ladysj Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 (edited) I made a hurricane shell with the coffee beans as you can probably tell some of them floated to the top on me. I filled it with 70/30 container wax & wicked it with an Eco 2 for 2.5" -3" pillars underwicking so it won't reach all the way to the sides. They will still have the shell afterwards to place a votive or tealight in. I'm going to be test burning it tonight. Edited October 9, 2010 by ladysj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brempel Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 That is one awesome candle! Thanks for sharing the picture and info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted October 9, 2010 Author Share Posted October 9, 2010 Candle lit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 That is beautiful, love it lit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brempel Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Nice to see someone from Canada! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopsgirl Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 how pretty...i think i may have to try that:yay: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmcandleco Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 That is really pretty!! I love the look of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixiegal Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Very pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Bug Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Very nice and I like the idea of pouring inside. The flame looks great...would love to see the shell as it burns down...hint, hint! Did you scent the 70/30? Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trishsmecca Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Looks fabulous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gucci Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 That's gorgeous!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 Thanks for the compliments everyone. The test burn on this is going great. The Eco 2 is working perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimmerglo Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Wow, that looks awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my love Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Very pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CellarDweller Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Very cool! I love it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Those are the exact candles that got me started in this addicting business. Love those! Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soy327 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 ladysj, That is beautiful. What kind of wax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B@BlissStreet Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 :yay:I love it when members post the cool pics. This is gorgeous. The talent here is amazing. Thanks so much for showing this gorgeous candle. Best,Brandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 ladysj, That is beautiful. What kind of wax?It's just Hobby Lobby paraffin with a little vybar & stearic added to it and I poured the center with 70/30 from GL. Going to get more wax tomorrow. My daughter fell in love with them so I told her she buys the wax I'll make them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaRae Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Beautiful.Where can I buy one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewls819 Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Your candle is Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted October 29, 2010 Author Share Posted October 29, 2010 (edited) Beautiful.Where can I buy one?I've added them to my website so you can purchase them on there and Thanks everyone for the compliments. Edited October 29, 2010 by ladysj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 I DO love coffee bean candles and yours look great! Having said that, I make a hurricane like this but do not make it as a candle because of the many product recalls. I do not offer it for sale, but have made several for hand-picked friends whom I can trust to use the product as directed. I don't trust the general public to not put an oversized candle inside the hurricane and hold me responsible for the consequences.Generally, candles containing ANY flammable items have a far greater risk of causing problems in the real world. Some of the recalls were generated by only a couple of complaints of wick flaring. It doesn't take a major incident to have a product recall ordered.On a quick Google search, here's one from Australia...http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/953318The link below shows MANY candle recalls in the US (especially if you tell your browser find all the incidences of the word "candle" in the page)http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/household.htmlHere's a birch bark candle very similar to your product:http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08083.htmlI hope all chandlers will review the examples below before offering novel products, however beautiful, for sale to the general public, both for their own protection and that of their customers.Charming, upscale wood wick candles, adorable succulent-shaped candles in clay pots, adorable printed tin candles, lovely gel candles in many cute containers, tealights too many to list, beautiful multiple wicked layered pillars, container candles, gorgeous, sophisticated cinnamon stick candles, glittery wax pine cone candles, charming gourd candles, jewelled pillar candles, amazing coiled "rope" candles with holders, Halloween "hand" candles, potpourri-containing candles ... etc., etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leisa2003 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 I was curious,.. when you have your wax pool and the beans are "floating" around, does it drown out your flame, or does it burn well?I think it looks awesome, I have just never seen them with coffee beans in the wax before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 I was curious,.. when you have your wax pool and the beans are "floating" around, does it drown out your flame, or does it burn well?I think it looks awesome, I have just never seen them with coffee beans in the wax before.The beans don't float around after the wax has set up. They are embedded on the sides & I filled it with container wax & wicked really low so it would only burn out about 2 1/2" to 3". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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