Dagwood

yeah, I have to be honest....it's not mine lol I heard it from someone else a long time ago but for the life of me, I can't remember where. It's always stuck with me because I found it too funny and this seemed like a good time to use it!

My reply would have been - KMart and I have an agreement. I don't compete with them on price and they don't compete with me on quality. 'nuff said

This is what Tennessee's This Old House smells like to me. In fact, I renamed it Quaint Little Shoppe and it's sold very well for me this year.

Ditto

I use 464 but I use CD wicks. Here's a few that work great for me: Tennessee- Amish Harvest Sun Washed Linen Tuscan Vineyard Candle Science- Honeysuckle jasmine Lime Cooler Millcreek- Berry Creme Brulee Spicy Gingerbread

Around here the flea markets = low prices. I saw someone selling their jelly jar soy candles for $2.00. I also do a small farmers market. It's very small and I don't make a lot but it's fun and I have built up repeat business. I would start with the small shows. Craft bazaars at the churches, schools, etc. They usually come with a fairly low application fee and it's easy to do well at many of them.

I use the full sheet white vinyl labels from Elements. I cut them out myself. They're rectangular and I just use my fiskar's straight cutter thing. Oh and I use front and back labels.

Were your hard oils fully melted? I use PKO and I've noticed that I would occasionally get white spots. Once I started melting the PKO first and then adding the other hard oils to melt, the problem went away.

I use 464 and CD wicks.

I'm looking forward to trying their oils, I've always heard great things about them but was hesitant to order because of the previous stock issues.

This is sad, hopefully someone will pick up some of her oils. I have several dedicated Wisteria fans.

I'd call them as well, I like the "surprised" tactic. LOL Think of it this way...your customers wouldn't like it if you quoted $8 before shipping and then billed them $12.

One thing that I've noticed is that if my soaps gel too fast or get too hot, I get more ash. Some fragrances do this more than others. With fragrances that I know will move fast, I use a bit more water and make sure my oils & lye are cooler when I start. It's helped a bit. Other than that, nothing I do seems to prevent it.

I've been using this wax for quite awhile now, over a year. I love it. Frosts like crazy so I don't color. I use CD wicks, I've never used any other, but I do find it's much easier to wick than other soy waxes. I use smaller wicks with 464 than with other soys. I tried the 444 once but I chose to continue with the 464.

My personal favs are Spicy Gingerbread and Berry Creme Brulee.