<r>Ciao, Bella!;534582 wrote: I dabble in candlemaking. Mainly, just for my own use.<br/> <br/> <br/> I do a little of both I do sell to people I know & I have my candles displayed at a animal hospital to help them with an animal shelter, other than that, I 've discovered that if I went into a s...

<r>Delilah;510983 wrote: Thank you so much, Paws! <E>:D</E> <br/> <br/> Do you know how thick the glass has to be? I was going to try that one time, just get some purdy ones at somewhere like walmart, but i don't know how thick is thick enough, etc.<br/> <br/> <br/> They need to be fairly heavy, not...

<t>Delilah: if you want to try some 8 oz jelly jars, you may be able to find them at walmart in their seasonal section. Also, any jar or glass that is heavy or can withstand heat is another choice. Glasses, jars, different shapes you can try later as you get more comfortable with what you are doing....

<r>Delilah;509795 wrote: Hello! I'm just an amateur at it, but I enjoy it. <E>:)</E> <br/> <br/> I can never seem to be able to get them to smell enough though..<EMOJI seq="1f615" tseq="1f615">:confused:</EMOJI> I nearly poured a whole scent bottle in once just out of frustration but still nothing! ...

<r><E>:)</E> Thank you Marie, I know of GloryBee, they are the first supplier that I used when I started candlemaking. You are so right, they have many wonderful products, I also ordered some of their essential oils for my soaps, and I am very pleased. I order from them quite a bit, their customer s...

Rapunzel : I guess it depends. I like nature scenes, animals,also like country type things, kitchen stuff, monograms, etc. i like to keep it simple, but I have been tempted to try a few difficult pieces.

Thanks everyone for your very nice welcome!

<r>I tried to make firelogs out of old newspapers once... took months to get the smell out of the house... now I just buy them <E>:D</E> <br/> <br/> thanks flopstock: I guess the candlemaking is somewhere between a hobby and small business. I started doing this cause I got tired of putting out "good...

thank you Patsy.

abbey;507920 wrote: We have a butcher and a baker, not too sure about the candlemaker though.

Welcome Richard

<t>Hi all:)<br/> <br/> Hope everyone had happy holidays. Just joined the board, found it by accident.<br/> <br/> I make candles & soap (not as much as I'd like to, the candles pretty much take up a lot of time.) Have 7 dogs and love all kinds of animals.<br/> <br/> I like to read, crochet, &...

Marie, yes I would be interested in the candle supplier:) I just spent the day making votives for a gift basket and trying to get things together for a Valentine Day basket that I plan to raffle off.

Hi:) are there any candlemakers here?