Suzanne

Thank you so much Suzanne..

Number 6. If you have a balance in those accounts do a journal entry to move the balance from the parent account to the sub account(s) you created.

That was what I was not sure of.. But that makes sense..

Greatly appreciate your help!! THANK YOU!!!!

Glad I could help. :smiley2:

1. Open the chart of accounts and highlight on the expense account you want to add sub-accounts to.

2. To the right hand side of the screen, towards the bottom you'll see "related activities". Click create a sub-account (make sure the parent account is still highlighted).

3. Under the account name, type in the name of the account.

4. Click save and close.

5. Then right click on the accounts that you wanted to move and click delete account, ONLY IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BALANCE IN THERE YET.

6. If you have a balance in those accounts do a journal entry to move the balance from the parent account to the sub account(s) you created.

7. When you get the balances moved to the sub-accounts you can right click on the parent accounts that you moved the balances from and click inactive.

This version of QB is a little more limited on the manipulation you can do so you have to create the new sub-accounts and move your balances.

I'll download and install it and check it out. Give me a few and I'll let you know.

Look under company preferences and there might be something that you can click that says something about accountant's copy or similar. There might be a control on it that won't allow you to add sub-accounts.

You should be able to edit the "sub account". In the edit mode you should be able to click make this a sub account of.....

I don't have QB in front of me right now so I can't walk you through the step by step process.

Or you might try opening the chart of accounts and dragging the account to the account you want to make it a sub account of.

I'll tell you what I think. One more nanny-tit, in your face, government regulation and I'm moving to France. Or somewhere.

Nothing will put a stop to unsafe products being made.

Buh-bye!

Yes, do a search at the microsoft website for Excel. If you are using Excel 2007 include the "2007" in your search.

Here's a link for microsoft training:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102744471033.aspx

If you aren't using an accounting program for your bookkeeping, I'd use that. Otherwise I'd recommend creating a spreadsheet for your inventory in Excel. It would be alot easier unless you already are familiar with Access. Access is a database and a little more complicated for new users.

I'm sure it's aggravating right when you're in the middle of using them. I'm pretty sure they would send the correct size you ordered if you let them know. I haven't bought from them in awhile but they were always a good supplier for me.

More than most, I understand where you're coming from. I lost what some would consider a fair amount of money with hcm from believing and trusting verbal agreements. Once I lost trust, I had to make the decision to cut any further losses and just chalk it up to a learning experience in business. I didn't just fall off the turnip truck. I'm new to having a website, but I'm certainly not new to the business world and fly-by-night "business" people. I don't think that I'm the only person who signed with HCM after being assured that I would have top-notch customer support and guidance as a new website owner.

Good attitude Luci! Anyone who STILL is with HCM should jump ship and cut their loses. You've been warned and made aware of, over and over. At this point, it's your own fault if you're sticking with a untrustworthy business.

Seriously Miss Mary - Don't shoot the messenger.

Beck - Very informative post. Much appreciated by many.

Very nice Scented. I really like your colorful combinations lately.

A very popular men's fragrance is Paris Hilton's for men. It soaped like a dream and the scent stayed perfectly.

The only reason I tried it was because I was getting so many requests for it. Thought I'd give it a shot and am very pleased with it.

Or you can say "made with natural butters and oils".

Hi Jon,

I read that book too! I agree, it's a great book and simple to read. I love her sense of humor.

Actually Neroli Oil is a plant oil produced from the blossom of the bitter orange tree. While actual Neroli Oil may smell different (I have no idea) the oil I got from OT smelled just like the Orange Blossoms I smell all over town around here.

Oh - Orange blossoms from Fragrances by Design was the first Orange Blossoms I've tried. It doesn't smell anything like the Neroli FO i've used from SW and RE.

Sounds like Orange Blossoms is popular in your neck of the woods if you're smelling it all over town.

I recently tried Orange Blossoms from Fragrances By Design in bath and body applications. It's a very pleasant softer kind of scent. I'm pleased with FBD's orange blossoms. I'm not sure if it's a yankee dupe tho, and I did not test it in candles yet.

Just an FYI I think Neroli is an entirely different kind of orange fragrance

I've soaped with soy milk but I freeze it first before adding to the lye mixture. And I add it very slowly. It does make a very creamy bar.

Peak's grape and wild cherry are awesome in soy candles

Can't wait to see the results with those pops. Make sure you post some pics if ya get a chance when you try them. Those pop colors caught my eye but thought I'd wait until I hear more about them.

Holy crappola, I'm tripping the light fantastic!

Great display of how TKB's mica's work in CP. I saw some posts in that Co-Op thread but left it alone. This supplier sells high pH micas, which are perfectly suited for this application. I think the issue is that soapers are throwing low pH micas [Coastal Scents] that were designed for mineral make-up and lipstick into this harsh environment. Thus, the poor quality results. The lye is eating the color or changing it.

I've yet to have any color in over the 50 I have from TKB go funky. I think high olive oil content has a lot to do with color changes. Just my two cents.

But ya didn't did ya? Ya brought over here. Go back and read the whole thread before trying to stir up trouble, as you are known to do with me.

Some of the micas are safe for high ph. And NO not ALL of tbk's micas work in cp soap. If you use mica's in cp make sure you find out if it's safe for cp soaping. Just as any other ingredient, you have to research it. Make sure the supplier says it won't morph in cp soap. Some suppliers post the info right with their colors, other suppliers you might have to dig around their site a little bit to find out. I've read many threads about people being disappointed or not realizing that the micas change color or just turn out very ugly when used for cp soaping. Actually there is a specific ingredient that's in many of the micas that cause them morph. It's some sort of chemical reaction it has.

Scented the soaps look very colorful and I'm glad your having good luck with the colors from tkb. Were those the pop colors some of you were talking about in that co-op thread?

ETA: I just read that they are the neons. Nice job!

Hello Candletech members!

I would like to formally invite each and everyone of you to join me at the Second Annual ISOCAN Conference being held at Holiday Inn Naperville, Illinois on Saturday Aug 16. We had a blast last year and the feedback I received were positive and overwhelming!

Here are some demos Janiece and I are working on to line up to tempt ya

• Mineral make-up - confirmed
  
• Fusion Magic - confirmed
  
• Safety for pets and humans - confirmed
  
• Packaging Presentation - confirmed
  
• Hydrosol demo
  
• Whipped Body Frosting
  
• Melt and Pour layering technique

Calling candle makers, wanna to do a demo? We could definitely use your help and input! Please let me know!

Kitty

Kitty, please keep us updated on this as I'm very interested in attending.

Thanks!

I don't think there really is much to find, but someone did finally do the testing to find the answer. This Caveman Chemistry guy periodically contributes to the crafting community via the Handcrafted Soapmaker's Guild. He's been working on a book on scientific soapmaking that's supposed to come out this year. A portion dealing with superfatting was published in the latest Guild magazine. I haven't seen the full article yet, but the conclusion is that adding oils at trace versus the beginning of the process didn't affect the final outcome of the soap. I think it should be a very interesting book.

And others have done research and found that it DOES affect the final outcome. I guess it's a matter of preference and doing your own testing.

MMS, Brambleberrys and Oregon Trails have it.

http://www.thesage.com/catalog/Colors.html

http://brambleberry.com/micas.html

http://www.oregontrailsoaps.com/colorants.html

Many other soapmaking suppliers have it also. These are just a few reputable suppliers. HTH

"Adding the extra oil at this time keeps it in its natural state, and ready to instantly moisturize your skin as you use the soap. "

This quote surely does imply that. That's the reason hand millers do what they do; the saponification process is truly over, they are merely reforming the soap with added goodies. Rebatching is not one of my favorites, more power to the hand millers, LOL.

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e, we could go back and forth over this, but like I said, you have to consider the whole writing not take a fragment of it and form an opinion on what it is saying. It's chemistry and you can't take a fraction of what it is saying and consider it the whole meaning. I posted the whole writing as not to take pieces of it out of context.

As far as rebatching, I guess I missed where the original poster mentioned that. Actually, I've missed with whatever you are debating when you took a fragment of a written piece of research and changed the meaning of it or tried to perceive it as saying something it is not. You can pick away with what I posted from that site all you want. I was trying to help the original poster understand a little bit more about saponification. I think all you've done now, is confuse her more.

Back to the original person's post. Yes you can add butters and not break down many of their attributes if added after trace. Making soap is like an art with chemical charateristics. To get the most out of the different oils and butters you use, you would need to understand what happens at each stage of soap making. It's a learning process that obviously each person understands differently and at different levels.