Country Crafter

Yes they do, phone the order in and ask for USPS shipping. Wendy

pm'd you Christine. Wendy

I would be cautious about using regular table salt or sugar, both are flammable if they happen to enter the melt pool. Non iodized salt is fine, (pickling or canning salt) give a particularly chunky look with is great. Another option is some of the glitter type products. Modge podge is a great adhesive for any of these options. Wendy

Hi Patience, gel has a much higher melt point than paraffin or soy and will not melt in a double boiler situation, presto's or direct heat work well. Of course like always, never leave unattended. Wendy

HI Mitch, using paraffin or soy for your base is your best bet. It is unwise to use scented embeds made with polar fragrances whether you plan on scenting the gel or not, they will mix during the burn. Creme pies made with paraffin or soy and top with embeds of your choice! Have fun. Wendy

Hello Hank, we can help you, drop me a pm if you like. We're located in BC. Wendy

As a retailer I have to agree with Cindy. Many times we are busy with customers, business etc. and just do not have the time to listen to the spiel. What I prefer from companies and yes reps to is an introductory letter, either by snail mail or even hand delivered, addressed to the purchaser. It should contain a little about your company, the product, pictures if possible and an invitation for a further meeting at our convienance. This gives us time to follow up on the product if needed and come up with a time that affords us the chance to sit uninterupted to see you. Occasionally when things are hectic we do forget to contact even if it is something we're interested in, so a second letter or quick call asking if we have any questions etc. if welcome as well. As a wholesaler myself we follow this advice except that we offer to drop off, (send) a sample when the second contact is made. At this time do we offer information concerning pricing, programs we offer etc. I prefer to shop myself with print catalogues and second to that online. I do not like the pressure of dealing face to face with most products, it has taken some time to be able to say, thanks for showing us your products, if interested we will call, without feeling guilt for not placing an order right then and there. I suggest if at all possible you have at the minimum brochures if not a full catalogue or an online service they can look at. Hope this helps. Wendy

Thanks everyone, we enjoy doing the boxes up and they do make a great gift. LOL yes that is real wine! We work with various products (especially for our gift baskets) that are created here in the valley for example a chocolate business, Cp soap biz, a local coffee company that roasts here, cheese maker etc. and a local vineyard. They all produce local product that we include in our baskets. The wine we do not actually sell to our customers, it is purchased by the customer through us direct from the vineyard, we take no profit on the actual bottles of wine although the fact that we "feature" local product in the boxes and baskets keeps sales up and we can mark up the total basket accordingly. We also do a wine sleigh basket which is popular to, this time of the year especially. We have many corporate basket accounts which bring in their own wine or product which they wish to include in the baskets for their customers and this works out well too. As for the gel shifting no problems in over 6 years, we use CMP, (medium density) and our temps are not extreme up here. We also ship overseas and package accordingly whether going by container load or by air. Freezing is a much bigger issue for us where our candles are concerned when shipping than gel shifting. We have had to have custom packaging designed to help with this problem when shipping overseas, the foam, foil lined bags and boxes really help with the cold and the heat issues. Thanks again. Wendy

Thanks everyone, I was aware 1242 is a straight paraffin so assumed it would mottle, great to have reassurance prior to pouring. I was hoping to use up the wax! Wendy

One of our wine box sets we offer. Hope you like. Wendy

I am aware 1242 is a Canadian product and also that there are a few Canucks that frequent this board, hopefully one of them will respond. Wendy

Hi all, I am out of 1274 and am looking to use up 12 cases of 1242 I have laying around. I made the switch some time ago to 1274 and really like it however I am unsure as to whether I can get 1242 to mottle or not. If not I will drag out my old formulas for the 1242 I used to use. I will pour tomorrow however does anyone have any input? Trying to get a few Spring items in the works and test some ideas throughout the next couple of months. Thanks in advance. Wendy

Hi Carmen, we offer both. If they purchase a dollar amount that is usually the full line of a particular product (but not always) they receive the display unit and they are also available stand alone too. We only offer certain display items though such as our ovens for pie displays, racks for clams or t's or our full wooden votive display or jar hutches. We offer no straight shelving type units. Not all wish a display piece however about 50% of our accounts have purchased them. HTH Wendy

Yes Heather we are fully insured, have been in business for over 7 yrs. now as a candlemaker and 4 yrs. supplier, we are confident in our products. The "fragrance" time with our wickless is dependent upon the fragrance however on average we get more hours out of our wickless per oz. than our container per oz. Glassware is speculative, purchase quality to start, test thoroughly and yes still expect things to occur. A glass can be bumped and damaged in shipping or as a customer carries it home, we control what we can. Thanks for asking. Wendy

WE do very well with our wickless and warmers and would not consider dropping them from our lines. What I can't quite figure out is the concern some of the posters seem to have with the leftover wax. We get just as many if not more hours out of a comparable priced container vrs. our wickless and when they are gone, their gone, in a jar the wax is gone and in a wickless the fragrance. We are confident enough in our glassware that we offer an exchange program, (glassware is inspected for chips and cracks upon return) and prior to us refilling goes through our heat testing process we use for all glassware. We do not reuse the wax that is in a piece of glassware when it is exchanged, unless we use it for firestarters or similar but we refill with fresh. If a customer returns one of our wickless candles free from defects they get $2 off of thier next wickless off the shelf. We have been selling wickless for a long time and have many customers that pick out two or three scents for a season then exchange for a different grouping the following season. Our warmers and glassware have been tested extensively and we have had no problems in three yrs. other than the first glassware we attempted them with and discontinued. As for spilling hot wax on one's self unfortunately that can happen with a candle too. JMT Wendy

Hi Anna, we whip it from a liquid state, timing is the key, lol. When the consistancy is correct I pour and spoon it onto the other layers, works great with the base we use. Thanks for asking Wendy

Hi Anna, they hold only 9 oz. to the bottom of the top ring, we leave some room for expansion as the wax melts. Wendy

Three yrs. ago when we first started our wickless we used the same jar except the ones that "Wally World" have at Christmas time with the seasonal images on them. We did test, albiet just one and it was fine. Sold a few over the season and had four come back with burst glass. We still use exactly the same warmers but a much thicker glass and have had no problems since. It is the glass in my opinion. We too found the larger glassware not only took some time to melt but would often form a bubble in the bottom while still having a "crust" so to speak on the time. The melted wax at the bottom would heat up and when it burst through to the top would often splatter. A thicker, shallow glass seems to be the key, here is what we use now: Wendy

Pillars still scare me however I am quite pleased with our Christmas ones for this year. These are scented from the top down, Cranberry Crunch, Citrus Peel and Pine and Buttery Gingerbread, they actually smell quite good layered as they are. Be kind, lol, food items are my thing! Wendy

Thanks everyone, this is a fun one to make! I don't have a pic of one lit, sorry, will have to take one. I think you can see in the picture there is a tealight inserted in the top so this is a "forever" type candle, good for lots of movies, . Come on up and visit anytime, we would love to see you! Wendy

and this is the basket (not wrapped) that it goes in.

We do alot of gift baskets and design a number of candles to fit the theme. I thought I would share our Popcorn Candle that goes in our Movie Night Basket. Hope you like it. Wendy

Sooooo pretty! Thanks for sharing! Wendy

Thanks so much everyone. We have a salon two doors down from us and the staff are wonderful customers. Early last week I took a box over for them to enjoy and they have been burning there ever since. Great advertising for us! It is amazing how many came thru our doors last week to purchase after seeing and smelling them at the salon. Best advertising bucks I ever spent, lol. Wendy

I voted for bagged although we have done both in the store. At one time we had plexi bins which people could scoop from, we tried by the bag size and weighed. What we experienced was people that would sort through and pick out various botanicals that they preferred in the mix. Unfotunately it always seemed to be things like lotus pods etc. that cost a fortune but made the mix more rich looking in our opinion. We then switched to boxed and bagged. Here is a pic of ours.