Thank you Melinda. The x wicks worked pretty well for this bowl. As I stated in the video, I started with the .75 but I think the .625 would be better. Slightly smaller flame. Thanks for watching.🥰
I have a dough bowl that I want to use for a candle for my daughter. It's natural wood but I do love the white one. Can chalk paint be used since there will be hot wax burning in it?
To be honest I have no idea what type of paint was used for this. I bought my dough bowls on Etsy from Rancho Adobo. I’m sure if you contact them they may be able to answer that question. I did buy some of the flame retardant spray and coated my bowls with it. Chalk paint is supposed to be non toxic though so I’m thinking it would be okay.😬
Hi Nicole, The wicks I used were too large even to start with. I used the .75 mixed with the .625. I also had the air conditioning going and it really whipped the flames up. So es, they were too large. I blew them out and cut them down some and relit. It was better but as I mentioned at the end of the video I think they were too large to start with and should maybe try a smaller size. I didn’t have anymore X wicks to retest. So…not sure how that would actually work either. I think if you cut them down pretty low to start with maybe they won’t flame so high. 😬 Wick testing is such a trial. 😕 That was a long road of an explanation to simply say, yes, the flame does seem to burn higher. 😄
Hi Kasey, I’ve never actually sold any dough bowl candles. I’ve seen them priced anywhere from 29.00 to 50.00 so I guess it depends on your own costs. Wax type comes into play because some are more expensive than others. Also wooden wicks are a little more costly than cotton. So I guess you would need to figure out how much it would cost you to make one and then figure out your pricing from there. ❤️
I have a bowl and I have wooden wicks but I do like those wicks. I may have to order some! It turned out beautiful!
Thank you Melinda. The x wicks worked pretty well for this bowl. As I stated in the video, I started with the .75 but I think the .625 would be better. Slightly smaller flame.
Thanks for watching.🥰
I have a dough bowl that I want to use for a candle for my daughter. It's natural wood but I do love the white one. Can chalk paint be used since there will be hot wax burning in it?
To be honest I have no idea what type of paint was used for this. I bought my dough bowls on Etsy from Rancho Adobo. I’m sure if you contact them they may be able to answer that question. I did buy some of the flame retardant spray and coated my bowls with it.
Chalk paint is supposed to be non toxic though so I’m thinking it would be okay.😬
Might be a silly question, but are the flowers fake?
Do you find that the flames are high at the beginning of the burn? Just got some c wicks and the flame seems so high.
Hi Nicole,
The wicks I used were too large even to start with. I used the .75 mixed with the .625. I also had the air conditioning going and it really whipped the flames up. So es, they were too large.
I blew them out and cut them down some and relit. It was better but as I mentioned at the end of the video I think they were too large to start with and should maybe try a smaller size.
I didn’t have anymore X wicks to retest. So…not sure how that would actually work either.
I think if you cut them down pretty low to start with maybe they won’t flame so high. 😬
Wick testing is such a trial. 😕
That was a long road of an explanation to simply say, yes, the flame does seem to burn higher. 😄
How much would you charge for these?
Hi Kasey,
I’ve never actually sold any dough bowl candles. I’ve seen them priced anywhere from 29.00 to 50.00 so I guess it depends on your own costs. Wax type comes into play because some are more expensive than others. Also wooden wicks are a little more costly than cotton.
So I guess you would need to figure out how much it would cost you to make one and then figure out your pricing from there. ❤️
Thank you so much!
What’s the difference in .01 .02 & .03 when ordering x wicks
That is the thickness of the wicks. 01 is the thinnest and they get thicker in width as they go higher in number.
What is the burn time for these