Cissy

Actually, it's much more economical to make tarts in the mini muffin pans, if you looking to make more profit on them. Many people sell them this way, and most customers apparently don't seem to care whether they're in a zip lock bag with no labels, or in cups.......as long as they're highly scented and cheaply priced.

IMO, it would be a total waste of your money! I place my molds on sheets of newspaper .....no spill cleanup, just throw away when I'm through. If you do like me, I put the cooled tarts in the freezer so they'll pop out easier, and the strips would just take up more space on my cookie sheet.

I just put this in wax last week (NG's). It reminds me a lot of cranberry, but sweeter. To me, it's too similar to carry both in my line. I think it could be blended with something else and be a great scent. Just have to use some imagination with this one. Hot throw is great in 4630

Natures Garden has a Cola FO. Just got it this week, and haven't put it in wax yet, but smells good OOB.

How do you get a magnet strip to stay on? I tried this and it won't stay stuck, probably because of the oilyness of the FO. Do you you glue stick or something else? Pilljill.....meant to say I tried the magnet on the ornies (aroma beads), not the cardboard type fresheners.

I agree, it is impossible to make a 'time-released' tart.

I too am looking (further) for a Lavender that doesn't have the camphor smell. Do Peaks and TN's have this smell? I know there are Lavenders out there that don't because I've purchased them, but everyone I've ordered has the camphor scent I just do not like.

I wonder why Candle Science didn't tell me that when I asked. They just said they are not reordering any products that don't sell so well . It seems they are cutting corners like most of us who can't be stocking up on our slower moving products. I was given the impression that the zinc wicks are one of those products that's not moving as well lately. Maybe they just didn't want to say at the time, the real reason or maybe they really did give me the real reason. Guess we'll just have to wait and see which one is correct. I sure do have a lot of zinc wicks (my favorites) I hope I haven't wasted money on.

Thanks again Barbara. I've never ordered from them before, but might have to do a special order....too bad they don't ship USPS for those who want samples.

Thanks, Barb. I've tried a couple Wassail FO's, but ones with spices, etc. This one has no spices or unusual notes in it. It smells just like plain Hawaiian Fruit Punch, good enough to drink.

I won't mention the company's name, since they could be members here, but will say they are out of TX. I purchased a Berry Punch candle and absolutely love this fragrance. I've tried about every fruit and berry FO out there and blended all I have, but can't match it. Anyone tried any great berry punch FO's?

Thanks, Top, now I'm not so afraid to try it. So, it wasn't my imagination that I remembered reading about this before. Whew!...happy to know I'm not hallucinating. Since I have no idea what % to begin with, I'll start with 2% and see if that works.

Now, this has been in the back of my mind and I've wanted to ask this before, but figured I would get insulted (LOL), but I'm gonna ask now, anyway. I have searched in the archives for this and can't find anything, so I'm thinking I must have dreamed it because it doesn't make much sense. Has it ever been mentioned on CT that you could add some glue-stick to your wax to stop the wet spots? Or did I dream this during a nightmare? Actually if this were true, it wouldn't be a nightmare, it would be a heavenly dream. I've thought of trying it myself before asking here, but was afraid it might blow up my candle and burn the house down.

I started making gel candles (wickless, forever candles) before I started candles and tarts. It didn't take me long after wasting a lot of money to switch. If I were you, I wouldn't invest much in gels until you find out if they will sell in your area. They didn't do so well in mine, and I sell in a tourist area many times. I made all of mine with sand, sea shells, palm trees, fish, etc.......all the scenic designs I could think of. They were too beautiful and expensive to burn up with a wick, so I went wickless and added an insert for a tealight. Everyone looked at them and bragged on how beautiful they were, then when I told them the price, they didn't want to spend that much....and my prices were much lower than many others I've seen on websites. Now, with the economy falling, it might be even more difficult to sell them. I finally got rid of them, some at barely above cost, so all my labor was in vain. I wouldn't say it's harder to make gel, if you make the forever (wickless) ones like I did. At least you cut out all the wicking and burn testing as opposed to paraffin or soy candles. It does take more time to actually make them, if you do the scenic designs, and you do spend a lot more money. Gel is more expensive and embeds can get expensive if you add a lot to your candles. IMO, there is too much work involved for what I could sell them for. Occasionally I still make a few for gifts. I really hate working with gel, though, 'cause of picking off the little gel balls off everything when cleaning up. If you decide to do this anyway, I have quite a collection of embeds, sand, inserts, etc. you can purchase at a reduced price. You can PM me.

The suppliers who remain in business most likely will not be reordering supplies that do not sell as well. I've had a couple suppliers tell me this just recently. I'm having to cut corners, too, using up my least favorite FO's first before ordering more new FO's. I've had a big problem not wanting to sell scents if I don't like them a lot myself. I have to keep reminding myself that someone else might like a scent even if I don't care much for it. I am blending continuously, trying to improve some of them.