quakertown lately (flying too and from). He said he found them but hasn't stopped yet. I was trying to convenience him to get me some wax and wicks and bring it back to me. Imagine trying to get through airport security with that! ha..ha. :tiptoe: I don't think he will do it. Maybe I can get him to bring me back some FO's.

IFT has good oils. You have to buy in rather large quantities. I used to buy directly from them (about8 or 9 years ago) and when I began making candles again I contacted them but their minimum order had increased and at this time I don't make a large enough quantity to justify buying that much. They will send you samples if you ask. Also they will create custom scents for you.

I still use coffee cans as pour pots. I used to use the double boiler method with the coffee can, old pan and jelly jar ring lids inside the pan to lift the coffee can. Since then I now have a presto pot but have still been using the coffee cans. The only problem is that now they have begun putting a ring around the inside of the can which can make pouring a little more difficut. I cover the cans with wax paper and rubber band if I have left over wax. Has worked for me for many years and is inexpensive. I asked friends to save cans in the beginning which helped me to accumulate enough for all my scents. Just a suggestion.

I just recently asked my hubby the same question for a Hawaiian scent that I thought smelled somewhat like pinapple. He suggested a blue color, I asked him why and he said when he thinks of Hawaii (he has been there) he thinks of the ocean and the color blue. I have seen other candles with Hawaiian scent colored blue. I had thought about yellow/orange because of the sunsets.

The most problem I ever had with a FO was with vanilla or something that has a lot of vanilla base in it.

I have been told and read that some essential oils are actually hazardous to your health (kinda like herbal therapy) and should be handled with extreme care.

It was probably IFT Interenational Fragrance Technology out of Georgia. www.iftfragrances.com That is where I used to get all my scents. They are great and they will develop any scent you are looking for. The only problem with them now is you must have a minimum order of 10 pounds per fragrance. I believe Bittercreek is a distributor of some of their scents.

My wonderful hubby built me a craft/candle making room in the garage with radiant floor heating (the entire garage has this, we use the rooms as recreation rooms actually with my teenage sons have a room of their own out there for a place to hang out work on things and play darts and music. Anyhow, it stays around 55-60 degrees when it is very cold out in Northern Ohio. I turn on an electric heater if I get cold out there while working but not when I'm not in the room. I use a presto pot and a hot plate and it works out well. I cool the candles in a box to slow the process. I don't see any difference then when I used to work in the kitchen.

Hi, I always used the chips in the past also but recently bought liquid dye. I used 7~8 drops per pound and the color turned out perfect. My spiced pumpkin color was great and my navy/dark blue came out exactly that color. My dyes were from www.lonestarcandlesupply.com. I don't know if the the results from other supplies may be different.

Hi, I just found some great apothecary jars at www.lonestarcandlesupply.com. They have rusty lids. I just ordered the jars with the black metal lids.

I used to make candles many years ago and bought my wax and scents from Walnut Hill. I am looking for new suppliers because last I heard Walnut Hill had burned down and not rebuilt their candle supply portion of their business. I would also be interested in any companies that are distributors of IFT scents. I am starting again, small and don't want to purchase 10 pounds of a single scent at this time which is what IFT's minimum is. I also used to have a great supplier for apothecary jars with wooden lids and for the life of me I can't remember the company's name and I moved since then and did not keep any of the receipts. Any suggestions would be appreciated! I have located some companies on the internet but I'm not sure which ones have good scents and other products.