Darwin

As you can tell my my recent threads in the gallery, I need help with embedded MP soap. How do I keep the embeds from melting but still keep the over pour warm enough that the embeds at least "stick"?

Well, they don't melt but the over pour does not stick to them either. I am still new at this embed thing.

You did a great job. The color is so pretty too!

Here is the label if you want to see it.

First, I had a vison; so I made a bunch of embeds and put them in a bowl.

Next, I put them in the mold and poured clear MP around them.

I could not belive how beautiful my creation looked so, when it was ready, I cut it in to bars. But, falling in place with the rest of my luck today, the darn things fell apart.

So, I cut some of it into chunks and remelted some of it. The scientific name for this is "half-ass repour".

This is what it looked like unmolded.

Then I cut the my re-creation into bars with a krinkle cutter.

And packaged them.

Well, mine does not have any color because I did not have any color ink when I printed it last year. If you need help making an invite, let me know, maybe I can help.

Those are real nice.

They are beautiful. I can't wait for Christmas!

Here is mine from last year. I did not mail them I just handed them out at work.

http://www.amybills.com/invite.jpg

Thanks for that link!

How pretty!!

Mix it with clove 50/50 that sells well for me at Christmas time.

It also smells good if you tone it down with chocolate and/or cinnamon.

What I do when blending a new scent is get LOTS of Q-tips and some baggies. Cut your q-tips in half and start dipping into each of the scents you want to blend and put them in the baggie, zip it closed for about an hour or so....open and sniff. Then you add or subtract scents till you get it to smell like your looking for. I always use a new baggie each time I add or subtract. That basically will give you your ratios when you start blending in larger quantities. if you use 2 q-tips of one scent and 1 q-tip of say 2 other scents you have your ratio of 2-1-1. You can make your ratios, 1/2 oz., full oz., or whatever you want. I LOVE blending new scents!! Have fun!!

What a great idea!

Wow that does look really nice. I would get one too but I am not sure if anyone would want to buy a candle from someone who they see drving a beat up 1989 toyota corolla hahha!

This is lye

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=146450-331-HD-CRY&lpage=none

you can get it online or in the Lowes store.

Luci

JMHO, but, personally I would not buy something from someone that I have never heard from and/or can't check them out to see if they are legit or a con. I have had great luck with buying from the co-ops on this board and the Whisk, but it is from people I have come to know thru their posts over time. That being said I definately do not feel you are being too cautious..:rolleyes2

I agree.

I use colloidal oatmeal! I think baby oatmeal ground to a similar consistancy.

1 tablespoon of FO per pound of MP base or 1 teaspoon of EO per pound of MP base. You can add butters and oils to your base. I alsmost always add 1 tablespoon of castor oil to 1 pound of base. It makes the lather creamier.

I (most of the time) get the jars and different "color" lids here:

http://shop.candlesandsupplies.com/candles/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=Candles&category%5Fname=Ball%2FMason+Jars&product%5Fid=MJ%2D8

I like the black ones the best, but they seem to be sold out alot when I try to order them.

I list them, since I want the customers who need the info to have it available.

I've mod'd my osCommerce site to do it the way I want - when you see the product in a list, you don't see the ingredients, just the description. You have to go to the product's individual page to see the ingredients (and I've got text on the top of the list page that tells you that's where the ingredients are). Example: http://watersgulch.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=47_48

I agree it can be a lot of text, but I like to have it available.

My site is powered by osCommerce and I do it the exact same way. I guess brilliant minds thing alike , right Robin?

That always happens to me and it really sucks.

Havent dealt with them, but I am having a problem with Candle and Supplies not answering emails and no package :-(

HMM. I just got 2 packages from them, have you tried calling there. They are usually right on top of things!

How pretty...like you .