Upcoming Craft Fairs for 2010

We are officially finished with all craft shows for 2010.  Please check back again in early 2011, as we will be posting new craft shows for the year.


Thanks so much!

Purchasing Our Candles

If you are interested in purchasing our candles, please give us a call or send us an email.  We appreciate and welcome your orders year round. We accept cash, credit cards, and checks.

We keep an updated page on this site of any upcoming craft fairs where we will be selling our candles.  

Mary Ann Broussard

Soy Candles of the Rockies

Loveland, CO

(719) 660-4177

soycandlesoftherockies@gmail.com 
https://www.facebook.com/soycandlesoftherockies

Candle Making Classes

Are you interested in learning how soy candles are made?

Would you like to enjoy a fun couple of hours making candles with a few friends? 

We offer candle making classes in your home* or in ours.  We charge a very small class fee of $25.00 for 1 participant or $20/person for 2 or more participants.  Cost includes one self-made candle to take home.  Additional candles can be made for extra cost.

We offer a variety of unique and fun containers to choose from that are not pictured on this site and offer a variety of containers.  Each participant is allowed their choice of container.

During the wax cooling times, prior to pouring candles and right after pouring, I would be happy to share with the participants of the class some of the many uses of essential oils for health and healing.

Contact us for more information and to schedule a convenient time.


*If your home is further than a 20 mile radius from Loveland, CO, there will be an additional trip charge.  That charge will be dependent on the distance and length of time I have to travel in order to arrive at the class location. 

Mary Ann

Soy Candles of the Rockies

Loveland, CO

soycandlesoftherockies@gmail.com 
(719) 660-4177

Cinnamon Apple Slices

Tonight I made 2 1/2 pounds of the wonderful fragrance called Cinnamon Apple Slices.  Wow!  It's awesome.  No wonder it's a candle lover's favorite.  This scent is great for the holiday season or any other time.  I poured tonight's batch into some of the jars that I had not taken pictures of yet.  Tomorrow, I hope to have pictures of all our most common jars completely taken and posted here.

Our Containers and Prices

The following is our price listing effective January 2014.  These prices apply only to our regular fragrance line.  We offer a 10% discount for candle purchases over $15.00 (tealights and wax tarts not included).  (For a price listing on our aromatherapy candles, please see our post "Scents: Essential Oils").

  

Tealight in glass holder                                                 $2.95 each

2.5 oz. Mini Whisper Jar with flat glass lid                      $5.00 each

2.3 oz Wax Tarts for melting pots (6 tarts in a pkg.)       $4.50 each

2.5 oz Mini Tureen Jar with gold or brown speckled lid    $4.95 each

Wax Tart Gift Glass with gold or brown speckled lid         $6.95 each
(9 tarts)

3 oz. Flower Pot Votive                                                  $4.95 each 

4.5 oz. Apothecary Jar with bubble glass lid                   $6.95 each 

6.5 oz. Tureen Jar with gold or brown speckled lid          $7.95 each

8 oz. Whisper Jar with wood or flat glass lid                 $11.95 each

8 oz. Keepsake Jar with flat glass lid                            $10.50 each 

10 oz Square Jar with flat glass lid                                $13.99 each 

(limited availability)

10 oz. Country Jar with choice of lid                              $13.99 each

10 oz Colonial Jar with flat glass or wood lid                  $13.99 each

9 oz. Interlude Jar with flat glass lid                              $13.50 each

16 oz. Country Jar with choice of lid                              $17.95 each

12 oz. Recycled Salsa Jar with brown speckled lid          $13.99 each

26 oz. Country Jar with choice of lid                              $23.00 each 

Lid Choices:

Flat Glass Lid
Bubble Glass Lid

Rustic Tin Lid – Rust color

Rustic Tin Lid – Black color
Rustic Tin Lid - Speckled color
Wood Lid
Gold metal Lid (tureen jar only)
Dark Brown Speckled Lid (tureen jar only)

Flat Glass Lid

Rustic Tin Lid - Rust and Black

Rustic Tin Lid - Dark Brown Speckled

Wood Lid

Metal Lids - Gold and Dark Brown Speckled
(these lids fit the tureen jar only)

Neck Tie Choices:

Natural Jute

Latigo lace

Prices apply to all regular fragrances.

For information on our Specialty Teacup Candles, 

go to this link:  Teacup Candles

Soy Candle Burning Tips

For excellent candle burning, please follow these very important tips:

* If the candle was just recently made, please allow it to cure for a minimum of 72 hours (and up to a week) prior to lighting it for the first time.  This will assure that you get the best scent throw from the candle. 

* Never leave a candle unattended while it is burning.

* Trim the wick to ¼ of an inch before every use.  If the wick is not properly trimmed, smoking can occur, black soot may form on the candle, and the flame may become too large and hazardous. 

* If the wick is trimmed too short, it may not stay lit.  In that case, gently dig out a small circle of wax from around the wick before trying to relight it. 

* Do not leave the wick trimmings in the candle.  Remove them prior to lighting.

* Never throw matches into the candle.

* Allow a complete melted wax pool to form in your candle prior to extinguishing.  Do not light your candle if there will not ample time to allow that complete pool to form.  Candles will create a “memory pool” as they are burned.  If a candle is put out too early, before a full melt pool is created, the candle will “remember” this and it will have difficulty creating a full pool in the future.  This will cause a core burn down the center, leaving a lot of wax around the edges, and reducing the scent throw and burning time of the candle.  A good rule of thumb to follow is to allow around 1 hour of burn time for each inch of diameter of the container.  For example, allow 3 hours for a 3-inch diameter container.

* Burn in a draft free area, clear of combustible materials like curtains, books, baskets, etc.  Drafts can cause smoking and uneven burning.

* Burn in a well-ventilated room.

* Always set the candles on a level, stable surface.

* Do not try to move a burning candle from one area to another once the wax is liquid.

* Do not blow the candle out.  Use a wick dipper to put out the flame to prevent smoking and disrupting the lovely scent the candle has created.  Use the dipper to gently dip the wick into the wax and immediately lift it back up.  There will not be any smoke and your wick will be primed and ready to go for the next lighting.

*Do not use the container's lid to extinguish your candle.  Some of our lids are wooden or have plastic parts which could catch on fire.  Putting the flame out in this manner also causes smoke to build up inside your candle making it turn to an ugly gray color.

* Do not burn candle more than 4 hours.

* Always let the wax completely solidify prior to trimming the wick and relighting the candle.

* Soy candles may look a little bumpy on the top after burning.  This is a natural characteristic of soy wax. 

* Discontinue burning the candle when ¼-½ inch of wax is left at the bottom.  Do not burn until there isn’t any wax left because it may cause the jar to become so hot that it will crack.

* Avoid exposing the candle to extreme temperatures.  Do not freeze the candle or leave in an extremely hot area such as in direct sunlight or in a car.

* Keep candles out of the reach of children and pets.

* For more candle safety information see the National Candle Association website.  

Differences Between Paraffin and Soy Wax

In this post we will provide a few more details in some of the differences between paraffin wax and soy wax. 

About 90% of the candles sold in stores today are made of paraffin wax or a paraffin wax blend.  Paraffin wax is a hydrocarbon which comes from crude oil—a limited natural resource.  Crude oil is taken to refineries where it is refined and turned into various products.  One of these products is called lubricating oil.  Lubricating oil is refined into three different waxes; one being petroleum wax.  Paraffin is derived from this petroleum wax.

Soy wax is made from pure soybeans—a renewable resource.  The wax is derived from the oil of the soybeans.  After harvest, the beans are cleaned, cracked, de-hulled, and made into flakes.  Oil is extracted from the flakes and hydrogenated.  This hydrogenation process alters the melting point of the oil causing it to be solid at room temperature.  Leftover bean husks from the soybeans are usually fed to animals.  United States farmers grow the greatest majority of soybeans.

While paraffin wax creates great pillar candles and exhibits vibrant colors, it also burns hotter and provides a lesser burn time.  It is also very difficult to clean up.  I’d almost rather throw away a container that has held paraffin wax than spend the extra time and effort trying to clean it up.

While soy wax is a softer wax and performs best in containers, it burns at a lower temperature and provides a longer burning candle.  It is very easy to clean up because it is made from vegetable oil.  Warm, soapy water does the trick right away, and you are left with a container that is reusable again and again.

Some people say that paraffin wax will have a better scent throw; however, I disagree.  I have burned both types.  The soy candles we make have an excellent scent throw comparable to the best paraffin candle I have burned in the past.

There is a current debate whether burning a paraffin wax candles exudes carcinogens into the air or not.  I prefer not to get into that debate.  And I do not wish to say things against paraffin or for soy wax beyond what I fully understand at the current time.  However, I do logically consider the simple fact that paraffin is a petroleum by-product and soy wax comes from a natural vegetable source.  Plus, I am helping the livelihood of United States farmers.