Casey

TKB Trading has a make your own mineral make up kit that I've had my eye on. Cents on the dollar compared to BE, which I love. I need more projects like I need a poke with a stick, but you should check it out!

Okay, that's just mean.

Pizza Boxes! Very Clever, thanks for posting!

Just whipe out your pour pots with a paper towel. A little leftover residue is no big deal, won't really affect the next fragrance or color that you do.

They are a long standing and reputable supplier with a good reputation. I use them for some outstanding FO's. I have had no problems at all. And I am sure that they will honor all customer service issues and or mistakes made fairly and competently whether or not you get the "extra" thing. E-mail and ask for clarification if you are concerned.

Nature's Garden carries one called that...

Care to share? Sounds interesting!

Clean Cotton, Honeysuckle, Pink Sugar, Blackberry sage, warm apple pie...

Okay, my boyfriend NEVER comments on stuff while I am surfing...but your swirls stopped him in his tracks and he said that's beautiful-what is it? He likes the colors, says they invoke a retro 50's kinda feel. So get over it, it's kool!

uline

Same exact stuff, IMO

I like! Very cute, retro and playful. Love the colors! Easy to navigate. Only things-the order of the menu, I'd go top to bottom

home/about/new/products/cart....And more fab product pics.

I'm getting fresh and melon-y from the Casaba mist, I really like it oob. Goodness knows when I'll test-so freakin swamped. Also like the Wild mtn honey and the tropical tuberose.

Overpriced, lousy selection, with minimal consumer info about content (ie-they just sell "wick" "container wax", no specific info about brands, sizes and types). Their waxes are perfectly fine products, as far as I can tell. Pretty sure their "microwaveable soy wax" happens to be my brand.

If you're just dabbling for the fun of it, there's no shipping, so that's good. Still, on most things except the heavy wax, it might work out to less $ than retail to buy online, even w/ shipping, and I guarantee you'll be happier with the quality and selection of the supplies and fragrances.

No color in my soy containers, but I like to use color on the votives.

When people ask me what's in it, I say "yummy goodness" :rolleyes2 It's a pretty good seller

And a first for me~ Compitition decided to steal two candles

from my tables when my hired friend I were being bombarded by customers! I don't know which chandler did it but I didn't allow it to ruin my great time!Don't know which chandler did it and can't prove it so I just let it go and sailed on! They have to live with it, not me!!

Back to pouring!

Fire:cool2:

How do you know it was another chandler and not a random customer? Just curious. I had one stolen from me recently, and have no idea who coulda done it. Only reason I even know is cuz I had a lonely lid left over when packing up!

I add @ 175 or higher and pour @120 or lower

And I love some of their FO's with soy.

Me too! They don't get a lot of lip service here in the candle-verse, but those Enchanted Lites oils really are nice. They do call you if your order might be incomplete or something. The only complaint I have is that they don't give free samples, even if your FO order is large-ish. Because I have become a bit spoiled about that, I tried another, slightly closer for shipping supplier for my last re-order. Lived to regret it, still no sample and slow-ish shipping, so I'll be back next time.

I've been doing shows all year, and I am confronted with this lotion thing more and more often. People seem to love the idea of it, they come up and want to know if these are the candles that can blah blah blah..."cures excema symptoms" was on some buy and sell dudes printed booth banner at a "handcrafed only" show! So then I have to sigh and say I don't recommend it, why I am uncomfortable marketing my product that way, what the possible dangers are and such. All that wasted breath just to lose a damn sale and get looked at like I'm the asshole with 2 heads. Very annoying. To add insult to injury, I only have 1 damn scent that isn't body safe in my entire line of soy candles, and it is 40% of a blend, so ttl content on it is less than 2%. Grrrr...

Chai Tea smells nothing like actual Chai. No ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cream or anything. If they called it Iced tea, that would be a more accuratley descriptive name. Hillbilly homebrew is good, haven't tried any of the others, but fireplace in general is a scent that makes me gag.

sweet yummy goodness! lol

Clever Girl! I always chip a few too, with the "bang on something hard" method. Totally trying this!

Hi Bob, welcome to the board. I use the CB135 for all my containers. I chose it because of it's smooth appearance, hot and cold throw and the fact that I can pick it up, and save on shipping. I agree with Henry, every brand is a different animal, my advice is to pick yours and then tame it.

Here are some of my hard won tips if you choose the CB135:

Fragrance-A lot of FO's just do not work with soy, in general. CB135 is no different. Trial and error and patience are a must. When you find a hit, it's really a hit! Seriously. Fragrance load from 3-10% depending. Add FO @ 175 or higher, pour below 125.

Buy a heat gun to fix the tops-or just go ahead and pull out all of your hair now.

Wicking-HTP, CD and Eco wicks work for me. But, it is not as simple as "Use CD12 with the 9oz jar." Wick size differs greatly based on fragrance. Ocean, for instance may take an HTP83, while Vanilla in the same size jar needs an ECO10. Again, trial and error, patience.

I can't give advice about color, don't use it, added a whole dimension of technical and appearance issues that I did not care to wrestle with.

Overall, I recommend the CB135, I have great results, and get positive feedback and re-orders. Hope this helps, and good luck!

Casey