NattyCat Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Newest creations - all made today."Angel" in white, Chocolate brownie in brown, baby powder in pink and in the background there's double layer "St Clements" (orange and lemon with wax lemon slice embeds)Finally getting no frosting and plenty of scent throw with CB135!Nat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Doc Holley Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Cool I haven't seen those jars before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyCat Posted April 19, 2006 Author Share Posted April 19, 2006 I'm in the UK so I guess we have different ones over here. There are some great ones in the USA but the cost to ship them over is insane!I like these ones as the plastic stopper comes off the lid so you can fill the cap with rose petals, or dried fruits or pot pourri etc and then put the stopper back on! Nat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieE Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 I think your candles have great colors and I like the hang tags too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyCat Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 Thanks Suzie,I market the jars as reusable and people complained that they couldn't get the sticky labels off easily - so I bought myself a paper guilotene and just print those tags out both sides on thick paper and fold in half. You can fit a lot more information on them, including info on your other products! I just use a hole punch and raffia. Quick, easy and a clean jar!Nat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Very nice colors & I like the jars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspencreek Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 The look great to me. I really like the hang tags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Makin Momma Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 They are gorgeous!! How do you make your embeds? I've only seen it done with paraffin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcroome2005 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Very nice. Thanks for sharing!Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cozyaromas Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 I love your containers, everything looks nice. If you don't mind me asking, what are those containers called, with top that looks like bulb?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyinala Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Colors look good but have you tested those jars?What size in US inches is the top?To me the top opening is to small and will not release much scent and it may be to small to burn right not large enough to get enough oxygen to burn. It will be hard to trim the wick and may smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corence Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Very nice indeed. I too like the looks of those hangtags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyCat Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 Hi All,Will try to answer questions all in one go!The jars are called "apothocary" jars, I'm in the UK and I get them from a company here for about $1.50 each. The plastic stopper comes off so you can put things in the lid if you wanted.The embeds are made from soy wax - they're not "in" the wax, there are lemon slices sitting right on top, next to the wick with a bit of wax poured around them to make them look embedded into the surface. Stearine usually hardens soy wax enough to make actual embeds as long as the overpour is very cool though. Photo below.I've extensively test burned in these jars and the throw is amazing - the opening of the jar is just over 3 inches across, which I think is fine for a jar?? I'm still burning a rosemary mint one which doesn't just fill the room with scent, it fills the whole end of the house within 45 minutes of lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Makin Momma Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Those are very neat! My jars are 2 1/2 - 3 in wide, so that's fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyCat Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 yep, I thought so too. The actual jar is only slightly wider than the neck opening also. The glass is rather thin though, so I advise my customers to only burn for 2 hours and not the 4 that it states on the safety label. Never had a breakage even though I've burned for longer, but better safe than sorry - (although I have crafter's insurance in case anything bad DID happen!)Nat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Those look wonderful! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 What size in US inches is the top of this jar?To me the top opening is to small and will not release much scent and it may be to small to burn right not large enough to get enough oxygen to burn. It will be hard to trim the wick and may smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyCat Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 as I said, they are just over 3 inches across - about 3 and a smidgen. The larger jars with the embeds are just over 4 inches across, I can see how my answer above wasn't very clear because I spoke about the embedded jar in the same paragraph as I gave sizes for the apothocary jar.All the text I mentioned about testing, was about the bulb-top apothocary jars too.Are american inches bigger or smaller than UK inches? I thought they were the same?Nat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaybee23 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Love the jars, very nice candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 as I said, they are just over 3 inches across - about 3 and a smidgen. The larger jars with the embeds are just over 4 inches across, I can see how my answer above wasn't very clear because I spoke about the embedded jar in the same paragraph as I gave sizes for the apothocary jar.All the text I mentioned about testing, was about the bulb-top apothocary jars too.Are american inches bigger or smaller than UK inches? I thought they were the same?NatThank You for making that clear. It's just that picture of that jar looks so much smaller than American apothecary jars.The reason I asked for US inches is I don't use metric and the UK does.16oz Apothecary Jar.bmp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyCat Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 Hi There,Yes, the jar actually looks like that but it is taller and the neck is taller - the proportions are about the same though, and I guess because the neck is taller it makes the width look smaller. Could also be the angle of the photograph!Nat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Those are some C:cool2::cool2:L jars!!! Can you open up the tops and put something in them (I know some you can others you can't). Luv the looks of you candles !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtngrl Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Your candles look wonderful, but I think they would look better if the caps were filled w/ something, jmo, though.The reason I asked for US inches is I don't use metric and the UK does.Here's a website everyone will find VERY useful for conversions ... I have it saved in my favorites. As you will see, you can convert just about anything.http://www.onlineconversion.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyCat Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 yes you can fill the lids - i tend to use dried fruits, silk flowers or pot pourri, depending on the candle fragrance. Tried embeds, but they just make the glass dirty. Any other suggestions always welcome as I've run out of ideas.Nat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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