KJohnson Posted July 11, 2006 Posted July 11, 2006 anyone have any suggetions to make the coffee beans appear more?? Or Do you think this looks good?This is a soy candle double wicked scented Vanilla Hazelnut, using wax coffee beansThanks for looking! Quote
jenniejr Posted July 11, 2006 Posted July 11, 2006 Very cute Kris! I'm not sure what to tell you about the beans though. Quote
ladysj Posted July 11, 2006 Posted July 11, 2006 Cute idea I like that. Perhaps adding more beans on the bottom and maybe sprinkle a few on the top. Quote
Daisyd'Light Posted July 11, 2006 Posted July 11, 2006 More beans, they are good for the heart!! This is VERY cute!! Quote
KJohnson Posted July 11, 2006 Author Posted July 11, 2006 sorry that first picture was really dark ..this is a bit better. Quote
wickerbeal Posted July 11, 2006 Posted July 11, 2006 I think it looks really good, I agree maybe a few coffee bean spinkled on top. Quote
ladysj Posted July 11, 2006 Posted July 11, 2006 Yes that does look much better. I would definitely add more beans for sure. Quote
lindsaycb Posted July 11, 2006 Posted July 11, 2006 Very very cute! I'd jam the bottom really full & pour the bottom and a extra slushy thick stage maybe? I know I can whip up j223 and froth it into the jar which looks really cool...like a batter almost on the bottom. But soy is just an oddball. Quote
Scented Posted July 11, 2006 Posted July 11, 2006 Nice. Gonna be harder to make them show in a container, but definitely add more. Quote
Darwin Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 That looks really good but are coffee beans flammable? Quote
amyp Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 I think adding a few more on the bottom will help. Love your jars. Quote
Country Crafter Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 That looks really good but are coffee beans flammable?If you look back at the original post you will see the beans she used are wax, real beans are flammable.HTHWendy Quote
KJohnson Posted July 12, 2006 Author Posted July 12, 2006 If you look back at the original post you will see the beans she used are wax, real beans are flammable.HTHWendythank you Country Crafter....yes I knew that someone would ask that...I bought a couple oz of wax coffee bean embeds to play with making this candle...but I think Im gonna go find some where to buy POUNDS of them. This candle is burning great. Thanks everyone for the comments! Quote
Grumpy Girl Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 Very cute! I'd definitely sprinkle some on the top too. Quote
Henryk Posted July 13, 2006 Posted July 13, 2006 The couple times I used soy with embeds I was not happy. (I was using candy corn and cinnamon sticks). If I were to do them again I would try heating the glass, the pressing them onto it so they looked nice, then pouring a little soy in at slushy stage and swirl that around to coat and let that set. Then finally do the pour. Maybe they would show up more? (Thats the problem, soy is so opaque that as soon as the embeds get a little bit away from the glass you can't see them anymore - with paraffin you get a bit of depth).The only time I was sort of happy with embeds with soy was when I used a pillar soy, unmolded it - then heatgunned it so the embeds stood out from the wax.I think you have the whole look down nice though and I would put some on top - as others have said. Quote
Darwin Posted July 13, 2006 Posted July 13, 2006 If you look back at the original post you will see the beans she used are wax, real beans are flammable.HTHWendyHAHA. leave it to me to miss that! I am such a goof. Quote
KJohnson Posted July 13, 2006 Author Posted July 13, 2006 Thak you everyone for the comments...I tried something else with this candle Iwill take a new pic in the am Thanks! Quote
tx twister Posted July 13, 2006 Posted July 13, 2006 I think it looks great! Would you mind telling me where you got the wax coffee beans? I wanted to do something like this on my pillars. Thanks! Quote
KJohnson Posted July 13, 2006 Author Posted July 13, 2006 tx twister....you can get them from a lady here on the board...Laura9259...her website is www.tropicalbreezecandles.netI dont think they are listed on her site but email her or PM her.HTH Quote
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