EvyStar

Hi NightLight, greetings from the tropics of Australia. Do you mind me asking where you purchased your hanging moulds from?

Whilst researching pricing for profit via the Etsy Blog posts I discovered Megan Augman (http://designinganmba.com) and Tara Gentile (http://www.taragentile.com) - The Art of Earning & Pricing For Profit. i highly recommend checking out both their websites. The information is invaluable. I feel that all my yearning questions have been answered just by reading nearly all of Megan Augman's blog posts. The information she provides resonates with where I am in this of my crafting ambitions. Also, check out the Recommended Reading blog post by Megan. xx

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Does anyone know of any candle making programs out there? Ones that are suitable for Macs?

Just checked out specwood. What a fantastic arrange of displays. Hopefully they ship to Australia. I have been using wooden boxes which my friend made for me and then I painted with Brazil wall nut stain. I have created a layered window type display. Still work in progress but it's does the job for now. I would however like to incorporate some sort of stand for the side of my trestle table. Just need to make sure everything will fit on my car. I don't have time to upload the pics onto the server but if you click on my FB page link below and go to photos you will see in the pics earlier some with the wooden boxes. There are several pics in their original state (pine) until I painted them with the stain. They look much better stained. https://www.facebook.com/DragonflyStarDesigns?fref=ts Thanks for the specwood link Vicky!

Hi Karen What deal do you have with your customers who test your candles for you? Do they pay slightly cheaper price or do they get to test for free? Thanks again! Kind regards, Evy

Thanks for the advice guys. If it is a candle issue, any suggestions as to what it could possibly be? I know there are many variables, but your suggestions might help.

I have had a customer complain that two of the candle jars (Metro Jars 330mls) lose their fragrance throw once the candles have burnt roughly half way down the jar. She advised initially - when first lit - for the first two hours - they candles were ok. However after lighting them the second time, she has complained that she can no longer smell them. She has placed them in several different sized rooms. Still nothing. I use either Natures Wax or GW464 and CDN wicks. I don't use any dyes in my candles. Please help! Any suggestions. I've not had other customers complain, but i'm concerned she might be the first one to actually say something. I have a selection of friends who are testers for me. None of them have mentioned anything of such. I am going to touch base with them again to make sure. But thought I would post this question in case anyone has ideas or suggestions as to what may be going wrong.

I only ever have 11 fragrances for customers to choose from at my market stalls. I couldn't even begin to imagine having more. I do mix it up a bit and have removed or stop selling particular ones which don't sell quickly. However - on my stall I only ever have 11 fragrances for people to choose from. Don't' customers get confused if you offer them too many choices to choose from? Just my thoughts. Perhaps I'm doing it wrong.

Does anyone use labels from Worldlabel.com? I was about to switch from Avery to using their labels, however now considering using online labels. They seem to have much wider variety of labels.

Hello Vicky! Is this the program that you use? http://www.printmaster.com The current version is V6!? If this is not the one you use, can you please email me the link to yours?

I currently use a graphic designer who is based in Italy. She is a friend and a great designer. However, it does add to my costs. Even though she charges me mates rates. My market stall (labelling/branding, props) is very vintage inspired. I would like the freedom to offer customers (and shop owners) a variety of label designs and personalised ones also. For my decorative pillar candles - I purchase digital downloads from Etsy and (with designers permission) use their digital images as part of my craft. Any other suggestions - websites etc…to check out with regards to payable/or free graphics/borders/images etc…?

Me too!

Hi there Any idea where I might be able to find Print Shop 22? Is it a software program or actual physical printer? Kind regards, Evy

OMG! This post has been a wealth of valuable information for me. Thank-you. I have never heard of any of the programs all of you have posted here. Nor have I heard of online labels. I have been using Avery labels and they expensive and average in quality. The labels often peel from the sides of my glass jars once the candle is lit. Plus living here in the tropics the labels don't always stick properly. I have resorted to placing the labels on the lids for now. So, if I may add another question to the mix. Do you charge your time - when you design your labels to the cost of each product?