Hopie Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 What's your name? Hope How old are you? 58 Where do you live? Currently, Lake Havasu City, AZ and wherever else we park it! (we're full time RVers!) How long have you been making candles/soap/whatever? Off and on about six years How did you get started making candles/soap/whatever? I've always loved scented things, so I started to make them for myself. Are you married? Any kids? I have a dude, and my only son is almost 40 If candle/Soap making isn't your primary job, what do you do? We're traveling vendors and we sell ladies tie dye clothing, hand dipped incense, fragrance oils. We do outdoor events like street fairs, county fairs, and various marketplaces wherever we travel. I thought I'd get back into making candles again. I used to sell some on ebay and some to friends/acquaintances. Formerly, I sold items on Ebay and Amazon for 13 years and shipped over 30,000 items in that time period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shari Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Hello and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Welcome to Craft Server! Glad to have you with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Crafty1_AJ Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Nice to meet you. I've always wondered if I could be a full time RV'er and still do all my crafts/hobbies. Doubtful, with the amount of stuff I have!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopie Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 It can be a challenge to do crafts in an RV, but I manage to do it. My challenge is getting one thing completely done, depleting my oils down to a level that I have the space to buy more and move on to the next thing. Right now, I have a long line of incense drying under the motorhome (it's 34 feet long), and hopefully, I'll have it all bagged and tagged in time before the candle supplies I ordered arrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponiebr Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Welcome Hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopie Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 Thank you all for the kind welcomes I look forward to browsing the sight, reading posts and gaining and sharing more knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam W Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 On 3/25/2018 at 10:14 PM, Hopie said: Thank you all for the kind welcomes I look forward to browsing the sight, reading posts and gaining and sharing more knowledge. Sharing experience is a '''high'' to most of us.........keep asking questions will keep us on our toes.............I absolutely love the questions from Newbies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopie Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Beats burning the house down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam W Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 We had a motor home for several years but since DH has had a couple of strokes, 4 open heart surgeries, etc...I didn't feel comfortable with him driving long distances even tho he was a truck driver for his whole career.......so we sold the motor home and basically retired. (But all that said, I can imagine producing candles in the RV environment and traveling to different shows in different states) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopie Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 15 hours ago, Pam W said: We had a motor home for several years but since DH has had a couple of strokes, 4 open heart surgeries, etc...I didn't feel comfortable with him driving long distances even tho he was a truck driver for his whole career.......so we sold the motor home and basically retired. (But all that said, I can imagine producing candles in the RV environment and traveling to different shows in different states) Yes, I can see for safety purposes that you would not want to travel any more, and I would not chance it when your husband has had medical issues, I hope he is doing well now? We did 8,000 miles last summer, so we decided not to do the grueling show route this summer, that's why we'll be hanging out in Prescott, Sedona and Williams this summer. Time for some FUN, as we worked like borrowed mules all this past winter. David keeps looking at properties lately, so whatever he wants to do in regards to another property is okay with me....I just hope he doesn't find one FAST, LOL! I just LOVE our freedom right now. Can't wait to get "on the road again" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Welcome to the board! I thought I had welcomed you earlier, but see that I have not. I know I've certainly commented on a few of your posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopie Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Thank you, Scented! I'm so glad I found this site! I love to dabble in crafty things and candle making has always intrigued me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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