![]() ![]() If the wax pool reaches close to the edge, then you have found the right wick! If the outside of the container is too hot, if there's soot on the sides, or if the wick is tunneling down the center of wax and not burning the sides, it's time to try a different size. For more information on choosing candle wicks, read How To Pick Candle Wicks For Homemade Candles. We also have a Candle Wick Size Guide, and information about using wood wicks here: How To Use Wooden Wicks In Candle Making. I usually test candles by burning them an hour per every inch in diameter. It's really the only way to know you have the correct size. To find the right one for your project, start with the manufacturer's recommendations and then test, test, test. There are many wicks to choose from, including different sizes and materials like cotton and wood. The larger the diameter of your candle, the larger the wick will be. I prefer to make candles that don't burn too hot but also consume all of the beeswax, a most precious resource! This is why wick choice is essential. Larger than that, they tend to need a really big wick, which can create a smoky candle. In addition, I recommend containers under 3” in diameter. ![]() You can also use recycled items like empty candle containers, salsa jars, and baby food jars. To see why we love container candles, check out 7 Reasons to Choose Container Candles. Glass, ceramic, and tin are great options, plastic is not. Container candles are probably the most popular and easiest to make at home, so that's what we'll focus on here.įirst and foremost, you want your container to be heat safe. There are a few different types of candles, including container, tapers, votives, and tea lights. Which one you choose is based on personal preference. Without bees and other pollinators, the landscape of our lives would drastically change!īramble Berry offers 3 types of beeswax - Premium White Beeswax, Yellow Beeswax, and Premium Yellow Beeswax. Bees are a primary pollinator to one third of the food crops in the United States. It has a naturally-sweet smell and a brilliant golden light…what’s not to love? It is infused with the energy of the hive and contributes to the proliferation and health of honey bees, which are a keystone species. Vidaliah Crafts offers super cute and playful stuffed animals handcrafted in Olympia from recycled fabrics.Beeswax is the least processed of all candle waxes and it comes from the sustainable industry of honey farming. This fabulous company produces stylish fair trade organic cotton clothing, while supporting healthy work practices and economic justice for their farmers and production employees. This organization makes plant based incense, and offers fair wage and donation support to women in the community of Vrindaban, India. Sherry is a local Olympia artist who creates cards using her own gorgeous designs. These companies offer fair trade produced sturdy and reusable lunch ware and utensil kits. They are also a wholesale retailer for many reusable and recycled glass storage containers and housewares. ![]() Participants in CIELO’s sewing program provide the Co-op with beautiful shopping bags.ĭown to Earth is a distributor of fair trade finger puppets and knit ware. The CIELO Project is a wonderful organization in Olympia that promotes community, self-sufficiency, and leadership of Latinas/os and other under-served people in the South Puget Sound area. They also make donations to environmental and social justice organizations in the Puget Sound area and beyond. ![]() Here are links to some of these companies:īig Dipper designs extraordinary products. We are honored to have supportive long term connections with the great local and international companies that supply our products. In our mercantile department you will find a wide array of reusable storage containers and dishes, recycled glassware, cast iron cookware, organic fair trade socks and leggings, environmentally sustainable beeswax candles, handmade local stuffed animals, and cards, knitware, and incense. We offer an extensive selection of imaginatively crafted products that promote sustainability. ![]()
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