Testing 8 Viral “Candle Beads” techniques - worth $200?

[@EvanAndKatelyn2]

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[@michaelparham1328]

So you've done some of the crafts I've learned in the past. Glass beads, stained glass, and needle felting. But one you haven't tried that you might have fun with is sand art. It's cheap, quick, and harder than you might expect. I'd love to see a video of that in the future

[@JadeBirgSmith]

too save on cost's you could have blended up your big wax pellets.

[@JadeBirgSmith]

your sand art candle reminded me of tv snow after you knocked it over

[@mydogscreamswhenistoppettinghi]

How do you guys feel about the new flamen hot cheetos packaging? Do you think it's better or worse?

[@Ani_Bannannie]

If you keep on adding water to the orbeez they can get rlly big lol

[@ShojoGirl900]

Buy the "cheap" version and compare!! I loved watching the vod live version of this!

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

oooo that would be fun!

[@mon4711]

Yeees more candle art

[@leeboonkang2]

they could also attempt to make their own wax beads from like a block of wax. But im not sure how you can achieve that fine sand like size and texture from a block of wax.

[@brigid1698]

​@@EvanAndKatelynplease do!!! I have almost bought the cheaper one myself but am worried it's a waste for one little candle...

[@ShojoGirl900]

@@leeboonkang2 If it can be done, I hope they do it!!

[@CKOD]

7:33 "We got bamboozled" You really did. Wax beads like that are how normal low cost candles are made. They spray liquid wax in the air as a mist and it cools into the beads. They put the beads in a cylinder mold and crush it with a press to make the candles, Wicks get inserted afterwards. They did the first half of the process, skipped the second, put it in boxes, and sold it to you for $200 with the help of a viral marketing campaign. "How its Made, Candles" shows this type of thing being used. Some are cast with wax, or mechanically dipped wicks, but if you see a cheapie candle with a weird not smooth texture, it was pressed.

[@abbihammond8562]

Does anyone remember those clear jelly candles from the 2000s? The ones no one ever lit and they'd sit on your bathroom counter collecting dust, and you had to resist the temptation to stick your finger in it, but you did it anyway and ruined it ;-;. They were also always beach themed lol

[@rionka]

I used them to collect dust, yeah, everyone gave them to everyone when they didn't know what gift to give 😂

[@juliashirokova8374]

do you mean the ones that feel like jello? my sister had like a craft kit about it, she made two candles that were see-through, soft and a little sticky, they were green with tiny rocks inside them

[@TatAlbring]

I have fingered many of these

[@stephanievivier290]

I remember them. Me and my kids sometimes walk past that and stick fingers in them. I really used that near my computer back then.

[@BradMakula]

My prom "favor" was a beer mug with one of those candles in it... None of the adults realized beer mugs were a weird, officially sanctioned, party favor

[@Ciara_Turner]

That cultist candle is something that my DnD party would love

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

yesssss

[@ganondorf66]

I wonder if there would be a way to 3D print in wax

[@freewilly1193]

​@@ganondorf66wax casting

[@AndiNewtonian]

I was thinking Call of Cthulhu.

[@freewilly1193]

@@ganondorf66 wax casting would likely be your best bet.

[@ubreaduuu]

how do i find myself always watching these when i already watched the uncut ones 😅❤

[@hpdftba]

Because the editing is *chef’s kiss* 👩🏻‍🍳💋

[@rionka]

I always do! First watch because I wanna see all the fun and second bc I wanna see the edit❤

[@mon4711]

The edits are so good and I'm always down to E&K content 🙏

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

hey we don't mind! :D

[@riddertjelief3679]

Same! But E+K are just lovely company!

[@TotMannsFete]

If there's one thing I learned from horror novels and spooky RPG sessions, it's that a summoning circle must be _uninterrupted_ or bad things happen. Poor doomed cultists q_q

[@chel4657]

Yeah…

[@klickwitch3612]

Tip for drawing Pentagrams/Pentacles in the future. Just roll up a paper funnel and fill with your sand, salt, wax, fine granual thing. Snip the end to make a small hole and plug it with your finger. Remove finger when ready to draw and keep moving. You'll get a much smoother and consistent result.

[@Crow_that_eats_teeth]

For really fine things I like to fill a pipette but I've never tried with a pentacle

[@rileyrainstorm]

i am glad to see you mentioned they actually drew a pentacle, lol. i was like yeah guys, light that money candle

[@jack-wulf]

As someone who doesn't burn candles because I do not trust my clumsy, forgetful ass with them, that safety aspect of these beeds does really appeal to me

[@Erhannis]

I dunno if I'd trust it TOO hard, but it seems like at least it has a decent chance of saving your bacon

[@danielalaatz57]

If you forget them instead of knocking them over they will burn to the end like any other candle. Most candles just burn out, nothing bad happens. The problem is If the container can't take the heat, this won't save you there, or if something falls partly on the candle (wind moving curtains) not safer there either. If you knock a candle over that usually doesn't go unnoticed and most of the time they will go out. Otherwise just put them up again. The wax that was flowing out was just that, wax, it didn't spread flames everywhere.

[@ragreen2]

Idea: See if you can somehow grind/grate/whatever (otherwise transform) regular candle wax into candle beads

[@Whippeful]

I'd assume using the dipping dots method it could easily work out ("easily" being debatable)

[@anama9917]

I was thinking the same, if they nutri-bullet the wax maybe?

[@EvanAndKatelyn2]

that'd be interesting to try!

[@paulghignon4092]

@@EvanAndKatelyn2 you could probably put it through a screen afterwards to make sure the beads go down to a certain size

[@BodyPositivityForYouAndMe]

That sounds so cool……..😮

[@captnconfusion280]

i'd love to see a test of how the beads perform when you leave the candles burning for a longer time. like, do the drips of wax collect beneath the orbeez? does the liquid wax eventually sink into the water for the floating candle? how fast do they actually burn?

[@WJS774]

Wax, like oil, is less dense than water. Melting it does not significantly change the density, it will float on top of the water even if fully liquid.

[@NotOnLand]

You can get a bag of those wax granules in the craft store for like $8, whoever sold them to you for $200 was ripping you off Edit: Ok so they do know they got scamboozled, good job chat!

[@TinPrince]

Those are paraffin wax which is petroleum based and doesn't fit with sustainability. The company left a reply on their uncut video explaining the reason behind the cost (whether or not you think it's worth the price is one thing but they're not the same product.)

[@rionka]

​​​@@TinPrince oh I didn't know they left a reply back then, thank you. Edit: they actually said it's not dropshipped and that they make it from plant based ingredients in Arkansas.

[@devifoxe]

yeah i remember buying this thing 20 years ago not for craft bat because it was cheaper than the pre made candles

[@avery9239]

the day an E&K video *isn’t* sponsored by squarespace must be the last day of the earth.

[@rionka]

The grandma ad is golden though 😂

[@gl15col]

How they used to do the sand candles; use actual sand, put a glass container in the middle, pour sand around it as desired, put candle stuff only in glass container. That way only the wax in the glass container burns and can be refilled while the rest of the design stays untouched.

[@flonair12]

You could've tried to do like a beach setting. I imagine the sand as you did in the terrarium one, maybe add a little palm and a miniature deck chair or something like this. Have blue wax be the sea and put the wick into the sea. So that when the candle burns, it basically melts the beads from the sea into one glossy surface, which would distinguish it from the grainy sand. You could also "melt the sea" with a blowtorch to get to that glossy surface

[@EvanAndKatelyn2]

that'd be pretty!

[@_baert]

i just spent the past 2 hours watching older E&K2 videos and now i get a brand new one?? huzzah!

[@ac_demarco]

we dont talk enough about the fact that goth katelyn slays

[@Eq_Chaos]

This video was so fun to watch. Both this and the uncut!:)

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

thank you!

[@abbihammond8562]

Im so happy the edited version of this video came out, I've been waiting for ages ❤😂

[@TheSarahLindy]

The litter box was 🧑‍🍳 💋… Also, I need “scamboozled by IG ads” on a shirt, STAT 😂

[@abigail4569]

13:40 I love the dark ritual sounding music and then just 🕺 disco man 🕺

[@Oonagh72]

You could make a mini litter box and scoop it like a zen garden.

[@MegaTheBard]

I'd love to see the aquarium one after it's been burning for a while

[@k-lingon-berry]

I saw the uncut for this and it was super fun, I'd definitely love it if you did this again but compared these with cheaper candle beads! 🕯

[@Saimeren]

Queen of Darkness Safiya would be proud of those third and fourth candles!

[@Quentari49]

you can definitely get a very similar product way cheaper online, the tiny beads have been around at least twenty years or so (I had a craft kit with them as a kid) but judging by the colours, the fact you can get them scented and the floating properties of the white I'd say these ones are probably made by their own company as opposed to dropshipped / wholesaled, a cheap vs expensive would be really cool! Also to save some money, doing a soy candle base with a thin layer of bead design on top (example, the terrarium one!) would probably save a LOAD of money if someone wanted to replicate this without spending $200

[@anzaia2164]

I really like the look of the kitty litter candle, the mixed colours are a features actually unique to this kind of wax, and it looks quite interesting. :)

[@ITZ_mrr]

The highlight of my week is Evan and kaitlin videos, I've only ever been able to catch one stream but love watching the uploads of them, edit it or not. I really admire their relationship and seeing it grow over the years, it makes my heart happy.

[@rionka]

Same ❤

[@erinsfs]

haha these candles look so cute!!!!!

[@EvanAndKatelyn2]

Thank you!

[@Elmerstudd007]

It also would be cool to do a comparison video of the cheap versus the expensive!

[@TinaOsborne-wb7sb]

I'd also love to see more candle art in the future, if you guys are down. Thanks for sharing.

[@robloxislandsbyfeathersong]

You soooooooooooo got took! LOL Candle wax sand has been around for a long time. I used to make candles like that back in the 90s

[@mistygames101]

I wonder what the wax is made of because after looking at the Foton website they don’t actually tell you what’s in it. Instead they just say it’s a natural ingredient that’s biodegradable. Based on that, I wonder if it’s a soy wax that’s just in beaded form. The main negative about it (aside from the price) is that it’ll definitely burn much faster than a normal candle.

[@BaerlyHere_]

Pretty sure it’s just superfine beeswax

[@mistygames101]

@@BaerlyHere_ I knew there was another wax type I was forgetting! It absolutely could be(e)!

[@Patricia-b]

This is not dropshipping, it's wholesale and then they make the boxes basically. But 90% of instagram ads are dropshipping or people wholesale buying and repackaging stuff from aliexpress

[@TurtleKwitty]

To be fair though, a lot of stuff can be described as "bought from china, repackaging and resold" even in stores

[@danielalaatz57]

If you want to do stuff like the terrarium and have the "plants" nearer to the flame, just pour them with normal wax. 20odd years ago when the last big "make your own candle"craze moved trough we had a lot of fun combining normal wax, this sand wax and the jelly wax that was new then. You have just to be careful to consider different melting points. If you pour jelly wax over sandy stuff it will melt. But we just chucked everything we wanted to enclose in jelly in the freezer first 😊

[@tiago9977]

I'd love to see them do more candle making & soap making videos in the future. Those were fun.

[@Pancakes27]

Grandma's Noods are back! 🥳

[@dale7935]

Love your candle hacks! You do it so we don't have to!

[@Userusinutube]

The montage on this one is reaaaally good, really funny! Katelyn I love the path you’re taking 😎

[@andrewbenge2040]

I thought the spilled one looked like tv static, I liked it

[@Theknifejug]

A pile of wax candle granules in a wooden bowl is a great way to set fire to your entire house

[@iinom17]

I LOVE the editing of this video

[@OurNameInStars]

omg thank you for showing us how it’s ALLEGEDLY a drop shipping thing bc i wanted these lil shits for so long!!!!

[@njvl6223]

I love how you guys work hard but also have alot of fun

[@yeaglaceshorts546]

With the floating candle, you could put a piece of wax paper underneath to see if it would float higher up

[@rebeccaspalding6132]

My fave was the joob with the flame eyes. 🔥🔥

[@AirBowDoesStuff]

May I just say I love your guys' ads they are always so funny and i love how grandma's website was called "Grandma's NOODS" it was priceless (but maybe not 200$ priceless).

[@dementedblaze9204]

This editing is top-notch 👌

[@andrewjmarx]

13:40 With the black and white, it looks like you can actually see the flow of the melted wax as it gets absorbed into the wick

[@waffleakulka]

Now i want a merch with Joobie with glowing eyes... That would be cool

[@dolphin64575]

The local party store has earrings with itty bitty glow sticks... I could get them and tape it to my Joobie hoodie...

[@totallynotapsycho4109]

I've actually used this kind of stuff in the past at the local fair and they had scented oils to mix with the colors, so fun lol

[@daniel-davis]

I love when a new E&K video comes out. Even on E&K2 channel I’m excited!

[@katiewilkinson304]

The way Katelyn’s vessis matched the nose of the Joob candle 😍😍

[@Effervescent06]

I want to use these to make a little zen garden. Would be fun to make little patterns around the wicks!

[@imyaaniggua]

20:00 my eyes are 🔥BURNING🔥

[@NJM1564]

When I was a kid we got these scarfs folded over and sown shut and filled with something like orbees. They were so nice to where out when it was hot as heck outside. We bought and used them at the foregrounds and it was so good.

[@damealeta3541]

I liked the goth candle. It gave off Safyia vibes! She'd love it!

[@Wychwood]

This reminds me of a shell candle kit I got as a Christmas present back in the 70s. Baby conch shells with short wicks on a metal tab, with various color wax sandlike beads. Everything old is new again.

[@ztunch4796]

I have found another binge watching channel. I needed something new to add to my list.🤓👌🏼

[@reaper7427]

whoever edits these vidoes i love you

[@j.p059]

22:24 Wait!!!!!!!!! Y’all put EVAN into THE CANDLE!!!!!!!!!😂😂

[@sheloveswilby]

Thumbs up for Katelyns special candle! :) so awesome

[@stormRed]

13:37 I'M DEAD I love this channel's editing so much

[@crispylasagna]

I’d love to see a small update of what happens to them after they burn for a while

[@localsatanist]

Well I know the aquarium one would start releasing toxic fumes if the orbeez don't expand and make the wick fall out, even while burning. Not a good idea.

[@WJS774]

@@localsatanist I doubt it, the flame wouldn't be able to get through the water layer which was at least an inch above the top of the orbs.

[@localsatanist]

@@WJS774 maybe, but if the water goes down due to being absorbed, it could. I just think in general orbeez shouldn't be near a flame

[@lonnarheaj]

This concept is an old one. There were beaded wax "candles" back in the early 1970's, but the beads were closer to the size of bird seed. It would be interesting to find out how those sand-sized beads are produced.

[@blue-dabad33]

it's 3am and i was like, "but birds don't grow from seeds??" 😭 i'm going to bed lol

[@bingonight1504]

​@@blue-dabad33wait till you hear about birds of paradise

[@DJ-jx1yt]

I love wax I'm absolutly thinking of mandals or intricate patterns on sheet pans

[@cee_ves]

20:13 now I want to create a cooking mama candle when you’ve failed a dish

[@Elmerstudd007]

Have you guys ever done Gel Wax Candles? Those are super fun!

[@goshdarn5943]

When different scents are layered, the smell changes as it goes- though still best to have complementary scents next to each other so that when the layers do melt into each other before the first layer evaporates it still smells good

[@aniism]

recently i've been watching your 2nd channel content more!! i love it here, so cosy 🫧

[@reneehebert6986]

Love the shirts!

[@Earendilgrey]

I used to get candle bead kits back in the 90s when I was growing up. Most of the candles I had in my room were these types.

[@probablyhyperfixating]

I totally had these as a craft kit as a kid. Of course the wax beads were like neon yellow and orange and pink and looking back idk how that was a good idea for kids, but I was a very crafty kid and they were cool to me. I love these things disguised as a brand new concept lol

[@brielle.b]

i’m so happy i caught this episode

[@DyyOof]

js finish watching the uncut one, and still enjoyed this one

[@AngieTheCatGD]

I had a bonfire last night (don’t worry, its winter here) and this is a perfect vid to watch after. Fire is fun.

[@WillMcShane]

Now w need a zen garden candle!

[@ryannheninger1602]

Vote to try the drop shipped stuff and compare!!!!

[@JuniorAmazon]

13:09 I wonder if a candle jar with transparent sides would let the cultists' shadows cast against the walls of the room they're in. That would be really neat.

[@WJS774]

Can't see how it _wouldn't,_ that's how shadows work.

[@ryn_a_boo]

I wanna see a sand zen garden. With the little rake and stuff.

[@AquaKeyBlade98]

Oh my gosh, they are just so silly and fun. Love these guys. I hope they win the streamer awards this year. 😭🤞🏽

[@rybec]

Japanese sand garden. That was my first thought with the desert rose colored stuff in the bowl.

[@angelashortall9778]

I was wondering why you paid so much for it. I was like that stuff is so cheap. Lol 7:56

[@Saimeren]

16:56 The disappointment in Evan's voice is palpable. lol. "This is a candle that we made, as two adults." lol.

[@lokiallfather]

You could make acrylic/etc stencils and pour sand into those to make designs!

[@cha0ticneutralbigs]

13:50 yeah never put a fire that close to wood if you don’t want to start a fire, this is why candles come with a “use on heatproof surface” warning

[@bellablue5285]

The ad read was adorable, until I almost choked on my cereal at the end 😅 I used to love doing the sand bottles at fairs as a kid, this does look like a lot of fun to use 🤔

[@babybat9487]

the cultist one is a pentacle. a pentagram is where the single point is facing downward, and the two points on top. pentacle is a protection/ representation of the elements and spirit!

[@ApostleOfCats]

Could they not just rotate it a tiny bit

[@babybat9487]

@@ApostleOfCats yeah, but theres two different meanings to each star. and on top of that i was just informing the people who dont know the meaning behind the symbols

[@eggsareswag]

​@@ApostleOfCats actually the main difference is the circle around it if im not mistaken. the star on its own is a pentagram and the star inside a circle is a pentacle

[@HauntingPepper]

Nope. Pentacle and pentagram are the exact same except the pentacle has a circle around it. Sincerely, an elder witch.

[@jolugar258]

You guys should try and come up with a way of doing a DIY version of this sand wax! That would be equal parts entertaining and fun!

[@kamaoi.luv13]

This was a great vid!

[@Tiredperson58]

The editors comments on the fish are gold. Thank you😂

[@GracieEmmaEdits]

You know when this channel uploads it’s going to be a good day

[@brandonmack111]

I remember these wax bead candles from the 90s haha

[@blender8583]

This is the first I've ever seen you guys but I already love you both and your content so much, you guys are so funny and cute and your editing style is hilarious

[@canadiannavywife434]

Always like learning a new word. Hugs from Esquimalt

[@mkmason7727]

Katelyn I like your shirt 🌈

[@sistergotgame3042]

This was such a fun stream!

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

Thanks Sister!

[@dogbrine1021]

For the aquarium, you could possibly use clear orbeez instead of blue ones

[@ScorpionClaws789]

Don't use them at all. You're putting hot water under pressure, this could explode and seriously injure you.

[@RealAndySkibba]

Happy Friday!!!

[@WendigoSings]

You guys should try colored salt art. Very similar to sand art but cheaper. You just color regular table salt using children’s chalk. Super cheap adn simple but still fun!!