I ran into a similar scenario at my last job. I had one gal tell me how much she liked my candles and how good they were and she bought many from me. Then one day she quit buying and telling everyone behind my back that she was going to start making candles because it was easy money. Since she had worked at the company longer than me she had more friends etc. Anyway the point being, she tried to make candles, didn't test, and sold them and then our coworkers found out who really had the talent. Don't let these gals dampen your spirit of candle making. This shall pass and sucess will come to you.