silverm00n Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Howdy! I did a search but the answers don't suit my question. I want to make tree ornaments, but I'm not quite sure how. I used 1343 (I'm not that great with parafin... and they say soy is a beast, sheesh!) heated to 190, added dye and 1oz/1lbs. Poured onto a cookie sheet about 1/2" thick. When it was almost set, I cut shapes with cookie cutters. Punched a hole with a nail, and popped out when dried. Is that how you make these? While the wax was setting up, there was beads of FO all over the place. Hmm...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 I dunno about the 1343What I did once when I was making them is while they were cooling I took a ribbon and made a loop and knotted it and stuck the knot into the wax to make a hangar for the ornamant.The way you made them is fine too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerina Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 I don't know but I would guess that your wax just did not take the FO load. I've had M&P soap do the same to me. Laugh at me if I'm totally off the mark here candle ladies, lol... but it makes sense to me! I know every wax is different. And if that's the only problem you had - it's definitely somewhere in the FO. That is as long as it wasn't 'sweat' from having been put in the freezer or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverm00n Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 grrr... I don't know. I've never put FO in parafin before. Maybe it wasn't hot enough, or maybe it was that junk FO I bought! I'm glad I tried more reputable buyers oils first, because now I know what the crappy ones are like. No wonder dollar store and others can sell for so cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerina Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Yanno.. my past experience I mentioned... was also how you put it..'junk FO'- was it? lol. Probably not a coincidence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Wax ornaments are traditionally made from beeswax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 IGI 1343 wax can only hold 3/4oz of FO before it sweats out FO. To add more FO add 1/2 tsp. of Vybar 103, then you can add up to 1.5oz's of FO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverm00n Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 IGI 1343 wax can only hold 3/4oz of FO before it sweats out FO. To add more FO add 1/2 tsp. of Vybar 103, then you can add up to 1.5oz's of FO.Ahhh... thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Hi there...being new to candles, I have never seen or heard of wax xmas ornaments....does anyone have a pic of a completed one so I can see? The idea sounds quite interesting to me...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Here are some http://www.mainegoodies.com/holiday/nutcrackerornament.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darci Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I made the cutest ornaments out of this wax this weekend.I took about a pound, added FO and dye - and then whipped it with a whisk. put it in cookie cutters with a fork and voila! gingerbread men made of wax. and with the right coloring, it looks like it could have been oatmeal cookie dough that I used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jecwittm Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I wanna see a pic! That sounds soooooo cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 thanks for the link eugenia....what a neat idea.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darci Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I wanna see a pic! That sounds soooooo cute!Okay - I'll try to do that tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryk Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I just recently made some of these for my tree this year. Pic at http://www.candletech.com/forums/showthread.php?p=322828#post322828 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darci Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Here are the ones I madehttp://www.candletech.com/forums/showthread.php?p=323091#post323091 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverm00n Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 Darci,Did you whip the wax and pour into the cookie cutter, or did you pour a layer then add a whipped top?They are real cute, your's too Henryk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darci Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Mine are entirely whipped, and plopped into the cookie cutter with a fork. I think if you poured in a layer they might be too heavy for the tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jecwittm Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Thanks, darci, for posting pics! Those are too cute! I really love the whipped wax effect! So, basically, you just used a fork and "spooned" the whipped wax into the cookie cutters? I've gotta try these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana in TX Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 It's been a couple of years ago, but I made wax ornaments using the Brown Bag cookie molds. I used a very hard pillar wax and loved the way these ornaments looked, but found that I didn't use enough UV inhibitor and they faded too much. I love those molds anyway and found tons of 'em on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darci Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I only have 2 christmas-y cookie cutters, as luck would have it. but I did find that if I left the wax in for any length of time, it was a bit more difficult to remove. it was easier to remove ASAP and risk them falling apart that worry about crumbling them by forcing them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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