Shawnee

Their cappucinno brulee is pretty good as well.

Anyone who wants just shoot me an email and I'll get it send asap! info@shawneecandles.com

After trying many cinnamon FOs from many companies, I always end up with Peaks, and therefore won't go anywhere else.

I have a great spreadsheet that a user sent me years ago. PM me your addy and I'll send it on its way!

I know this has been posted somewhere before. But I haven't been on here in quite some time and can't seem to find it. So the IRS says you can only claim a loss 3 out of 5 business years. How many of you have had the IRS claim your business as a hobby? I have a friend who owns a business and has claimed a loss for seven years in a row! How do they decide who is business worthy and who is not? Have any of you claimed a loss in your fourth year? TIA!

I can't believe he was so close to here and I didn't know it! Dang it...yes the logo looks dirty...lol. I didn't know what the heck it was until I read it was a hoof print!

Ok let me start off by saying that I am a Martha Stewart junkie. That said, I do however, laugh at her when she "makes candles." Sometimes they are quite scary and definitely unprofessional. Today though she made gourd candles using real gourds and making the molds using a product from this website: http://www.smoothon.com/candle.htm

Does anyone on here use this?

I couldn't live without my heat gun. However the first time I used it I melted the dang cord and had to replace it! I didn't look and laid it down on it. I've made the wick smoke before but haven't lit it...yet...hee hee. I've also burned the crap out of my hand. What can I say...its a love/hate thing...lol.

I heat gun mine too.

Unfortunately she is best friends with the head person who was also involved in the scandal. They are both small town people with even smaller minds. They treat people and act like they are in high school again. I just don't see the reasoning for that behavior. I put an insert in the paper explaining the situation and offering a discount(even though it was totally not my fault) for a future order. It was totally professional and hopefully will open a few eyes. I thanked them for their business and apologized for any inconvenience the delay might have caused.

Well the whole problem is that when the sponsor was sitting on the money, or using it for her own personal items, which I believe was the case, the parents thought the candles were being made. So three weeks later the parents are irrate because they think I'm goofing off and took their money. When I get messages on my machine from parents that say they want "all their money back", they don't understand that I didn't get "all the money". Over half goes to the organization. I hardly make a penny on this fundraiser because I do it for the little girls so they can get their cheerleading uniforms so the "parents" don't have to shell out the money. No more though. Never again for this organization.

Well this is good info. If I ever do a fundraiser, I'll be aware of this potential hazard. Perhaps as part of the "lesson learned", next time just include in your literature that the turnaround time is contingent upon receiving funds in by a specified date. Or, if you packaged the orders individually, you could put a little note in each order explaining the delay. It's a lot of trouble to have to go through, but it will ensure your company name is not tarnished.

So sorry you had to go through that after all your hard work.

Oh no, I did that. Unfortunately it was all done over the phone. Next time I will have signatures. I did this fundraiser last year without a hitch, so I assumed it would go smootly this time around too. These "adults" that are acting like children, well I really don't want or need their business anyway. Those who know me and those who purchase candles from me know that I don't do my business the way it was described. I could go as far as making copies of the contract and handing them out at their practice, it was for a youth football league, but that would only cause more problems than its worth. Plus I'm not wasting any more of my gas! Its 20 miles away, so its not local people. Its people I will hopefully never see or hear from again.

I know I'll do more fundraisers but man this one really wore me out! Yes she shifted blame. She failed to tell the parents it was her fault, and naturally its easier to blame me. I have tried to explain to the parents, but she apparently got to them first, and who knows exactly what she said. I was extremely EXTREMELY tempted to go back, get my candles and return her money, then let her pull the other money out her @ss to pay the parents back.

Ugghh! I just finished up a fundraiser from HELL! The lady didn't pay me until after TWO weeks after the fundraiser's end. I order the materials as soon as I am paid, candles were delivered, yes DELIVERED in six days! I have parents calling me and cussing me out because they didn't get their candles when promised by the sponsor! I try to explain, even give them a discount on future orders and they either curse me out or hang up on me! What the hell!

I am having the hardest time finding these. Can anyone point me in the right direction? TIA

Vanilla Velvet!

Definitely Hansel and Gretel's House and Christmas Splendor!

Upon reading another forum, I saw they their company sells something called a sticky additive to help with jar adhesion and eliminate wet spots. You mix one ounce per pound of wax. I also noticed a few CT members were also members of that board. This made me wonder. Does anyone use this stuff and does it work?

I knew the title would catch attention. I don't even know if this is in the right area of the board, so if not, would our kind moderators move it please?

My husband and I just got back from fishing...yes it's midnight in our time zone! I jumped out of the car and directly into the shower. I washed and washed in the shower, then soaked in the tub. I still smell fish!

Does anyone here make a fisherman's soap?

Edited to say: We brought home 50 bass!

Man I need one of those machines! Martha Stewart..yes I watch Martha..hee hee...had them on her show today which made me want one more!

I saw this on Martha not too long ago and wanted to try it, but haven't gotten the time to. She said to go to www.peacefleece.com. Anyone shop there?

Thank you both so much! Calling first thing in the morning! Don't you just love being "responsible" lol:D

I used to get symptoms of strep throat after pouring all weekend. Fortunately I have moved out into my own shop now and feel much much better. I keep the big door open and let the fresh air in. Everyone in the neighborhood knows when I am pouring though...lol.

Well I'm back where I started, no insurance, and I refuse to sell until I get some. However, I DO have candles out there so I need to get some asap. Is there anyone in Texas with suggestions? TIA!