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Posted: 04 February 2011 09:55 AM   [ Ignore ]  
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Please please someone put me on to as many sources of natural candles as you know!  I prefer beeswax, but tbh vegan ones from natural materials would be ideal for everyday use, and I need all kinds of sizes.  Birthday ring sized ones I have bulk bought from Myriad or Toy Spectrum before, but I would guess I’m still paying above the odds.

Tealight size?  I’m saving the metal cups and refilling them myself, cheaper to buy wax and wicks and do it that way, but it’s a hassle and I often damage or lose empty cups so they can’t be reused.  Anyone have beeswax tealights - or any other non-toxic alternative?

Church candle size?

I have a good local source for dipped table-candle-type tapers.  smile  But everything else is driving me nuts, I’m using far more than I would like of the yucky cheap candles and I’m not convinced they do anything for our air quality (which I’m increasingly sensitive to - we washed some clothes for my mum last week and her detergant literally made me sick all week).

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Posted: 04 February 2011 10:19 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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Sorry I don’t but I am interested in buying some too. I stopped buying candles because I couldn’t find any natural ones, I dread to think what is in them.

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Posted: 04 February 2011 10:22 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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http://amnestyshop.org.uk/mayan-candles.html

The only ones I can think of I’m afraid.

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Posted: 04 February 2011 10:33 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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beessence.co.uk looks good.

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Posted: 04 February 2011 12:00 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]  
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I love these ones:

http://www.newdirectionsuk.com/shop/products.php?id=157&cp=1
http://www.newdirectionsuk.com/shop/products.php?id=156&cp=1

or you can make your own: http://www.newdirectionsuk.com/shop/products.php?id=159&cp=1

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Posted: 04 February 2011 12:06 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]  
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This company has a lot of candle making equipment.


http://www.thorne.co.uk/

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Posted: 04 February 2011 12:39 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]  
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I’ve used New Directions for things like this, they are very local to me which is handy for me to pick up directly.

I did some beeswax tealights using supplies from here before, but haven’t for a while - they had a fantastic special offer on them and worked out really inexpensive but not sure what the value is now with postage, etc, but worth a look
http://www.4candles.co.uk/wick/tealight_wick.html

With tealights now I use glass ones that I have picked up and just remake them into those.
Other places ... Fred Aldous, or have you tried them already?


ETA: just spoke to a friend that makes candles and sells at craft shops/fairs and she uses this place online bur some of her bulk stuff - http://www.fullmoons-cauldron.co.uk/wicks.htm

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Posted: 04 February 2011 12:46 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]  
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Sarah - what size are the ones for the birthday rings? (haven’t got one so not sure what diameter they are) I may be able to help with that too x

(ETA: Ignore this, the bulk ones I know of aren’t natural I don’t think, I used to get them for my Christmas German candle carousel but now use tealight ones as I adapted it.)

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Posted: 04 February 2011 09:33 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]  
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http://www.amphora-retail.com/essential-candles-c-105_153_107.html

Ive ordered from them before though I see a lot are out of stock at the moment. Vegan made of plant wax

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