kfintoni

Like many that have already posted I hated floral scents. They give me such a headache but most of all Baby powder and Jasmine they are the worst. I had to pour 100 baby powder shower favors and I had to leave the house while making them as it was just so bad with all that scent. 

Karen in MA

9 hours ago, LittleMissSunshine said:

 

I am up in Farmington, a couple hours from both Orono and Portland. Much more out in the boonies. It's so exciting to see so many Mainers! Love it!

We drive right by Farmington on our way always hoping it is actually the sign for Framingham where we live. I am getting the house for my daughter to live in for her last two years at U Maine. There is not too much to do in the Old Town/Orono area.

Karen in MA

I am in the process of buying a house in Orono right now. Just drove up there twice this week right through Portland. @LittleMissSunshine  Where are you located? It is a nice drive up North once I get past Portland there is barely any traffic.

Karen in MA

3 hours ago, Jeana said:

Thank you for posting this. It is so nice and smooth. Boy, this would be so nice. Can it do larger labels, like the cigar band type? I only see label machines printing small labels. And how is the ink? Does it go fast? Is it expensive to buy the cartridges? 

Yes it can do larger labels I am just not sure on the size maximum off hand. The label that is printing is 2x4. I buy ink roughly one a year in the colors but have to purchase usually an additional black cartridge. I think it is about $110 for a pack of all 4 cartridges. I love it and though originally had a bit of buyers remorse over the price I do not regret it one bit.

Karen in MA

On 3/7/2018 at 10:46 PM, moonshine said:

Which wick series do you use in 444

I am curious now that I did the pan test to see what 4 series would do with naked wax - adding FO changes things 

Sorry everyone, we were without power last week with snowmageddin part two, part three today. 

I use an HTP 126 that I get from Fillmore. I have also used an Eco8 or 10 in the past but it is nice to get my wax, jars and wicks all from Fillmore. 

On 3/7/2018 at 9:12 PM, Trappeur said:

Oops...I meant the one from Fragrance Buddy, right?

 

Trappeur

Yes the one from Fragrance Buddy. I believe it was a Moonworks Dupe. 

On 3/9/2018 at 5:58 PM, Candybee said:

Let me what you think of their green apple. I have to eventually replace Peak's green apple essence. Its super outstanding in my soap and really holds that green apple note with the right amount of tartness to sweet typical of granny smith apples. I think its going to be hard to replace.

The green apple is a personal favorie of my daughters and a good seller for us.

Karen in MA

On 3/2/2018 at 11:21 AM, Trappeur said:

I've got an order going to Filmore next week and was wondering for those who use  464 if you could advise if these were good in that wax?

 

Cinnamon  Cider

 

French Pear:  Description:  Blend of juicy pear with notes of rich lychee and honey

 

Lavender, Sage & Rosemary:  Top notes of Lavender en Provence softened by velvety sage and organic rosemary

On this scent can you smell the sage and rosemary which I would love

 

Caribbean Dreams:  A rich coconut with fresh pineappple and a light orchid top.

This sounds very pretty as I love coconut and pineapple

 

Sugar Cookie

There are a gazillion posts of so many sugar cookies.  Am I wasting my time with this one?

 

Green apple:   I'm looking for a nice "tart" apple.

 

These I've used and do very well in 464.

Bayberry Cinnamon:  I love that the cinnamon really pops in this scent as bayberry can be very harsh and I don't like but these two together are awesome!

Daffodil:  Love it

Warm apple pie:   Love it

Christmas tree (Balsam fir):  Been using this scent for 10 plus years...so divine!

Iced Lemon Biscotti:   Another winner I love

 

Thanks.

 

Trappeur

    

 

 

 

 

 

I use 444 and use all of the scents you mentioned. I love Lavender Sage & Rose and it sells really well for me. I actually hate the smell of lavender but can tolerate this one. I am sure it is too late but I would forget the Sugar Cookie. I was not a fan of it and just stick with Sugar Cookie Royale. The French Pear is nice but I really don't sell a lot of it. Green Apple is awesome and so is Caribbean Dreams but then again I love anything coconut.

Karen in MA

Good evening everyone,

So I received my Cierra order today. It took 8 days to get here and one of the bottles leaked, not much but enough that the labels came off and I had lots of wiping to do. Here are my thoughts OOB today. and by the way I have a Community Candle order coming tomorrow. 

Patchouli Spice: so this seems heavy on the Patch not much spice.

Maharani Padparadscha: Just plain curious on this one. : This is nice OOB it has a clean non floral smell I cannot quite place. I am going to need a good name for this. I will take any suggestions.

Lily of the Valley: Nice basic Lilly of the Valley

Honey Almond : Heavy on the Honey not a lot of Almond I think this will be interesting in wax

Holiday Eggnog: Hoping this also can be used as a substitute for Grandma Swinging Egg Nog: A very good replacement for Peaks OOB

Cinnamon French Toast: I find this to be very similar to Sunday Brunch from Aztec 

Cedar and Spice: I am not sure I like this OOB it has an almost dirt scent to me

Cherry Vanilla: Very strong I am not sure I really smell the Vanilla in this

Cannabis & Exotic Spice: Not sure on this one but sounded interesting : So my husband liked this OOB and I have it in wax now I smell more Spice than Cannabis. This will also need a different name.

Blueberry Pumpkin Pancakes: I am assuming this will be the same or similar to Blueberry Pumpkin Patch:  As I thought just like Blueberry Pumpkin Patch that I think smells like Blueberry Poptarts by the way

Black Cherry: Okay like most Black Cherry

Autumn Lodge: Not sure what I smell with this one. 

Amish Harvest: Getting this to see how it compares to Peak:  Not like Peaks. It has an almost plastic smell to it OOB

Woodstock '69: I smell more Nag Champa than Patch. It almost has a Eucalyptus/Medicinal smell but that could just be my sniffer playing tricks on me as the oil has a green hue to it OOB

Almond Extract : Hoping this can replace Almond Pastry:  Nice and strong. OOB very close to Almond Pastry from Peak

Black Licorice: I love licorice  so this is for me; This is yummy. I am a huge black licorice fan so this is a keeper OOB. My husband wanted to eat it as it was that good. 

Oxford Scentsy Type: Interesting maybe I can use this as a book scent. : I am not sure on this yet I need to sniff this more or put it in wax.

Sea Glass: Curious how this will compare with WSP: not like the Sea Glass from WSP, a Crafters Choice scent. This one is more of a Sea Mist kind of scent from CS

Karen in MA

Love seeing all the pics. I am a sucker for lots of cute furries also. We currently have 3 rescue dogs but I will gladly give up one that is a complete brat. 3 rescue cats, one rabbit and 14 chickens. We have had our beloved Bernese duchess cross the bridge at almost 13, very old for a Bernese and our wonderful Boxer Duke, he ruptured something and went septic in hours it was the worst day and having to make the heartbreaking decision to ease his pain was agonizing. We also had a little guy Scooter and orange tabby who was born without back feet. After having him fixed the stress was too much and he developed FIP. It is very sad to see them go as they are so much members of the family.

On another note I also had my gallbladder out years ago but still from time to time get a gallbladder attack, worst pain ever and it always seems to get better when you get to the hospital or are on your way. I guess if there is any sand like sludge left from surgery it can get caught in the duodenum and cause an attack. After I had it out I lost 70 pounds and the Drs kept saying it had nothing to do with the surgery but as I have found out from so many people they have had the same issues after surgery that I did.

Have a great day and you take care of you as you have all those little 4 legged furries counting on you. 

Karen in MA

Has anyone tried the Coconut/Apricot blend from Candlewic? I am placing an order for some other supplies and ran across it, I believe it may be new as I have not seen it listed before. 

Karen in MA

8 hours ago, Trappeur said:

Karen I'm sending out a couple samples to a couple gals on here of the Luxe Linen.  If you would like, just message me your address and I'll send out to you also.....

 

Trappeur

Sorry I just saw this. Thank you for the offer but I am thinking if I like any of what I ordered I can just add it to a reorder.

Thanks,

Karen in MA

9 hours ago, Jeana said:

So I looked this up and its around $3000. Wow, I wish I could get one of those. Maybe one day  It looks like it does a great job. You can post some videos to make us jealous, LOL. 

So I bought it about it in 2015 and they have since upgraded their models. I paid under 3 for it as there was a special at the time. When printing labels I had such a hard time with my printer where they would line up then the next sheet would be off then I would adjust things and same thing one sheet would work then the next wouldn't. I also could never get the middle set of labels to ever line up so the middle rows of each sheet were wasted. Lets not even talk about printing round or oval labels. I did a lot of research on printers before settling on this one. I figured the cost would equal out at first since I would not have all the wasted labels. 

Karen in MA

14 minutes ago, CLVC said:

hahahaha @kfintoni . 

 

Is there a FO Anonymous group?

I would be president

So you are all bad enablers. So I placed an order with Community. And I see that I completely forgot to order the Luxe Linen, the fragrance I went there to get. This is what I ordered:

Tuscan Lemon Blossom

Tropical Serenity

Beach Bohemian

Rainbow Twist

Barnwood & Burlap: Curious if this will be like the plain Barnwood that I get from Aztec

Bohemian Christmas

Lavender Eucalyptus

Warm Bourbon Cider

Witches' Cauldron:  I am assuming this will be similar to Witches Brew

Odor Eliminator Additive Candles: I usually use Odor Eliminator from CS so I thought I would give this a try, Has anyone used it and I would think it would eliminate the actual candle fragrance?

Zinc Core 60-44-18z 3 inch: I am going to try this on the pesky 2.5 oz jars I have been trying to wick.

Crystallizing Container Palm Wax: I thought I would give this a try but I am not sure if some of my customers will turn their nose up at Palm

Karen in MA

On 1/25/2018 at 9:16 PM, TallTayl said:

I had the same suggestion in mind - cut a normal band and seal with a rectangle label. 

 

just broke down and bought a primera printer (at moonshine's urging). Never have to worry about lining up labels and cutting ever again. 

I also have a Primera printer, I have the LX 900. It was a bit of sticker shock but i do not regret it at all. I love not having to deal with printer drift and the ink last forever, I have run my ink all the way down to 1% left before changing them.

Karen in MA

On 2/19/2018 at 5:48 PM, Trappeur said:

Hi LittleMissSunshine! (love the name also!)

I can attest to what Tall Tayle and Sara both said to the T!

I feel your pain as do all the ones who come here.  We are all in the same boat especially with what has happened to soy wax lately.

The only thing that I can contribute to this conversation is to have patience and perserviereence here.   (I know that I spelled that wrong...)  This craft isn't something that you master overnight, couple days, week, or months.  Took me a good close to a 1 1/2 years where I felt confident enough that I had created a product worthy to put out in the market.   There are many others who will tell you the same thing too.  Don't beat yourself up because you don't have smooth tops.  That you will conquer in time as that is a pouring agenda you will learn to master as you gain experience and something that can be fixed much more so than making a candle that doesn't have a throw.  Concentrate on learning how your soy works and performs and learn which wicks you like.  There are tons and tons of subjects here on this forum that covers every question you have and ones you haven't even thought of.    Of course you will spend $$$$$ and lots too in finding oils that are compatable with the wax you choose to work with.  I know your just starting out, but you will get there.  Importantly I noticed you said in your post you cured for 3 days....Soy needs to cure.  Everyone knows what cure time works best for them.  I use 464 and 2 weeks cure time is what is given to them.  You WILL see the difference.  So patience as hard as it is to wait for the candles to cure is what you need here.  Like Tall Tayle said, comb the forum here and read to you hearts content!  Read about even all other soys.  We can get lost in so many discussions here on the board and there are so many posts where we sort of drift off and discuss something that maybe someone put up in the same conversation that you can still learn about.  But it's all about the knowledge and what we feed off of one another and boy is there lots and never ending!  Sara, what a great post you made!  And so true and put in words that are so true.  Well, that's my input!

Enjoy your new found art Sarah!

 

So your from Maine?  Where?  Well if all things get in order for me here in Georgia I'll be making my move back home to Maine this year....fingers crossed!  I'm going to Sanford where my sisters are.

 

Trappeur

Not too far from me in MA. My daughter is at U Maine Orono so I do the drive up several times a year.

Karen in MA

52 minutes ago, Forrest said:

I have been reading this board for almost a year trying to gain what knowledge I can. Then along comes this thread and I learn about Lebermuth, Bulk Apothecary, and the Chemistry Store. After learning all I can I decide my best bet is to try some Lebermuth FOs from the Chemistry Store, but they weren’t cheap and the shipping was high. I got my order yesterday and they all smell wonderful, I can’t wait to get them into some wax. The best part is it turns out they are a few miles from my daughter’s house, I guess I’ll be paying her a visit soon, and the drive takes me very close to The Flaming Candle. Things are looking up

 

I am always so envious of people who live near fragrance places. We have nothing here in the North East worth a visit.

Karen in MA

So I just placed an order with Cierra. I have never ordered from them before but they have an almond extract I want to try to replace the almond pastry from peak. This is what I got and I will let you all know how they smell OOB when I get them.

Patchouli Spice

Maharani Padparadscha: Just plain curious on this one. 

Lily of the Valley

Honey Almond 

Holiday Eggnog: Hoping this also can be used as a substitute for Grandma Swinging Egg Nog

Cinnamon French Toast

Cedar and Spice

Cherry Vanilla

Cannabis & Exotic Spice: Not sure on this one but sounded intersting

Blueberry Pumpkin Pancakes: I am assuming this will be the same or similar to Blueberry Pumpkin Patch

Black Cherry

Autumn Lodge

Amish Harvest: Getting this to see how it compares to Peak

Woodstock '69

Almond Extract : Hoping this can replace Almond Pastry

Black Licorice: I love licorice  so this is for me

Oxford Scentsy Type: Interesting maybe I can use this as a book scent. 

Sea Glass: Curious how this will compare with WSP

I will let you all know how they are when they come this week. 

Karen in MA

I love # 2 without the leprechaun.

Karen in MA

Good afternoon,

I was wondering if anyone had successfully found a dupe to to Almond Pastry from Peak?  I ordered some from Keystone and though it is nice it is not really close to the original at all. I went to pour some today and it is more bakery than almond. I am looking for that sharp almond that the fragrance from Peak had.

Thanks,

Karen in MA

3 minutes ago, Darbla said:

A few of my favorite scents I'd put in the "clean" category are AH/RE "Badedas" (if they even still have this) and Nature's Garden "Cracklin' Birch" and "Desire".  Probably a ton of the men's cologne type of scents would fall in this area.

 

I loooooooooooove lavender but that's a floral.

I think I have a Badedas sample around here I will give it a sniff. I love crackling birch but that is too smokey. I know exactly what the customer is looking for in regards to a scent, like fresh bleached sheets hanging on the line or that light scent of bleach on your hands after scrubbing the bathroom. 

Karen in MA

Good morning,

Has anyone ever tried the Sea Glass from Cierra and know how it compares to the one sold by Wholesale Supplies Plus.

The description from Cierra:  

One whiff of this and you'll be transported onto a deserted island.  The smell of salt water, citrus and driftwood with a hint of musk.  Just heavenly.

Notes:

• • TOP: Orange, lemon peel
  • MID: Marine Mist, Water Lilies, Spanish Rosemary 
• BASE: Driftwood, Sandalwood, Musk

The Description from Wholesale Supplies:

The fresh clean scent of sea water, fresh air, sparkling citrus and soft woods

The big difference here is that Cierra is 18.99 a pound and WSP is 41.95 a pound. I may just have to place an order with Cierra even with shipping I think it will be worth it. I need another supplier like I need a hole in the head.

Thanks,

Karen in MA

Good morning,

So in my quest for a Bleach like scent I ordered 3 samples from SOS: Bleach, Chlorine and Swimming Pool. Nope not even close and my nose is very familiar with the bleach/chlorine smell as all 4 of my kids are swimmers. This was a request for one of my wholesale accounts. They are looking for that fresh scrubbed clean scent that is not Pine nor Floral. Does anyone have anything I can suggest to them? I am at a loss on this one.

Thanks,

Karen in MA
 

Well I ordered the 3 horrible scents from SOS. I find they are very pricey and do not use any of their oils. I will let everyone know how they are when they come in next week. 

Karen in MA

Here is a little update. This is a burn with an LX12. It has been burning for about two hours. It is still very deep.