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I have the electric turkey fryer, it's a table top.

I wonder how much you can make as a hobby to keep it legal. Of course if you are not using a number, who would know? They cheat us, maybe we can get them back. Ha! We don't do shows anymore. No money. Most of ours are going out selling and fundraisers. I may think about it. I would love to quit the paperwork too. But there are some site that you can't use without a tax ID. If you have a tax ID, you have paperwork. Isn't this right?

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Very, very pretty! Nice work.

I did not renew my license and I am disolving my LLC. I have a lot of supplies that I'm going to sell off. I have kept enough oils for my personal use and some tart wax, but the days of wicks/jars are gone. Too many inconsistencies with my wax and all the retesting was proving to be a headache. Never got into the bath & body aspect. Right now I'm concentrating on getting a job. I was laid off from my full time job in February and it's been a difficult process. This chapter (candle business) of my life is about to close unfortunately.

Apple Pie (Fruit/Bakery)

Vanilla Bean Noel (Vanilla for the non adventurous candle lovers)

Amish Harvest (Cinnamon)

These always sell like crazy in my fundraisers. If you want to add another, add cranberry.

I use the Pink from Candles & Supplies and when your wax looks pink in the hot wax, it will turn out hot pink. This pink dye doesn't look like it changes the wax color til it cools.

What size bottle do you plan on using? We use a 6 oz small bottle and use 2 oz. We opted for the smaller bottle in the event that it tipped over the oil wouldn't spill out.

Tutti Fruiti

Candy Shop

Sugar High

Sweet Lips (it's 6:37 a.m., I can't be clever this early).

One of my big sellers in spring/summer is Mango Papaya and Jamaica Me Crazy. I personally love White Tea & Ginger and Green Tea, but I think they are "out of scent style" this year. LOL

I think the background is pretty, but the white bar makes it look like an afterthought. I agree, the font of your name is too generic.

I like this label over the other. Given the jars you have displayed in the gallery, I think it's a good idea to keep the country/prim look. Are you hung up on having the name "Sparky's Candles? " Why not just "Sparky's?" I believe you had mentioned wanting to branch out into bath & body and if you keep the name short to "Sparky's", you have more marketing options. JMO.

I don't mean to be offensive at all, but the multi colored print is a bit juvenille to me. Multi colored print and sparkles remind me of something a 5th grade girl would like.

I would suggest that you get clear address labels and use them instead of the white. I like the card stock idea. A nice change from the ordinary.

One of the things you need to consider in deciding on hang tags or labels is how you plan on displaying your merchandise. For example, if you plan on doing craft shows, etc., hang tags could be a major inconvenience for packaging. IMO, given the style of jar you have used (as seen in the gallery) you need to have something catchy on your candles. They are very plain and common (I don't mean to insult you). Are you interested in a prim/country look, or something more contemporary? My suggestion would be to decide what "look" you want to achieve in your overall business persona.

I'd be curious on this too, as I live in a no sales tax state.

Sell them on Craigs List. Someone will want them for their bar. I'm assuming they are martini glasses not margarita glasses.

Just don't make any medical claims that your candles can cure depression, etc.

I am unable to make it this year, but it's a blast. I encourage anyone in the area to make it. I'm still unpacking my bag of free samples!!!

Partylite had the same "warning." You couldn't use their candles in any holder except theirs. Just a marketing ploy.

It reminds me of the Methodist Church symbol. (sorry)

You will have many more size options if you use www.onlinelabels.com or www.labelsbythesheet.com. It took me 4 years to finally get the labels I was content with, and now I've decided to not be in business anymore. LOL

I agree, the border looks like stationery to me. What do you current labels look like? The font doesn't say "sparky" to me either.

You may also try adding your FO at a higher temperature to make sure it binds. As for making your tarts softer, I don't know if that is something you would want to do, given the fact that removal of the wax from the tart burner/warmer will be more difficult if it is soft. Not impossible, but a firmer wax will "pop" out of the warming bowl.

I use a 50/50 pillar/votive blend for my tarts and have no complaints whatsoever, and I use 6% FO. I don't use BC oils though.

I have always liked the looks of your products, but I did have an initial problem with the "s" and the "g" looking similar. But I do like your vision.

I renamed my Midsummer's Night (midnight) and it sold like crazy.