Common Scents

I use zincs & I LOVE them! It burns just hot enough to get a full melt pool each time & throw the scent really well. I use 51-32-18z in my 9 oz hex jars with 464. I have come across a few that struggled - CS Hansel & Gretel was one but I tried Peaks Gingerbread Cookies (which I liked better) and it does great! Wicking is SUCH a challenge! My main reason for loving the zincs is how they will stand on their own after pouring! NO WICK HOLDERS!

1. Soy only 2. 9 oz hex jar - my only size 3. No tarts yet - early next year 4. Charlotte, NC but most of my clients are in & around my hometown in SW VA 5. I will be adding 5 new scents to my spring & summer line & another 5 in the fall & winter of 2011. I only carry 15 right now. I will also be adding tarts next year as well. Other than that - I am a happy camper!

I had my first "show" of the season this weekend as well! It wasn't a craft show but more of an open house event with other vendors such as Longaberger, Pampered Chef, etc. It was a fundraiser for a local girl who is a friend of mine who has leukemia. We did a bake sale as well. The traffic was fairly light but actually not bad for a Sunday afternoon! We raised close to $400 for Amy! I sold close to $150 & I make candles only. We all chipped in and got a radio ad on the local station so my share was $15 & I donated 20% of my sales to Amy's fund too. The biggest win was a local kayaking & outdoors store wants my candles on consignment ASAP! YAY! And I have another show in two weeks in the same town & I know people will be looking for me! ALL of my bakery scents sold out - I mean every single one! Warm Apple Cobbler, Gingerbread Cookies, Chestnuts & Brown Sugar, etc! All that was left was fruits & florals! LOL! Now time to restock for the next one in two weeks!

HAHA I'm a planner...I can't help it! Thanks for all the input everyone!

Any good spring/summer "bakery" type scents that are big for you guys? I'd like to add one for next year. I'm considering Wildberry Mousse from CS & Strawberry Shortcake from CS. I use 464 btw

I did a search and didn't come up with much. Looking for a good Strawberry Kiwi for 464. Thanks!

Awesome! I'm from outside of Roanoke (Clifton Forge to be exact) Congrats again!

Congrats on a great day! My fall season starts the first weekend in Oct so this has me hopeful! PS - what resort was it? I'm from VA so I'm just curious

Thanks again for testing that for me! Gonna place my order ASAP!

WOW! You are AWESOME! Thank you so much for doing that! Btw what wax do you use? I can't WAIT to place my order now! And my customers who loved it years ago will be so excited that I might be bringing it back (pending my tests of course )

Thanks! My fingers are crossed for good news! LOL!

Candle Science just added a Cake to their line up. Their review says its strong in soy and they are pretty accurate with their reviews! Good luck!

Has anyone tried Bitter Creek's Buttermilk Pancakes (formerly Bubbles N Lights) in soy? I used to use in paraffin and it was a HUGE seller. Just thought I'd check here before I order samples to try in soy!

I use festivalnet.com (I think that's what it is) for the most part. Its free and a GREAT resource! Between that and our two local newspaper community calendars that's all I reallly need. Craigslist can also be a resource too. They have an event section. I've found a few that way as well! Good luck!

I like zincs because of how stiff they are - no wick pins! LOL! I am so lazy! I've tried CDs & LXs but went back to zincs because of having to hold them in place after pouring in order to keep them straight. I haven't tried the low smoke ones yet so maybe I will give them a go! I am pretty new to soy. I was a paraffin girl using the same jar & zincs and up until now, the zincs have worked fine for me in the 464. Thanks for the input!