[Nfb-krafters-korner] oops I forgot

[mds4pak]

Did you use soy wax and if so, what were your thoughts? I also think gel 
candles are fun and have so much great potential!


Sarah

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From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 4:08 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] oops I forgot


>I forgot to say that with the candle waxes there are a lot to pick  from.
> The container wax that is made especially for that is a one pour  wax.  It 
> also
> melts at a lower temperature 130 degrees.  compared to  just for example 
> the
> jell wax melt point I am trying to remember, but believe it  is in the 
> range of
> 220 degrees.  So the harder the wax the hotter it needs  to be to reach 
> the
> melt point and the heavier glass container.
>
> I had gotten a talking kitchen scale, but one of the little better ones so 
> I
> could way my wax out in grams and know precisely how much scented oil to 
> add
> to the wax.  I had even found a place that I had gotten color small chips 
> to
> use to add colors to the wax.  Since I am totally blind the liquid drops 
> for
> color was a shot in the dark.  This I could cut these small chips in  half
> and even in quarters and one chip colored 16 ounces of wax.  I had 
> learned a
> lot and received a lot of help from the places online that I purchased  my
> supplies from.  Free long distance telephone service defintely  helps.
>
> Joyce
>
>
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