Lolas Lights Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I tried a marble candle last night, it had blue streaks in it and FO was Sea Breeze, when it got cool I put it in the freezer cuz it wouldn't come out of the mold good, was gonna leave it for about 15 minutes as usual, well to make a long story short, sat down in the recliner woke up about an hour later took the candle out, had almost perfect marbling but the dang thing was cracked,then broke into 3 pieces. Wouldn't you know it, made something good and then screwed it up by being lazy:rolleyes2 Guess it will turn into a chunky after I remelt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breanna Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Oh wow I am sorry that happened to you!!!! I left one in the freezer to long too,,,Just wanted to let you know you are not alone and you will make a good one again!!! Chin Up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Did you put it in the freezer by itself or in a box? I found out that putting it in a box protects it, even if you leave it in the freezer longer than usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanaE Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Oh no! Nothing is worse than making a beautiful candle and then killing it getting it out of the mold. I used to break votives all the time because I'd put them in the freezer and forget about them . But hey, if you did it once you can do it again! I never could get a proper marble and gave up. Now I just make two different colored batches of wax and pour them both into the mold at the same time to get my 'marble'. That's the best I can do - I'm marble impaired.DanaE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Aw, that sucks. I can't even count how many times I've done that though I'm learning to set the oven timer (or stick it just in the fridge if I think I may get sidetracked) and don't crack quite as many now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolas Lights Posted August 29, 2005 Author Share Posted August 29, 2005 Aw, that sucks. I can't even count how many times I've done that though I'm learning to set the oven timer (or stick it just in the fridge if I think I may get sidetracked) and don't crack quite as many now I'd put it in the fridge, but there isn't any room in there, since my daughter and sil moved in with us, she's always cooking up some goodies and my fridge is crammed pack. It's a wonder I haven't gained back the 45 pounds that I've lost since last August. Guess I'll have to use the timer trick. That is if I don't fall asleep again in the recliner and don't hear it.........:rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Oh gosh that's frustrating! And why is it that the fugly candles hardly ever crack in the freezer, only the good ones?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolas Lights Posted August 29, 2005 Author Share Posted August 29, 2005 Oh gosh that's frustrating! And why is it that the fugly candles hardly ever crack in the freezer, only the good ones??hmmm....you have a point there, reckon it might be the candle devils are out to get us? :grin2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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