The next day we got to burn a candle. Or, should I say we got to burn a hole in a candle. Yep you guessed right, our candle was a bust. All the books and research, all the candle making advise, did not help how this candle performed. A hole of about one inch diameter in the middle of her 8 ounce soy candle was the result. It was truely an ugly sight. She had made a candle just like the candles that she had always got upset about purchasing. Was it the wax? Was it the wick?
Well she had read how important it was to have the correct wick for the candle, so she assumed it must be the wick. And as a loyal candle helper, I agreed with her. So back to the internet she goes. She buys more wicking material (string). Since she is determined that she is going to make a 100% soy wax candle, she wants to use 100% cotton wicking material made with 100% pure soy wax. So she ends up buying a couple of different sizes of all cotton wicking material.
Believe it or not, after a couple more trials, she does make the perfect candle. It burned and it burned well. It had all of the right attributes. It did not smoke. All of the wax burned. It had a great aroma. Boy was she happy.
Oh crap! Now that she can do it, we need more stuff! Woe is me! Oh, woe is me!
