kalamazoo Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 This is the first time I am posting a pic. I used 1oz Gingerbread FO per 2 pounds of wax - which is half strength I suppose. I poured at 154F into room temperature moulds. Did not come out anywhere near as rustic as I thought they would. For the one on the right, I took a plastic pipette and squirted some wax inside the mould before I poured, it just made a weired pattern as you can see. Any comments or tips would be appreciated. Thanks for looking.http://www.candletech.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8237&stc=1&d=1158159018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 I love the colors and think they look very nice. I like them......Tracey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knlarson Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 I love the color too. What wax did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharyl55 Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I've been trying to make rustics as well. What wax and additives did you use? Most rustics are made with 1 - 3 T of stearic I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalamazoo Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 tracey: thank for the commentknlarson & sharyl55 : As I live in Iceland I use a straight paraffin blend wax from Sasol in Germany. I add 3TBS of stearin to 1pound of wax and 1/2oz FO (which is only 3%). I have not experimented with other additives just yet. The first time I made this pillar it was layered with browns and reddish colours. Did not work out so I melted it and got this colour:grin2: Below are some pics of rustics I had great success with but they are UNSCENTED! I noticed that everytime someone picked one up they sniffed it, so decided that I would have to try scenting them:tongue2: This candlemaking process is a lot harder than most people think it is and now the testing is only beginning with different size wicks etc. Well it is addictive and I sure won´t give up:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lin Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I wish i could help all of you but i seem to have the same problems , but i have found pouring cooler has helped more for me. I cant seem to get a decent rustic with room temp molds so i set them in the fridge for a few minutes just before i pour, and i pour as cool as i can. I see so many beautiful rustics posted but neaver seem to be able to get them to look as good. I wish someone would write step by step directions and maybe that would help. I love the look of the rustics and dont want to give up trying. Kalamazoo your unscented rustics are perfect to me, so it seems like maybe the fo,s are killing the affect. Hopfully an expert will step in here and help. Lin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Drop your temp a notch to 150. I do not advocate chilling the mold. I find that the frost from the stearic tends to stick. The FO should not be a factor. Your unscented ones look great! If you want the layers to appear less distinct, try this: after pouring the layer, pick up the mold and swish it around so that the wax splashes upwards onto the walls of the mold above the pour line. This will make the next layer blend. Here is a sample, there are seven or so layers in this one but you don't notice that: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knlarson Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Wow, those candles look great!! I wish I could help too but I haven't tried rustics yet. Good luck and hopefully I'll be posting some of my attempts soon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalamazoo Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 Lin: I have also tried putting my moulds in the freezer but as Eugenia pointed out in her thread the outer layer seemed to stick to the inside of the mould. I guess it must be the FO, so will have to experiment some more.Eugenia: Thanks for posting the pic. I will try swirling the wax in the mould next time to get a different effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lin Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Sorry if i worded it wrong but i dont put them in the freezer just the fridge so their cooler. Eugenia do you pour in room temp molds? Guess i have to keep working on them to till i can get them right,lol. Yours are so perfect. Lin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenkindred Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 first of all..kalamazoo...your unscented purple ones look amazing!!! second of all...eugenia...you are just a candle making GOD!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I don't see a need to deep freeze or freeze molds either, but you can do it. I think your pour temp was too hot and that's obvious by what you squirted into the mold, which cooled down some. Just play around, but change one thing at a time and see what that does for the result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Eugenia do you pour in room temp molds? Guess i have to keep working on them to till i can get them right,lol. Yours are so perfect. LinRoom temp for me; thanks for your kind words. They get better with practice, like most things, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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