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That is too friggin funny! Sounds like something I would do. HaHa!

I thought I was the only one who had this problem! This is the reason I took the pregnancy test and found out I was pregnant. I could smell EVERYTHING, I knew something was up. Thankfully it did fade over the next few months. Thank God! I kept telling myself that I'm never gonna be able to change a diaper if I can't even stand the smell of walking through the grocery store meat department. Congrats!

Smelly Jelly crystals can also be burned in a "tart" burner. They don't melt though, they just dry up. They are made from a polymer.

I get my crystals from Home Depot. About $7 for around a pound of them. I found them right in the gardening supplies.

You could also use water soluble paper to print out any image you'd like and embed that into your soap. There are plenty of awesome examples in the archives.

I really like NG Juniper Breeze. Customers seem to like it too. Very clean floral scent...

I LOVE that purple...It rocks! Good job.

I had the very same problem. We couldn't figure out if it was pouring the balm too hot or putting them in the freezer to cool. When we stopped doing both, we didn't have anymore problems.

Those needle-like flavor injectors for turkeys etc....

Hey I'm jldorringtons business partner of Leolilys Handmade Luxuries. We had such a hard time with our business name as far as setting up our website on top of other things. We started off with the name leolilys little luxuries, but apparently people were getting tongue tied.(understandable) Originally, we were hoping to get handmadeluxuries.com so it would be easier for people to remember, but one of those stupid thief businesses stole it before we could get it and tried to charge us for it. So instead of confusing the hell outta everyone with leolilyshandmadeluxuries.com we decided on leolilys.com. It's a very important decision, don't rush it. Good luck with figuring out a name. If I think of anything I'll let you know. Keep us updated!

This looks awesome! Jenn(jldorrington) and I can't wait to try these. We have a ton of it from what you sent us, I can only imagine how much you still have. lol Beautiful work as usual!

I'm jldorrington's business partner. Yes, I definately feel the same way. I think we have a good thing going for us, mainly because we weren't best friends before we became business partners. I don't think it would have worked out nearly as well if we were any closer. It is a tough decision to make...especially with your "best" friend. IMO if you were afraid to tell her that you were uncomfortable with the idea of going into business with her, imagine how it would be if you were working together. Sometimes you need to be brutally honest if you don't like the way someone is handling business, especially if it is your business on the line. Maybe an option would be for her to make B&B and you make candles, but not in the same business. You could have fun working on things together, and not have that commitment. You could bring each other customers and even sell each others product, be it wholesaling or whatever. That way you both have total control over how you run your own business, but can share it with your friend. Just an idea! I just think that if your initial reaction was, "no", then there was a legitimate(sp?) reason for it. Good Luck!

Oh I am soo with you! I totally love it, and customers do too. I use it in smelly jellies...Very strong scent throw.

Thanks for all the ideas. I'll see what I can come up with...I'll figure out something. I hope I can find something to go under these lids. We'll see!

I don't think that I was overfilling them, but we do travel with them alot. That is a good idea to use the lids just for traveling to the shows, then putting the other lids back on. I just do not want to use canning jars instead of these lids. I love the flower cut out, and so do my customers. And the whole canning, jelly jar look isn't what our company is going for. What do you recommend for shipping them? We are working on a website, and will be shipping very soon. Do you think that if I just put on our warning label to wipe off lid and rim immediately to remove any FO that may have came into contact with the lid during shipping? Also, would the metal liners fit under the flower lids that come with these jars? Thanks for all your help.