leslee42 Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Hi! I currently use GB 464 and love it. I was just playing with the idea to try embeds in soy wax. I know that soy is not as translucent as certain types of parrafin but thought it would be interesting to try embeds. I know there are so many talented candlemakers here on this forum so if anyone has tried this process I would love to hear your story! Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caryfh Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I tried a few and had some good and some bad results. I don't use the same type of wax, I use the Ecosoya PB. I found that if I wanted to do a chunky candle it worked okay, but I couldn't expect the chunks to hold their form as the overpour of wax had to be hot enough to loosen the edges of the chunks, otherwise it wouldn't come out smooth. I also found that I couldn't really do embeds of a particular shape. I tried to do a coconut lime one where I was going to put lime shapes in the mold and then overpour with regular wax. I couldn't get the limes adhered well enough to the sides, so everything just kind of blended together. Wasn't crisp enough to see that they were lime wedges. Here's a picture of the pillar I did with the chunks, and you can see that with the hotter wax overpour the chunks softened and sunk a bit to the top of the pillar. I think it still looked good, but more like a blend of colors instead of distinct embeds.http://www.westroadcandles.com/m5_view_item.html?m5:item=PILLAR_PL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslee42 Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share Posted July 11, 2010 The Pillar that you made with the chuncks looks great to me. I like the look of the blended colors. I am trying to stay with using natural waxes - soy, palm, so this gives me some hope! I know that paraffin wax is more translucent so if you embed sea glass, etc. you can see the effect more. But I will start will a soy pillar wax and go from there. Thank you for sharing your pics and knowledge. I really appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caryfh Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 (edited) I'm not really sure how the palm wax works, so that might be an avenue to try. I found that with anything I wanted to embellish, I had to do it by pouring the pillar, and then I would add a distinct shape to the top - by heating the top slightly and setting the embed on it. Best of luck!! Edited July 11, 2010 by caryfh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laura9259 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I sell a lot of embeds to soy candlemakers - they use them for fruit pies or they put the embeds on top of the candlewww.tropicalbreezecandles.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslee42 Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share Posted July 12, 2010 I was actually on your website yesterday and I really like your embeds. Are they Paraffin or Soy embeds? Thanks for the info... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laura9259 Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 They are a paraffin blend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlena Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 I "LOVE" Laura's embeds!! There is SOOOOOOOOOO many to choose from & I use them on top of my SOY candles....people just love em' Thanks Laura:yay: you are the BOMB!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlenutz Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I am soooo glad I found this thread! I have been wanting to find a place to buy embeds, other than just ebay. I have gotten great ones off there though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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