These are the big mommas to the smaller sunflower floating candles that I've shared in previous posts. Come to think of it, I think I did share these back in the candle making blog days.. jeesh that has to be 10 years ago or so.
I decided to dust off the, well, dust from the molds that have been living on a shelf, forgotten, ignored. Their immense size use to put me off. They are more costly to make being that they weigh close to a pound. Over the years I've shelved a lot of the bigger molds opting for the smaller more manageable pieces.
But I've been rethinking the larger candles recently and with summer approaching faster than I can say, grab the sunblock, lets hit the pool, I've decided to give them another go.
Lets face it, summer is pool time centric in the Valley of the Sun and there's no better way to spend those too warm evening bbq's than pool side, lit by candle light.
I've been playing with soy wax the past few weeks and even though I enjoy the soft creamy ease of it, I have huge reservations on how well it can stand up to the upcoming summer heat. I swear, sometimes I think soy wax can melt at the slightest touch, I can't imagine what it'll be like when summer actually comes. Mixing it with paraffin has yielded better results and burn tests have been amazing too. Pool testing is next on the list...long lazy days of floaties and sunblock are next....
As I'm typing this post the temp outside is an irrupting 103 degrees. Yesterday it was only in the 80's, so I'm gonna grab my towel and floatie and head out with thoughts of soy melting in my head and as I bob along through the rest of my afternoon maybe I'll come up with a way to ship soy wax during the summer.
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