Yes, more candles!

First in the news, I've ordered some more supplies.  In addition to doing my scented soy candles, my main intention is to do hurricane candle shells.  I think these will be so customisable and can be unique to each person ordering one.  So I've ordered the hurricane mold from Manzanas website, but won't be receiving it for a few weeks as they're not shipping out until the 17th due to a long easter break. I've also ordered from 4candles their 5kg slab of Candleshack 360S Paraffin Wax & PE-22 additive to strengthen the wax, and  CSN 12 wick to try .  In addition to all that I've ordered an Infrared no-contact thermometer to try, a hot glue gun to stick my sustainers to the bottom of the containers, a double-boiler setup, and some water balloons to make some wax luminaries - fun!

Here's an example of Hurricane Candles , and here are Water Balloon Luminaries

My main next purchases will be to try out some wicks from Candle Shack's website as I'm not 100% happy with the wicks I'm getting from 4candles, and to try out some scents from Scent Perfique and from Candle Shack.  I also need to find a large bucket and some mold weights to use for a water bath for my hurricane mold.

Ok back to candles!

After having a week off on holiday, the day has finally arrived for me to be able to get back to some candlemaking, hurray!

These two came out really well, I was so pleased to see these did not split and crack like the last two pink ones that I had made so I get to put those pink ones as a one-off.  I used orange color dye with these two, and Orange & cinnamon scent from Sensory Perfection.  I did my usual 84/82/65 routine in making these candles, however I broke from routine a bit by covering these two with a large plastic mixing bowl and wrapping that in towels, to allow the containers to cool slowly.  The texture on these just is so creamy smooth as a result and they smell amazing - I have to hope that the smell remains for the hot throw which I'll test in a few days time.

My first (and only) pour, hardly sunk at all so I really didn't need a 2nd pour.

Final results, with a bit of embellishing.

more to come, I hope to get to try my luminaries very soon!