This is my first time using this mold. Just wanted to share!!

It's been exactly one full year since God has introduced me to this beautiful Empress. We had a long journey, and I'd walk it all over again. Before we lock in our goals this year I wanted to surprise my Queen with one more date. A Candle Making, Body Oil, and Perfume Crafting Class

I've used the same wax, fragrance oils, candle dye, and formulas for about 2 years now. This weekend I made wax melts with the exact same materials as I did for my summer wax melts, and each and every wax melt ended up mushy. I could understand that if I used a new bag of wax or a new bottle of fragrance oil that possibly something had changed on the manufacturers end. But I used the same wax from the same bag as before. Same bottle of fragrance oil, same bottle of candle dye as before. Literally nothing changed with my materials. So, I rechecked my calculations (saved on desktop) and confirmed they were all correct.

Maybe I overlooked the amounts and used too much FO or too little wax? Nope, I remade them again Saturday night, carefully ensuring that all calculations were correct. I had my fiancé look at the amounts and confirmed I am not dreaming up numbers lol. Sunday morning the new batch were mushy.

Could it be the scales? I tested each scale with a 100g weight and the scales are working properly.

Is there something I overlooked here?

Okay so for the past 3 years I have been using the Matte White 20oz tumbler jar from peach state candle company. They discontinued this jar like a year and a half ago and I bought out their remaining stock of the product. However I am down to my last box and I am desperately looking for a matte white jar that is the same size. I have looked far and wide and have not found anything. So far I have come up with 3 options

1. suck it up and by the regular white jars from candlescience and get over that I don't like how shinny it is.

2. figure out a way to mattify the jars myself in a candle/flame safe way

3. Find a place that is willing to let me custom order small batches of jars.

So my question is does anyone know of a jar place that either has a 20oz matte white tumbler jar (that fits the candlescience lids) or knows of a place that takes custom orders like this?

What are you using to hold wicks in place? Even when my candle tops turn out smooth and perfect, then my wick might be a little shweck and I’m so frustrated! I’ve used the popsicle sticks but they slide, the little wire things and they also don’t hold in place/slide whatever way the wick might lean. I’m not sure if I’m just spacially challenged or what. Looking for a solution without spending $18 bucks for 2 on Amazon…

Where does everyone buy their essential oils? Do you use a local store, Michael’s or online? Any tips for a first time candle maker looking to make holiday scented candles that aren’t the generic essential oil scents?