How I Make Wax Melts | Ditching the Plastic Clamshell Habit!

[@BrendaDavis-1963]

Yep I started doing them and I design a label in order the wrapper the foil wrapper from Amazon. I love them there so much fun go for it girl.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thanks Brenda!! I'm having a great time with my new wax melts! A lot more work but that is ok...most days LOL

[@hippychic7546]

dont know why u wanted to get rid of the clamshells, but glad u did. i dont buy anything (as much as i can) that is packaged in one-time plastic. we have way to much in our landfills already. it takes forever!!! for it to go away. glad u made the change.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Agreed! That was def one of the reasons I gave them up! Cost and space were the other reasons, but it just felt so wasteful! Thanks for watchin!!😃

[@_destinylanae]

I just stumbled upon your channel and I just LOVE your videos! I am new to the wax melt world and your page is such a soft inspiration!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thank you so much! I'm very happy you are here!!! 💕

[@NaturalMackie]

Wow these turned out great! I love the look of the chocolate bar molds and often think the same thing, everybody uses these. But hey if that’s what the people want, give it to them. 💜

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thanks! I agree - it was a struggle going the same route as everyone else but I also am not the cleverest to come up with something totally unique and awesome! haha

[@loricolwell1470]

Those turned out sooooo cute💕 I told you Keely would be amazing about it. She is such a sweet person. She did silicone so not exactly like hers. 😊 both methods are amazing.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

You did and she was!! I love her and learn so much from her! Thanks Lori for being so great!!💖💖💖

[@tammypowell1423]

Options are always nice! Great ideas, thanks for sharing.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!!😊

[@maryroseshearer9715]

Wooo pretty! The scent sounds yummy. Thank you for sharing as always! -Momo

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thank you! You sweet lady!💖

[@marieb296]

You did an amazing job! The melts are beautiful.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thank you so much Marie! 🥰

[@denisestich8731]

Very AWESOME! Thank you so much for all the information & they turned out really pretty!!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thank you so much Denise! I appreciate your saying so! 💖💖💖

[@micheleforbes6035]

You are a breath of fresh air hon! I love the bar molds and they come out so easily for you! I am still using the clamshells ( I have a case of them) and I too have thought about ditching them but they do make things nice and simple to stack. I am sure I will drag my toes til I join the bandwagon. lol Thanks for the video..always a treat when I see a new one of yours in my feed! Cheers..Michele

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Oh thank you Michele! You are so sweet!🥰 - I do miss the ease of the clamshells a bit. Storing them is a lot harder now, I have to be carful not to stack them so the smells don't transfer too much. Other than that, I am happy with the change, but that really is keeping me from loving the change. I still haven't figured out how to store them...oh well, I'll Scarlett it again and worry about it tomorrow LOL

[@WonkyWomanLife]

Do the clear bags affect scent?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I have not noticed that, they don't allow the scent to come through much tho

[@jeaneandiehl4729]

Where do you find supplies for shrink wrapping?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I get my shrink wrap from the National Shrink Wrap System. Two Wild Hares on Etsy has different size bags that I used to order from.

[@jeaneandiehl4729]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique thank you so much! Love your melts!

[@ShaRenaes]

Awesome video ! What wax should I use to make these ? Thank you !!!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hi Shannon, I personally use ProBlend 650 from The Flaming Candle www.theflamingcandle.com/candle-wax/paraffin-soy-blend/problend-650-para-soy-votive-and-tart-wax/ This is a paraffin soy blend. I tried the 100% soy but could not get a good hot throw with it. Plus it is usually much softer so doesn't come out of the warmer cleanly. Hope that helps!🤗

[@michellesteward8094]

You could put some dried flowers or herbs at the bottom of those chocolate molds. That would be so cute.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

YES! I really like the dried flowers but I have never considered dried herbs before...you have me thinking! LOL

[@waynegross2113]

I've been doing the snap bars for 5 years, but I also do teddy bears in tins. I buy the gummy bear molds, pop them out and put so many ounces in a 8 ounce screw top lid. To be honest, snap bars are getting old with consumers. My teddy bear tins sell double my snap bars. Just a thought for you. People want the next great thing and teddy bear wax melts are it. You know women love cute!!! Jill I think I'd put your wax melts in little zip lock bags to keep them in. It'll keep the fragrance sealed in rather than the glassine bags. Just a thought and they are resealable! They have them at Paper Mart and Uline for sure!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hey Jill! I actually thought about the teddy bears! there is a company that does that - Happy Wax, they sell for 15 bucks for 3.6 oz 😵 - that seems crazy high to me. But they are so darn cute!! But the pouring of those tiny molds kinda held me back - do you have trouble filling them? thanks for the tip on the zip lock bags! I will look into them! 🥰 - I went through so many sample bags from Clear Bags (it's great that they send you one to try) but none of them worked for the clamshells, they did work for the snap bars though.

[@jacquiericard5190]

What wax did you use before you started adding parrafin?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I use problend 650 from the flaming candle and add 10% paraffin to it - hope that helps!

[@jacquiericard5190]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique thank you 🩷

[@stevendeck2762]

How long do you leave them in the molds,and what is the best way to clean them afterwards?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hi Steven, I leave them in there for several hours, but it probably wouldn't take that long. Cleaning is a hard one LOL - I usually just try to get all the wax out of the corners before I hand wash them. Sometimes a light heat gun helps but usually I just take a skewer to them. Hope that helps!

[@relaxedandlovingit]

Hi, great video. At 15:35 you said you made coffee beans using wax and placed one single bean per snap bar. Was wondering what the purpose of the bean was for?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hi and Welcome!!! so the beans are for no other purpose than a fun little addition - I like to think it make people want to buy them more than without but I'm pretty sure I'm kidding myself on that one 😁

[@relaxedandlovingit]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique they're def cute, just thought they were for a specific purpose 😅 Do you have a video on how you make them? Do you use coffee bean moulds?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

@@relaxedandlovingit no video on them, I just used a cheap coffee bean mold I got from Amazon (I think there is a link in the description box but not sure on that). I microwave a bit of wax and color it - I don't think I put fragrance oil in it if I remember right. easy peasy 😃

[@coasterbp]

That looks great! I'm surprised you can smell it through the shrink wrap. Did you get the shrink wrap from Amazon as well? What size bags did you use from Amazon? I was going to get some from your link but wasn't sure the size as they have several listed. Much like you, I've been DYING to get rid of the clamshells for a while now. We offer all our melts in molds sold in bags but nothing sells more than just the standard clamshell! So we want to offer that shape/size without having to deal with all the plastic! Thanks for your video!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hi! I use the national shrink wrap systems shrink wrap that is biodegradable and smell through, it hinders the scent a bit but you can still smell through it. I also have started cutting a slit between one of the rows of cubes on my tester that helps, I just usually have to tell people about it. Honestly my sales have dropped since I stopped using the clamshells, but I have better signage for this year so I'm hoping that will help. I'm not sure people at shows knew what they are unless they come into the booth. I'll let you all know how that goes!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

oh and I use the 3x5 bags for the candy bars!

[@sherpuck]

I’m new to melts. How do you figure out how much wax you need?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

honestly there are ways to add water to the mold and do calculations and yeah - not for me. I just can't be bothered with all that LOL I just wing it. After that first pour I can adjust up or down on how many molds I have left to fill or how much wax still in my pot. Most of the time I under-shoot my guess so I don't have wax left. It is easier to adjust for the next batch by - this 10 oz of wax filled 4 molds - so for 5 mold I will need 12.5 oz. did that make any sense 😂

[@mollydunlap5845]

How do you remove the entire melt from the clamshell

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

I just turn it upside down and it pops right out! I do use a bit of a harder wax blend to help me in this tho 🤗

[@yeseniaespinosa4539]

hey, came across your video and i"m wondering the size ofthose bags for the snap bars if you dont mind. I did see and went to the amazon link but it has several sizes there. is it the 3x5?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

hi! yes they are the 3x5 ones! Thanks for watching🤗

[@BrendaDavis-1963]

I shrink wrap mine I have a national shrink wrap system. I use it for everything T-shirts you name it how do use it for it

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

oh I LOVE the national shrink wrap system - Game Changer!!! Thanks for watching!🤗

[@BrendaDavis-1963]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique for sure I use my national shrink wrap system for a lot of different projects

[@jimmyjones6389]

Hi and thanks for this. Have you ever added coffee beans to glass container candles?

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hi Jimmy, no I haven't - but candles are a very new product for me so I am pretty much keeping them as simple as I can LOL

[@AndiNewtonian]

Yay for no more plastic clamshells! Do you think you'll eventually move to glassine bags for the candy bar wax melts? Or do they not make them in that size? So, question, because I want to try making wax melts myself. What wax would you recommend using? You mentioned before that there's so much on that subject that it's overwhelming, and I trust you to steer me right. Thanks!

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hi Andi!! I haven't found glassine bags that fit the snap bars but I did end up finding biodegradable bags from Clear Bags that fit, I will move to using those when I run out of the Amazon ones. Wax...I like ProBlend 650 from Flaming Candle, but I have started adding 10% more paraffin wax to it - it just doesn't come out of the melters cleanly if I don't. I add the IGI 4625. Gook Luck with that! Let me know how it goes!💖💖

[@AndiNewtonian]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique THANK YOU!!!! 😊

[@giftedsoul777]

Great minds think a like! This has happened to me alot.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Glad I'm not the only one! 💞

[@TRAVELPRENUER0830]

What kind of color do u use or wherr did u get color

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Hello! I use liquid candle dye - usually from Candle Science.

[@nicholaceho9679]

Use glassine wraps x

[@Strawberry2173]

I'd love to watch your videos but there is more talking and giggles than instructions. Seems like you have a good idea, just couldn't make it to the end without skipping most of the video.

[@WalnutCreekBathBoutique]

Thanks for the feedback! I will try to work on that🤗

[@heather2418]

@@WalnutCreekBathBoutique To each their own. I wouldn't change your style unless you really want to. There are tons of teachers on KZbin that talk just as much as you do, and their audience is happy with that. I watch an acrylic artist who often only spends 5 mins of her time instructing and the rest of the 25 mins chatting. But I love her personality so much, and I grab a coffee to just sit and sip while she chats...best part of my day. Cater to who you are and KZbin will bring you people that want to see it. Maybe throw some concise written instructions in your description for the people that can't be arsed to watch the whole thing. Thank you for sharing! Good luck to you.