Forgot to say..please e-mail me direct@riddle249@tds.net for some reason I don't get my messages forwarded from GW. Thanks, Carolyn

I do not sell my candles but I give you some tips on making them; 1)Use good quality oils to begin with. If you haven't already done so, you will need to get some samples of oils & wicks, to test them. 2)Measure, measure, measure! 1 oz. of oil per pound of wax is generally accepted as a safe, effective ratio. 3)Monitor temperature. Add scent around 180 degrees F. (Too hot & the scent will evaporate) Pour at around 100-110 degrees F, so you will not crack the glass and the top of the candle will look smooth.

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

A great supplier of candle fragrance oil is Elements Bath and Body. They have a huge selection of scents and first time customers get $5 off their order. They have weekly specials at good discounts too. You can check them out at the link below: Here is a link that might be useful: candle fragrance oil