Groomlakearea51 Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Anybody make their own "stink pretties". My wife likes nice smelly candles in the "man cave" because I am confined to that room when enjoying my cigars. Commercial ones are expensive (from a relative viewpoint), don't last long enough, and always seem to lose their nice smell when they are about halfway down. Before I run off to eBay or google stuff, I'd like to hear what others (if anyone) have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Why not start smoking some of those pretty little fruity smelling cigarello's...??? [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace168516 Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 My sister actually made some really awesome candles for a couple years...mulit-colored swirls with some fake jewels in the wax that glowed when lit...they were really awesome. I will see if I can get some info or get her to post next time I talk to her...just made the move from Miami Beach to Chicago so she is a bit busy, but I will pass the word along. ACE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Commercial ones are expensive (from a relative viewpoint), don't last long enough, and always seem to lose their nice smell when they are about halfway down. I think a lot of that has to do with how well the scents are mixed in with the wax, and what kind of scents are used. A friend of mine has a business with her daughter, making candles, and the scents in their last the whole candle burn time. I'll ask what she uses.I konw she made some with distilled flower oils, but that is uber expensive. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 I find it easier to enjoy a cigar out doors than to make candles. Actually with the cold weather I haven't had a cigar in more than a month. :'/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ69 Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Take a half gallon milk cardboard carton and cut off the top. Get your wax and wick all ready to go, fill the carton with crushed ice and poor in the hot wax. Look around on the net to get more details. It makes a huge candle that will last for weeks. Thanx, Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 Crushed ice???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 yeh. cool result. the hot parafin forms around the ice, such that where the ice is a void in the wax is left behind. The ice, now melted, pours out as water leaving a random design in the candle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 Very neat!!! Little beyond my skill set right now though... I'm still looking at a box of mason jars, 10 pounds of wax, some "stink pretty" (anything that does not smell like pine-sol...), wicks and trying my hand at it. Why the folks even have a training course!!! http://www.lonestarcandlesupply.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 A lot of scented paraffin wax candles are actually fairly toxic. I'd stick to beeswax. -Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 A lot of scented paraffin wax candles are actually fairly toxic. More toxic than cigars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 A lot of scented paraffin wax candles are actually fairly toxic. More toxic than cigars? +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davmar Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 incence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted November 16, 2009 Moderators Share Posted November 16, 2009 incence! I like the type you put the oil in the top and a little candle heats is up, no smoke like incence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Why make when you can buy. I like these. They really kill the smell of cigar smoke: cannabis candle - marijuana candle - pot candle - votive My cannabis candles have an unpleasant aroma that smells just like marijuana smoke. It is a novelty. Pot candles are a clever idea for 60's theme party My husband took a cannabis candle to the courthouse where he worked as a joke. The guards put if through a "smelling machine" and it passed as real cannabis even though there is no marijuana in it. There are many schools, prisons and law enforcement officers that use my marijuana candles for training purposes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Why make when you can buy. I like these. They really kill the smell of cigar smoke: cannabis candle - marijuana candle - pot candle - votive My cannabis candles have an unpleasant aroma that smells just like marijuana smoke. It is a novelty. Pot candles are a clever idea for 60's theme party My husband took a cannabis candle to the courthouse where he worked as a joke. The guards put if through a "smelling machine" and it passed as real cannabis even though there is no marijuana in it. There are many schools, prisons and law enforcement officers that use my marijuana candles for training purposes Thebes! I can ssure you that if I follow that route, the party will be over in so many ways!!!! The sheer implications of a MJ stink pretty in the house will absolutely result in my demise in many spheres of life...... But on the other hand, it may be worth it to buy a couple and send them to several unsuspecting folks for whom I have not yet determined a way to complicate their puny, insignificant pi*s ant existence...... An ex-wife does come to mind..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Pot-pourri? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Pot-pourri? Now that just ain't right!!!! LOLOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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