aptommo Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) Hi there! Just found this site by google searching why my melts were coming out bad and I'm overwhelmed with information and excited at the same time! What's your name? Amber How old are you? 39 Where do you live? Ohio How long have you been making candles/soap/whatever? 2 weeks? I made candles a few times like 15 years ago and they were great so I think I just got lucky then because I'm a ball of confusion now How did you get started making candles/soap/whatever? Tired of buying melts from others that I never end up loving Are you married? Any kids? No just me and my kitty! If candle/Soap making isn't your primary job, what do you do? I do voice overs for radio Anything else we should know? Probably I had no idea there was a cure time for melts. I also had no idea there were 100 variations of soy wax and that I was using the wrong one and that's why my ears on my kitty mold break every single time! I'm here to learn and I hope you all will be patient with me!! So far I've ordered from VA Candle, Nature's Garden, Candle Science and Amazon lol. I was using 415 soy which is probably why those 3D melts were not coming out as I hoped. I don't think I've been using nearly enough FO either and some of my tarts seems to have next to no throw when melting unless I put my nose directly over the burner. Funny enough after reading about cure times I just pulled out the second batch I ever did 2 weeks ago and it's starting to melt and I think I'm smelling it already so maybe I didn't do as bad as I thought. I want to make fancy melts. Cute molds, herbs instilled in the melt process, lots of glitter. My target audience is 20-35 year old college kids and the people that frequent my mom's tax office all winter! Okay I've rambled enough but I'm happy I've found this site! Edited October 21, 2018 by aptommo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenni Wix Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Hi. I'm starting to get into melts, with candles being what I've focused on so far. There will be a lot of great info under "wickless." So far I'm learning a lot too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScentedPleasurez Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Hello Confused,and welcome lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Laura C Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Hey @aptommo, I noticed you do "voice overs for radio", that is really cool. 📻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aptommo Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 I just realized I typed Amber as my name and I have no idea why I did that. It's my middle name and I literally never have gone by that in my life. My first name is Cristina! And yes, thank you! It's fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura C Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 hour ago, aptommo said: I just realized I typed Amber as my name and I have no idea why I did that. It's my middle name and I literally never have gone by that in my life. My first name is Cristina! And yes, thank you! It's fun! Well, hello Cristina! LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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