TxGirl Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I have finally found a candle that I am really, really happy with! 16 oz. Golden Harvest canning jar, 12 oz 6006 wax, 1 oz FO, LX16 wick. This amount of wax and oil filled the jar at exactly 16 oz. And It is burning exactly the way I want it to burn - finally! The melt pool is melting perfectly, ever so slowly spreading out to the sides (spreading evenly too), it's the perfect depth too, not deep and wasteful, but shallow with the slow gradual melting out toward the sides. Perfect flame size, medium, not too tall and not too short. Scent throw is out of this world both cold and hot. I'm a happy camper. It's taken weeks for me to get these results! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iammommytwo Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 :yay: CONGRATS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freezin Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Isn't it a good feeling....WTG!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie130 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 All we ever needed was that first successful candle, and off to the races we went!!! Congrats! It's fun, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizF Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Congrats! I get so frustrated with wicks sometimes that when I get one to work perfectly it's pure joy and pandemonium. Would you mind telling which FO and dye you used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Persistance and research pays off! WTG!! Happy for ya! It's a great feeling to finally nail it, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane42 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! What a GREAT FEELING it is when it "works"!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornermomof3 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Congratulations!!! Im still trying for mine. Ill be there one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxGirl Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Well, I spoke too soon! I thought I had it right, but unfortunately it's not quite burning the way I wanted. It burns OK, but not perfect. Has anyone successfully wicked a 16 oz Golden Harvest Mason jar? I have gone through wick after wick after wick and still I'm not getting the perfect burn! Grrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxGirl Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 PS. I figure it has to be the shape of the jar that's causing so much trouble. The Golden Harvest jar is kind of squarish round and has a small mouth. I haven't had this much trouble with other jars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fern Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Yeah, it could be the shape of the jar. If the mouth of the jar is smaller than the rest of the jar, you're going to have a problem with air flow. The best containers to use are ones that are pretty much consistent in size at both the top and the bottom. That's not to say that you can't use containers that are of differing sizes on the top and bottom, it's just that the bigger the difference is, the more difficult it's going to be to wick. Also, square containers can be difficult to wick as well, I've found that I almost always have to double wick those in order to get the corners to melt down along with the rest of the candle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxGirl Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Thanks for your reply, Fern. I'm going back to the basics today and using a wide mouth mason jar instead. I am so fed up and frustrated with that Golden Harvest jar. Maybe I'll tackle it again (eventually) after I get more experience. I've tried so many different wicks with those Golden Jarvest jars. I feel like pulling my hair out. I figure why ruin my fun over it. It's not worth it. I'll try that jar again some other time. In the meantime it looks like I'll have about 2 cases of Golden Harvest drinking glasses. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane42 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 In the meantime it looks like I'll have about 2 cases of Golden Harvest drinking glasses. haha LOL - good to see you still have your sense of humor! We thought we "had it" down with our jars at one time.....then tested a few more jars and found that we weren't even close! So frustrating!! But we learned alot along the way and we think we have it down.....but that could change in a heartbeat! :rolleyes2 Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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