SparkysCandles Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Here are some pics of an order I did tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Those are cute. I've been meaning to do some like that for home, but most people were always asking me for the ones thickly dipped and coated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 My eyes must be bad, BTA you can see they aren't thickly dipped & coated? Shoot my glasses are only about 8 months old too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkysCandles Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 (edited) Chandler no they aren't. The woman wanted more of the pine cone to show through so I dipped these in palm wax then added the glitter. Only dipped once Edited October 27, 2012 by SparkysCandles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Thanks, I have some big Fl. pinecones to try. I'll do both ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Chandler, the way hers are, it's more rustic and prim looking. Here's some of mine that are thickly coated so you can see the difference we are talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Wow, Beautiful! Ok now I understand. I see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefmom Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 My house is surrounded by pine trees and they give off the ugliest pine cones!! They never open like those in the photo and I'm afraid if I dip them they will end up looking a little "male" if you know what I mean! <<<<<deep sigh>>>>>>However, blacktie, I am in love with that color red!! The Black Raspberry/Blood red that is in the basket photo in the back left. Any chance that you could talk about how you achieve that color of red?? I have achieved some beautiful reds, and some dark ones, but I haven't gotten that deep of a blood color. Yet.:rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 They look great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 All of the dyes I have ever used, for wax, are from Alabaster ( now Community Candle ). It's their liquid dyes. Highly concentrated and wonder amazing in paraffin.The do have a chemical smell to them OOB but it completely disappears as soon as it hits the wax and I've never known of it to monkey with over 300 scents (scent wise )They have a TON of different colors in the dye department, and since I truly bite at mixing shades and such, I bought two sampler packs. They have a couple of reds, that are so dead on it makes me smile. A couple of times, like with the barn red, I dipped a toothpick in some midnight black to give it a deeper red but with so many to chose from and so many shade variations out of each bottle, you can't beat it. It's the perfect thing for someone who wants to get creative and quickly go with a color that they normally wouldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkysCandles Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 BTA - how many times do you dip those? when I used to dip mine I used to dip them 4 or 5 times. What wax do you use? Just outta curiosity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puma52 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 chandler, the way hers are, it's more rustic and prim looking. Here's some of mine that are thickly coated so you can see the difference we are talking aboutBeautiful cones there blacktie!!!! Love them!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) I'll be honest with you, I can not remember what temp worked best but I do know I started out about 170 with 4794. I had them tied with a string, the tip part, and dipped the larger end in first. I would let them soak in the hot wax, for about 10 to 20 seconds, depending on the size. I have a long metal rod I kept stirring the wax with ( see, because I use such large cones, I have some extremely tall , slender dipping vats that I had a muffler shop weld for me out of 1/4 inch thick steel for the vat, then they welded a bottom on it. They stand about 14 inches tall.)As I had the wax vat on the floor, so I could dip good, I kept stirring it with the metal rod and then I'd do a test dip... if it was clinging, I'd dip,.... remove the cone til it finished dripping, then I'd stir... then dip again.. etc.... Those that you are looking at, were probably dipped 5 times AFTER the first initial dip in hot wax ( which is designed to make the wax and scent seep into the cone good ). Edited October 29, 2012 by blacktieaffair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 BTA with the dyes you use, does it only take 1 drop to achieve the color? For example, if bottle says Navy Blue does 1 drop work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) No. It going with percentages just like other "additives". To get a true dark Navy Blue, in my wax ( para ) , for a pound, I'd probably put in 5 drops.I just went to my notes and looked. On those two pictures I posted, the one with the pine cones out on the work table not in the basket? I used 10 drops of Garnet and 2 of Midnight Black to get that color for 2 lbs of wax. Here is the chart of their dyes, and it shows how the percentages work on each color, to get a light and dark shade of it.http://www.communitycandlesupply.com/products.php?cat=Liquid+Candle+DyesHTH !! Edited October 30, 2012 by blacktieaffair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanie353 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 If they are dipped with the wax cooler do you think they would build up faster? I do have a bag of pine cones here that I've been wanting to play with. Did make them in the past but used pillar wax, I think. I want to use container now since I'll have more of it, if that would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Got it, Thanks! No. It going with percentages just like other "additives". To get a true dark Navy Blue, in my wax ( para ) , for a pound, I'd probably put in 5 drops.I just went to my notes and looked. On those two pictures I posted, the one with the pine cones out on the work table not in the basket? I used 10 drops of Garnet and 2 of Midnight Black to get that color for 2 lbs of wax. Here is the chart of their dyes, and it shows how the percentages work on each color, to get a light and dark shade of it.http://www.communitycandlesupply.com/products.php?cat=Liquid+Candle+DyesHTH !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 If they are dipped with the wax cooler do you think they would build up faster? I do have a bag of pine cones here that I've been wanting to play with. Did make them in the past but used pillar wax, I think. I want to use container now since I'll have more of it, if that would work.Jeanie, yes, they would, but.. and this may not happen to you but it did me... I found out that if I didn't start out around 170 and go down from there... if I started dipped at like 150 or so, the wax would build up lumpy, and not only that, it was REALLY easy to pop the wax off by just moving it around slightly. Not what you want when you're putting them in a basket and arranging them. You can try it starting out cooler, but I never did like the results. The 170.. it seems to give it a basis to build slowly on by seeping into the wood. I sort of compare it to dipping tapers. You have to start out slowly, and add a little at a time.Chandler... you're welcome hun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanie353 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Jeanie, yes, they would, but.. and this may not happen to you but it did me... I found out that if I didn't start out around 170 and go down from there... if I started dipped at like 150 or so, the wax would build up lumpy, and not only that, it was REALLY easy to pop the wax off by just moving it around slightly. Not what you want when you're putting them in a basket and arranging them. You can try it starting out cooler, but I never did like the results. The 170.. it seems to give it a basis to build slowly on by seeping into the wood. I sort of compare it to dipping tapers. You have to start out slowly, and add a little at a time.Chandler... you're welcome hun.OK.. So a base is needed to adhere to the cones and then dropping the temp for a thicker coating after that might hold up....I get it. I would want them in baskets not only for here but to give to the kids. Not gifts or anything but just for a little decoration and scenting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I've found that that method seems to work best for me, and I have a basket that is four years old that I keep out year round and they get picked up, dusted off, rearranged, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz7677 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 What an awesome idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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