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Yeah I figure social media is really important these days!

I bought small square ones for the same reason.  Here's mine:

22 minutes ago, Quentin said:

Have you tried any of the liquid white dyes?  AAA sells one. Not the auto club, but  aaacandlesupply.com  

Never tried this supplier but I'm also interested in the white. While I'm at it, are there any fragrances anyone's tried? Similar to any other supplier? They have good prices from the brief look I just had.

Sellers on Amazon have it starting at $40 for the 8 quart

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00OKYJ2TW

I think for the soy wax I use, I've gotten it down but I was mainly asking about parsoy blends or straight up paraffin. There are so many options that before I start buying some to test I thought I'd ask suggestions on which you all find has the best throw for the least amount of FO, in general.

3 minutes ago, kandlekrazy said:

Flower Bomb is a great smell in soap, I found it to be not as strong as in candles which it gags me!  lol

It's so strong, I literally cannot get it off my hands! lol

My order arrived and I can tell you that all of the 11 scents I got smell fantastic just smelling in the bottle, even the ones I don't love I recognize is a personal preference of smell and not because it's a bad oil. The shipping was fast and they have great customer service. I'm really excited for 5 of the 11 to get into wax and see how they do! Here's what I ordered:

Sleigh Ride
Cinnamon Buns

Caramel Swirl

Wildberry Chamomile

Autumn Magic

Those are the ones I'm really excited to try out. 

Mon Amour
Love

Desert Fairy Dust

Northwoods

Winter Morning

Beneath The Stars

I'll definitely use them all eventually. I have a box of scents I've ordered 1oz of that will never be used because either I feel the oil isn't good for my wax or I just can't tolerate the scent lol. 

Side note: They included a sample votive with Flower Bomb in the box and it's all I smell now. I can't get the scent off my hands!!! If you love the smell of flowers, that would be fantastic. I however, do not. 😷

Very nice! Are you leaving them natural or painting? 

I know the fragrance varies in scent and supplier, but I'm curious what wax you all find has the best throw. Not just soy but paraffin, soy, blends, coconut, etc. Prefer answers from those that have played around with different waxes using the same FO. I use the max FO in all my melts and they are good but damn I turn around and I'm out of oil so fast if I'm not buying mass quantities and I know some of the blends require less. Sorry if this has been discussed in this section, I did a search and only saw a few threads on people having throw issues. Thanks!!

@Jenni Wix Vanilla Bomb is my favorite of all their vanilla. It's just a strong but smooth vanilla that's not too 'bean' smelling if that makes sense? The Lavender Rocks smells like the best mixes of a strong herbal Lavender like when you go get a facial or massage and a familiar fruity fragrance I can't quite put a finger on. I know I'm Sunshinee at explaining this!! 

The Becky's Ultimate is really great also. The Vanilla Bean Noel smells the same as Aztec if you've had theirs, both are BBW I believe. I haven't had the Vanilla King yet but it was on my order from today to sample. I'm a lover of all things vanilla as well. 

I've ordered from Azetc twice and used a credit card before I saw the warning. I haven't seen anything suspicious so I think @Jenni Wix is right about them taking care of the issue. No reputable company allows that to continue. Also agree on the Candle Science. I have loved all their fragrances I've tried. I have ordered multiples from Just Scent though too, just today I ordered another batch of one of their fragrances I really loved the 1oz sample of.

I have a sample pack arriving on Monday so I can give some input on my thoughts too

On 12/2/2018 at 9:04 PM, BeckyLauren94 said:

Probably been asked before but...
I make small pot wax melts and was wondering if it was worth decorating them. I always try to keep mine naturally coloured, and the semi-bright colours tend to attract people, but am interested in making them look pleasing to the eye with surface decorations. 
I have some very fine "candle safe" glitter, but am wary about using it in melts. Does this not melt and leave a bad residue or fumes? 
I have seen a few that use household spices to decorate their melts but I worry about the effects of these under heat.

I guess what I would really like to know is what wax melt decorations are safe!

Any help would be appreciated!
 

If you just want to add a little something, I use an acrylic paint brush and just brush this onto the tops of mine, especially if I have some that are frosted a bit more than I like. I've used it a ton and the container still looks like new so a little goes a very long way! It also melts just fine and actually looks very pretty in dark colors that are fully melted.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GH3PWS6

Mica Powder Pigment/Flake “Icicle”

It goes on so nicely - here's  a couple I used it on

I just realized I typed Amber as my name and I have no idea why I did that. It's my middle name and I literally never have gone by that in my life. My first name is Cristina!

And yes, thank you! It's fun! 

WOW from the first to the last! That's inspiring to me thank you so much for sharing!! Also the pic with the green tables, what is holding up all your signs? I can't quite make it out! 

I'm wondering if anyone here has any experience adding some airbrushing of colors to the top of candles or to wax melts? I'm looking for a certain thing I can't get with dye alone and thought instead of trying to sloppily brush on with the acrylic maybe I could find an airbrush or something like? 

I'd ask @MilosCandles since I know they make these!

6 minutes ago, Quentin said:

Sunday's idea will work great. Use whatever is around the house and drape it. It will add some height, creating an illusion of abundance from which the customer can choose. You can also use this same setup when taking pictures of your products. I've seen even professional photographers use this technique. 

Thanks so everyone that responded. I have some real solid ideas for display finally!!  🎈

I actually just found something I like better. I may have to change the colors on my table a bit but I think I can still use the black just add in some white with my purple. I love these so much! I think my little bags would sit very nicely in them. Then I could have some tiered and some on the table. Thoughts???

4 minutes ago, kandlekrazy said:

They also make clear acrylic risers that stack really nicely for display. I like them because they don't hide any product. and they stack together for storage so don't take up too much room.

Your display looks great.  If you're looking for something for the  bags in individual scents consider either small baskets or I always used vintage enamelware bowls, cups etc depending on what I was displaying.

Oh glass bowls or platters! That may work if I get enough space next time! 

Yes I think height is what mine is missing! I will have to look into crates as I was only looking at stands like everyone uses for soaps and lotions and I couldn't see how that would work for me. I did manage to see this but I'm not sure if that's pricey for it or not?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/72426300

https://www.etsy.com/listing/616252201

I'm shocked by all the nice comments. I know I'm new but I really didn't think it looked very nice. I really did my best with what I had to work with and a larger table would have made a huge difference but I still feel like something major is missing so maybe it's just getting some height.

I'm unsure how to display these little bags of melts the best. I think how I had them was just okay but I did not love it. I saw a Posh table display online I wanted to somewhat mock mine after but not man of my items are in containers. Don't laugh or cringe toooooo much please. Remember I'm a beginner to all this. My first craft fair was more successful than I anticipated after my starting fiasco and lack of knowing what I was really doing...but I think if it had looked more presentable I might have gotten more sales?? I'm considering trying another for Dec 22 and I need HELP Please! 

This was my setup, after being crowded into a 6ft instead of 8 ft table. I had to leave so much off the table because it was just too much and looked even sloppier than this does. 

However this is the setup I've been drooling over. (Obviously mine wouldn't be 3 tables but just their entire presentation is lovely IMO. I would turn the pink into the muted purple color in my logo to match my branding. But I just love everything about how they have it and I can't even try to replicate it.

The Death By Chocolate is amazing! However, the Godiva Chocolate I am not a fan of. 

Lavender Rocks
Vanilla Bomb

Bear Claws

I also love their Peppermint Bark. Just Scent and WSP both have the same smell, more chocolate instead of the overwhelming peppermint. For a nice peppermint fragrance however, their Jack Frost Christmas is really nice!

@CLVC How's the Hippy Chick? I am not a fan of jasmine or rose but all the others in that I love a lot so I'm hoping they aren't too pronounced in the final scent. 

Well my show was both a disaster and a success. 

First I was so prepared I had my car packed last night all but the wax melts. I got up this morning, got ready and left at the exact time I planned to go. I got halfway there and realized I forgot my bag with my phone and wallet and had to turn about making me 30 mins later than planned. Then it started pouring so I had to carry all my stuff inside in the rain. When I got in there, I was renting a table and instead of the table I was faced with a space and my name instead. When I asked they said they ran out of tables and I told them I paid for it already! So they went to find me a table and I ended up with a 6ft instead. 

Once set up however, I got everything out (even though I had to display different than I intended because of the space) I was actually only about 10 mins doing it when they started and people wandered in. I did manage to make 28 sales in 5 hours and had lots of traffic telling me how good it all smelled and many taking my business card for later.