Aprilann Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Let's see if this works....If so, this is the messed up one from last night. I melted it and repoured at 178. If I get this picture thing down I'll be posting it soon. I really want it to look nice and I really appreciate all of the help from you guys :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I'm not sure what look exactly you're trying to achieve but I think it looks nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aprilann Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 Well thank you so much :smiley2: . I'm not really sure what I was trying to achieve either, lol. I would like for it to smell nice and not burn my house down. Everything you all do looks so fabulous though, it's hard to live up to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassy906 Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 AprilAnn your candle looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Well thank you so much :smiley2: . I'm not really sure what I was trying to achieve either, lol. I would like for it to smell nice and not burn my house down. Everything you all do looks so fabulous though, it's hard to live up to that Practice, practice, more practice, read, read, test, test, test and then test some more. Only reason you should have to worry about it burning down your house is if you go off and leave it unattended. While test burning make sure you have it on a proper container and away from anything that may get next to the fire or anyone/thing that could knock it over.You'll do fine and be fine. Did you scent it? I can't remember if you said or not. Let us know how the test burn goes for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 To me, Aprilann, it's better to make a first candle with flaws so that one can learn how they happened and how to correct them. Our first candles were a FRIGHT! But they taught us a LOT! (Like lay off the high-visibility yellow dye chips or wear sunglesses indoors!)I think you made a lovely candle and can hardly wait to hear how the burn tests go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aprilann Posted March 1, 2008 Author Share Posted March 1, 2008 Thanks everyone. It's scented pink sugar. I repoured it and it looks much better !!! I'll post a picture of it soon. now i'm not even sure if I want to burn it :undecided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donita Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Your candle looks nice....and you are learning. I am glad the remelted one came out more to your liking. Do you see what you did to make it look different? My very first candles were really stupid (smile) DonitaBut then I found this forum board and improved right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aprilann Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 This is after the repour, burning 1 hour. It isn't burning evenly on both sides but I can smell it !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 It turned out just fine, even if it's not what you were expecting. Those little surprises are what helps us learn. Now when you WANT to do a rustic, you'll already have some idea how to go about it As for burning uneven... if the wick is centered in the candle, it should catch up and even out after a while.In my experience there are 2 kinds of wick. Ones that mushroom and ones that curl. There are probably some out there that don't do either, but I haven't seen many...lol. Wicks that curl (to make themselves self-trimming) tend to make a lopsided melt pool but it usually evens out. Some people swear that twisting the wick will make it melt even, but that hasn't ever worked for me :embarasse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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