joyofsoycandle Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 maybe i am being too picky lol. At its best, how big of a room do you say the average votive should be able to scent? do you think most people light one and expect miracles from it, or do you think they might like a couple at the same time. just a thought i had =)laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 I always myself lite up 2 or 3 sometimes 4 of them at the same time...that was before I started to make them.. which has only been about a week now..and so far only tested one at a time in a bathroom .. which is not a huge room.. but it did it's job.. You could always tell customers that one alone is not intended to fill a huge room with fragrance .. that it will take several..so I was planning on packaging mine with 4 votive's with one tight fitting votive cup combo..Good luck..Cathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterGreenLover Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 I have to say that when I made votives for my wedding this past January that my parents backyard smelled like roses and lavendar for a couple of days from the two boxes of them sitting on the deck for a day. I still have some left over and two of them, without burning, scent a 200 sq ft room, once they are burning they can be really powerful and I stayed at 3%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyofsoycandle Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 WOW! Those are some awesome votives! Well im going to try one more thing before i give up on this wax i have, then if it doesnt work, its out with the old and in with the new lol Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 You absolutely can get just one votive to scent a large area. That's how I keep my customers coming back....they don't need to light several to get a good scent throw!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrie Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 You could always tell customers that one alone is not intended to fill a huge room with fragrance .. that it will take several..I respectfully disagree. I would never tell a customer that it will take several of my candles to scent a room, even if it were just votives. :undecided That just doesn't sound "good", KWIM? I've had votives that run me out of the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 well with respect also....I have only made a few of them myself... and have only tested a couple..which did do there job.. in the bathroom.. as far as bigger rooms I have not tested them.. I know with the store bought ones that I have purchased over many, many, years that they DID not scent up a whole room for me.. but then we are talking machine manufactured not quailty..so that was my way of thinking at that point..I did not mean to upset anyone with the comment about the larger rooms.. but I will package mine in 4's..and I am sure handpoured votives are 100% better then anything you buy ..that is not..Have a great day:cheesy2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrie Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 well with respect also....I know with the store bought ones that I have purchased over many, many, years that they DID not scent up a whole room for me.. but then we are talking machine manufactured not quailty..so that was my way of thinking at that point..I did not mean to upset anyone with the comment about the larger rooms.. but I will package mine in 4's..You didn't upset anyone. :undecided Just putting in my two cents. You are right, most store bought votives dont smell worth a flip. I used to buy them too, and never got any throw from them. In fact, when I started making candles, I didn't want to do votives, cause I just assumed from past experience they weren't very fragrant. :rolleyes2 My point was, telling the customer that it takes several of your candles to scent a room may discourage some from buying from you. Just something to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs_scurry Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 You are right, most store bought votives dont smell worth a flip. I used to buy them too, and never got any throw from them. In fact, when I started making candles, I didn't want to do votives, cause I just assumed from past experience they weren't very fragrant.Hi That is the same way with me. I didn't want to do votives because I thought that they wouldn't smell up anything. I am a newbie and hearing you all and your testimonies about votives and their smell. I am going to try them. Do you have any tips for me? I don't know what would be a good wax for the votives. Do you have any favorite votive waxes out there that you use? Thanks a bunch. That is really encouraging to me to know that the smallest candles can make a big difference What about tarts? Can those give off a great hot throw also? Veronica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 A lot depends on what wax you are using. I find a lower mp wax is better for votives/throw. Instead of buying another wax I add a oz of soy or a single pour paraffin to my pillar wax. I do the same with my tarts! This brings down the mp a little bit and helps with the throw. Of course the scent you use will make a difference too, rose, blueberry, cherry, stuff like that is going to be stronger. I've had some scents I thought would be amazing and didn't do nothing, you just got to keep testing Generally the ones you love don't do squat, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faerydust Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 i participated in a votive swap here and lit a bubblegum one in my upstairs bathroom and it scented my whole entire upstairs last week...thats when i realized i am doing something wrong...lol :rolleyes2 now i am on the search for a excellent votive wax!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 How about the bublegum lady, think she will share her wax type? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faerydust Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 i was thinking the same thing but didn't want to ask! i don't want to be rude and say hey love your candle and i want to make mine just like yours...LOLit was the spring votive swap and i think it was a man who did the bubblegum! hmmmm i will have to go back and check! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyofsoycandle Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 i wanna be in one of those votive swaps next time! if i can figure out how to get these votives to throw some scent lol. So yeah let me know about the bubblegum man lol hehe :rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrie Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 i was thinking the same thing but didn't want to ask! i don't want to be rude and say hey love your candle and i want to make mine just like yours...LOLit was the spring votive swap and i think it was a man who did the bubblegum! hmmmm i will have to go back and check!I wasn't in the swap, but I think I remember reading that Bruce did the bubblegum votives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faerydust Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 i think that he is the one who did the bubble gum!so bruce if your reading this your votive was the bomb and would you like to share what kind of votive wax you use..pretty please???? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceCarvesWax Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 i think that he is the one who did the bubble gum!so bruce if your reading this your votive was the bomb and would you like to share what kind of votive wax you use..pretty please???? lolYou know, I dont make votives to sell, so I tested 4 or 5 kinds of wax that I had laying around and I think the one that won the prize was an old Missys wax (pillar blend) that had to be 2 or 3 years old. Even Missys had discontinued it before they went out of business or maybe changed the name of it anyway. I might have posted about the wax on the old board...? I do know that most of the waxes I used in the test did a fair job on the scent throw, but I thought this one was the best.Looks like I'm not much help, but I tried. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faerydust Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Thank you very much for posting. I knew it would be to good to be true to find the perfect wax so quickly...lol i do have a sample laying around of the 6228 so i am going to try that!It really was a very good votive though! you ought to sell them kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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