Audra Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Hi all. I am new to the candle making and I am trying to make hurricane shells with flowers in them. I have made a couple with the 1260 wax and added the vybar for it to be a little more opaque but its still not opaque enough for the flowers to show through. I use the metal molds with the inserts to hold the flowers in place while pouring the wax. But the flowers just dont show every well. I have read and read and I dont find that I am missing any steps. Is there anything I can do to make my flowers show through better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pughaus Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) I'm a little confused. If you want your embeds to show through the wax, why are you trying to make it more opaque by adding vybar? What does it look like with just 1260 and no vybar? Edited March 1, 2020 by pughaus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audra Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 Cause I’m confusing myself with all my reading. Dont I need the vybar to make it harder so it wont melt easily? But then its making it opaque and I dont need that to happen. I havent tried it without the vybar cause I read that I need it to make the wax harder. Is that not correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura C Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Hi @Audra and welcome to Craft Server. I've never made hurricane candles but I found these links. They may be helpful to you. Have fun! https://www.candlefish.com/blogs/the-blog-at-candlefish/botanical-hurricanes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGewAZ70D44 http://shamrockaffiliations.ws/Hurricane_Candle_Instructions.php#.XlxUCKhKi44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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