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chauntelle

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    I have had a love of candles since i was a teenager! I now have a great boyfriend and 2 beautiful children and still have a huge fasination with candles!! In April this year i started selling candles but was annoyed that i was buying manufactured candles to sell instead of making my own. So after lots of research and findin quality supplies i now make my own but as i am still new to this craft i sell them along side the bought ones, which my customers love as they get a much better selection and

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  1. i find it really sad that anyone could sue someone and ruin someones life like that when they were obviously the one that was irresponsible enough to use a candle against the warnings that we issue ! A man in my town died last week from a house fire, started from a cigarette! I doubt that anyone sued the manufacturers of the cigarette that started the fire!! In my eyes its the same as using a candle... burn it wrong and you'll suffer the consequences!
  2. if you look through the business section theres loads of info. rules are different in different countries and areas so maybe if you give a little more info about that someone might be kind enough to point you in the direction of a link or two. HTH:)
  3. Try it ! thats wot making candles is all about, dont be afraid to just give it ago. If it doesnt work u can remelt and try all over again.You could do two tones of the same colour? Have fun and post the outcome Chauntelle
  4. Good idea my other halfs just expanding his business and is wholesaling some georgeous chocs. he's got a whole xmas and valentines gift range so might drag him along! he'll probably sell more than me though LOL but if his charms that gd i'll leave him to man my stall and go drink t!! He He thanks so much for the great advise will give this a go:yay: ... any more bright ideas if this doesnt work!! Really cant give up on this!
  5. cheers natty definatly do that one. we have an indoor/outdoor market nearby on a sunday and the same one on a sat but with outside carbooty pitches. the inside is more popular this time of yr coz its slighty weather protected. i did one before it cost me £18.00 and i only just broke even but the other stall holders told me it was a particually bad time to have a stall it was begining of feb and i thought valentines but it didnt work might work for xmas gifts though would you give it a go???
  6. thanks for your suggestions. at the mo i cant find any craft fairs locally but on monday i will search through the local papers in the hope of finding a couple! Its hard to advertise in a mag coz i cant spend out really every penny is going to pay this off! Hey nat - its quite a bit actually £500 in total that i need by xmas!so im open to anything and i guess b4 xmas is wen everyones spending right??? i hope so any way!
  7. I've been thinking of things that i might have missed and could do. Basically i have a bill for supplies that i got on a short credit but the last couple of months has been real slow. but i have spoke to the supplier and she has been really understanding and allowed me to pay in instalments which i have to keep to!!! I feel really bad now though and will never order on credit again.so lesson learnt but now i have to find ways of comming up with the money. i have enough for the first 2 instalments which are paid weekly but now im at a loss. so ive brain stormed these following ways to gain the money back in the hope that they work! 1. open house parties at mine and a friends house 2. School xmas fair 3. Offering my products @ wholesale 4. Puting a display in a hand craft product store 5. newsletters with a monthly offer 6. Candle demos 7. Candle parties okay so ive done numbers 5, 6 and 7 which i am continuing to market. Approached to stores for no 3 last week and will do follow up this week- or is that too soon? and am just putting stock together for no4. but im sure ive missed something and its such a horrible position to be in!! Do any of you have any suggestions?? thanks so much chauntelle xx
  8. hey yvette, i feel for you i wanted to do this too but it takes up alot of tme as well as money so i have found the next best thing( for me anyhows) theres a courtyard near to me which is full of small units for growing businesses such as ladys fashion photo studio small garden centre cafe and others it gets real busy in winter and the owner of the pottery and candle shop has agreed to give me a space of however many shelves i could fill, probably start with three or four and increase nr to xmas, where i display my candles and she just takes a small portion of sales as her fee. The best bit is i can put in the candles im doing at the time and run the lines i want so i dont have to order in special items, and only do about 6 of each @ a time rather than 12 or 24's! So i can have more fun , less stress and still have a presence in a shop the only down side is i get the money when its sold. its another option though and if you can work well with the shop owner you can really build on it!! Good luck with what you decide chauntelle x
  9. Absolutly beautiful,bet you'll get some requests once thats been shown...get the order pad ready! I have heard about the decal paper but where would i find it and how does it work, just like transfers im guessing???
  10. Yeah its just that last time it was quite dead and i dont think i could chance it again. I have something else that has come up for that day now anyway but will try to pop in and see how busy it is and concider it for next year! Booked a couple of school xmas fairs one was only £5 and i'll donate a nice raffle prize also coz they always do well on that! Hoping that dads will be there and buy for the ladies in their lives:D Heres hoping!!
  11. Thats not too bad yvette i did a show in the summer 2 days for £18. They're doing a xmas one @ the end of nov on one day 11-4 for the same price!!! Thinks it will be popular with it coming up to xmas but from my point of view if its a bad day with other things going on i wont make my money back i came just under on the first one.:undecided
  12. Just finished pouring 6 bars of m&p soap scented Gardenia, melts in vanilla and some in kiwi and grapefruit and some large cake candles also scented kiwi and grapefruit - not your norm 4 a cupcake i know but this scent is so mouthdrolling that i just cant stop pouring gotta order some more this week!!! Off to my first presentation and demonstration tonight the nerves are just starting to kick in.:undecided So now just a kitchen to clean.... mmm wheres a little sister in need of pocket money when you need her LOL:D Mind she is 18 now silly me keep forgeting doh !! Good luck to all of you getting ready for shows.
  13. Hey stranger!! Glad your move went well. Come on pull your self together and just think monkey farts..mmmm:laugh2: Okay if that aint working then i hope this does: I CHALLENGE YOU TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL MASTER PIECE FOR YOUR NEW LOUNGE, IF YOU DONT I WILL KEEP HOUNDING YOU !! hA HA HA X cant wait to see it in the gallery on monday. you know you wanna:D
  14. Okay so i dont wanna sound stupid but as ive never used these was wondering how you use them and what they look like.I've always wicked the mould but i have some pillar moulds that have a small hole but not big enough to fit a wick through so i thought that this might be the answer?? Searched the threads but still havent found the answer. If there is a thread that ive missed please could you point me in the right direction. TIA Chauntelle
  15. Have you tried nail varnish remover? Soak some cotton wool or an old cloth in some then hold over the area for a few mins wipe over and hopefully it will have worked. Ive used it on permanent marker that me little one got over the wall and up the paint work it worked a treat hth
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