Soja Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Just the latest... Alum. mold, heat-gunned mold, 200+ temp wax.Soja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcroome2005 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Lovely colors and love the look!!! Great job:D Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheri Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Wow! Those look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgirl Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Beautiful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin'Hot Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Soja, don't you just LOVE this wax? Those are so pretty! Very Spring-y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mei-Mei Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Those look fabulous. I've been making palm pillars all week long, wish I could get the wicking right on the durn things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzie Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Fabulous - great job! Is that the feathering wax? Now to pick your brains - do you heat your wax higher than 200 and then cool it to that temp to pour OR simply heat to that temp and then pour? C'mon, tell me all your secrets ... please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donita Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Oh my....you do have this wax down now, don't you? Love the look....again, palm wax scares me....I could never get it to perform in an orderly manner. My first one was perfect!!!!!!!!! From there it just went downhill...Good for you. I love your candles and experiments. Donita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Absolutely beautiful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corence Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Beatiful. I can think of nothing else to say. Great Job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Those are beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soja Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 Mozzie...It is Feathering palm wax, not the crystal or granite. Got it from Candles&supplies cause they said it was one pour.I heat it to 200+ then let it cool down to 200/210. sometimes it just lands on the right temp so I don't cool it. That does not seen to make much of a difference.I preheat the molds with a heat gun to the point of almost not being able to touch the mold. The molds are Aluminimum! The tin ones do not give the best pattern. (I get a pattern even in my alum. pour pot.) I do not wrap the mold (I did and it did not make a difference) and it cools in a cool basement; mabey 68 degrees down there.Mei-Mei... I use Candlescience bulk LX wick. (Primed) 28 on the bigger ones then go smaller as the diameter drops. All my internet rescerch says LX wick with Palm Wax. (They are right) Frequent wick trimming or you get a big flame. The wicks above are 26. The candle diameter is 3 inches. I do not know what a difference different scents make as far as burning and wicks. I just throw in 1 oz per pound of whatever Linda wants. (And whatever Linda wants, she gets... )Soja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Very pretty!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Those are beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giedre11 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Don't you just love palm? :grin2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mei-Mei Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Mozzie...It is Feathering palm wax, not the crystal or granite. Got it from Candles&supplies cause they said it was one pour.I heat it to 200+ then let it cool down to 200/210. sometimes it just lands on the right temp so I don't cool it. That does not seen to make much of a difference.I preheat the molds with a heat gun to the point of almost not being able to touch the mold. The molds are Aluminimum! The tin ones do not give the best pattern. (I get a pattern even in my alum. pour pot.) I do not wrap the mold (I did and it did not make a difference) and it cools in a cool basement; mabey 68 degrees down there.Mei-Mei... I use Candlescience bulk LX wick. (Primed) 28 on the bigger ones then go smaller as the diameter drops. All my internet rescerch says LX wick with Palm Wax. (They are right) Frequent wick trimming or you get a big flame. The wicks above are 26. The candle diameter is 3 inches. I do not know what a difference different scents make as far as burning and wicks. I just throw in 1 oz per pound of whatever Linda wants. (And whatever Linda wants, she gets... )SojaThanks for the tip. I've got plenty of LX26. I'm going to stick it in my 3 inch pillar and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterBaker2 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Those are great! Perfect examples of why I want to try doing the palm wax. Unfortunately I have about 200 lbs of parafin that I need to go through first. What's that Lassie? Shove the parafin down a well? Hmmm......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 NICE crystals, Soja!! They look great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsvlbrat Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Very nice! Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojo T. Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Soja, they are fabulous and I love the feathering and colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvcandlecrazy Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Fantastic Palm Pillars!!!!! Now what scent are they, I just have to know, I just can't look at a beautiful candle and not know what scent it is it is like an unfinished picture.Sue Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaW Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Fantastic! Love those colors and the feathering is superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsy Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspencreek Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Looks great! Looks like water reflections to me (design-wise ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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