No throw soy candles - FRUSTRATED!
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Comments (34)Wow, Remy, thanks for stopping by for a visit. This is a great forum, especially for tomato and veggie growers. Was glad to hear your comments in particular, about growing tomatos organically. As you can tell, I am new at this. I say "new" because in the past I have grown tomatos but without any real knowledge or technique. I've already perused your site and forumulated a list of what I want to grow next year: Azoychka Carbon Early Glee Bradley Costoluta Genevese Golden Queen Grapette Little Lucky and/or Lucky Cross Olive Hill Polish Dwarf Prudens Purple Soldacki Sophie's Choice Sungold Too bad I have to wait til next year. Sigh..... Barbara, mom and dad are fine. Baby is having an issue. She has been tested and tentatively ID'd as having true lactose intolerance. She was born without the lactase enzyme that splits the lactase in the small intestine into two different enzymes that then are absorbed by the blood. In Charlotte's case, the lactase is passed to the large intestine and causes symptoms of bloating, gas, vomiting, diarrhea, a lot of problems for her. Currently, she is on soy milk, but is still exhibiting the symptoms. She goes to another pediatrician on Friday for more testing. I feel so bad for her; she is so much pain when she's awake. I am sure we will find some more answers and thus, more solutions once she completes her testing. I try to read those threads only that might be applicable to growing in warmer zones on the Tomato Forum. But often I leave there with more questions than answers. Is that right? Anyway, I have relaxed a bit about the frustrations I had, and am letting my plants basically do their own thing. I just check to see if they need water, fertilize occasionally, and check for pests and disease. My plants are thriving, flowering, and producing. I give the plants a few good shakes to help pollination, and that's all. I have butterflies to be concerned about too! Susan...See MoreCandle making - Soy Wax vs. Paraffin?
Comments (2)Hello, I read your post and use to buy & sell Party Lite candles. I stopped using them when I found out that Party Light candles are not all made here in the USA which we did not like since we had no knowledge of the quality of the materials used in making their candles. We agree, Party Lite had a nice scent throw but the soot is far too much for our liking. We couldnt help wonder what it was doing to our lungs. So to find a healthier alternitive to burning candles, Many years ago, I became interested in making my own candles. I have sold them in my own retail locations for years. I have made all sort of candles using many types of waxes. Overall (next to beeswax) we prefer soy wax. There is no dispute that soy wax is a much cleaner wax to burn. We have had great results from our soy candles and our customers come back for more. We found that measuring our fragrances by weight, not by volume gave us a better scent throw. We also found that buying a higher quality of fragrance oil also worked well for us. At times, depending on the fragrance, we have used 1.5 ounces (by weight) of fragrance oil per pound of wax. Keep in mind, wax is like a sponge and can only hold so much fragrance oil. Too much oil and you can get the opposit effect and have a poor scent throw. It is important to mix the fragrance oils very well to make sure they bind to the wax. Without aggitating, we mix ours for about two minutes. Hope this is helpful. Debbie...See Moresoy candles
Comments (1)I have not made candles in years. I did try the coconut oil and to me it did seem to help. I want to say I used a tbsp per lb of wax, but I can not swear to that amount. I got too frustrated with soy and switched to regular wax. I also did half soy and half regular sometimes also. Hope that helped....See Morefrustrated with my difficult living room (pics)
Comments (52)That red ottoman is sticking out like a sore thumb..Maybe you coul have a cover made for it that would blend in with the rest of the room. Loved the lighter slipcover and the pillow on the rocker goes more with your drapes. Is that cushion white; maybe it went with the white slipcover? Do you have one to match the existing slipcover on the sofa? Seems like that would make it blend in more. My sofa is a camelback style but it is 15 years old and I recently noticed that the cushions need to be replaced with firmer foam or whatever it is that the cushions are made of. It is a Clayton Marcus sofa and I am getting tired of it and have thought about having it reupholstered and my DH thinks we could buy a new sofa by the time we have this one recovered and I don't agree. I love the shape and length of this sofa. I thought my neighbor had a new sofa and she told me it was a slipcover. It fits like a glove. She told me the name of the company that did it for her. I'm very tempted to have them to come out and see what they can do for me....See Moresriston
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