Lorrie

anyone heard this yet?

Very cool!! Your store is very cute too!

I have run in to a few of those over the years and you are right it is annoying. It is best just to ignore them they do not seem to last long when they figure out that candle making is a lot of work.

I agree with you Vicki. There is a gentlemen that lives down the road from me. He started making candles because he saw how many one of my accounts were selling. He started making them and put them in a store. They aren't moving and he is ticked.

It took me years to get a customer base and most imitator think it comes over night.

You are going to come across this no matter what you sell. I wouldn't worry about it too much. Just make sure that you make the best product you can. It will show in the end..

Ok ladies,

I know that some of you wholesale and I need some advice on something.

For those of you that sell 16 oz colonal jars what are you charging wholesale?

The reason I ask this is because I was actually told today that my prices are way to high considering that I am not a name brand.

If you don't want to post it here please pm me if you would.

Did your pine accelerate? Guessing it was manageable if it did, but I remember doing one that moved fast and I never made it again lol.

Nope not one bit.

This is the batch of soap that I made tonight. It is resting comfortably but I figured I better snap some pictures of it tonight before I forgot.

Thanks for looking

I was feeling brave so I took this picture outside in the snow. It was so freaking cold out there

This is a bar of my Oatmeal, goat's milk and honey soap.

I was playing with my camera so I took some pictures of my pine tar soap

Thanks for looking

This is a blend of Lemongrass Eo, Orange Eo and fragrance with tumeric as the colorant.

I didn't get any pictures of this one cut. So here is the uncut pics.

These are some soaps that I made a while ago and I thought that I would share with all of you.

Uncut

Cut

I will respond. Yes, I turn a profit. Not a huge one but it's there. But last year I had to work a lot harder than normal because of the economy and fuel prices and the cost of everything rising.

I am sure others will say the same thing. I had to be a lot smarter with my spending.

tkb trading has some really nice colorants. try them.

Let us know what you find out.

Guess I will be going TUES to PO to get a customs form.

All of you gave alot of info that is very helpful THANK YOU

LynnS

I don't remember having to fill out customs forms for Puerto Rico. I also used click n ship via paypal..

Puerto Rico is a US territory. I have shipped there many of times and I just use the flat rate boxes.

She made this for me isn't it cute?

I know that many of you have them and I am trying to create one of my own. I was wondering if anyone had an old one that I could take a look to to get ideas from.

very nice!

yup, she is right. mine does the same thing.

Has anyone used the unrefined shea from Soapers Choice? Is it the nice light yellow stuff with mild aroma or that dark really smelly stuff?

TIA!

I bought some years ago. It may have changed but it was green and had a smell to it.

Beautiful work!!

Candle parties are wonderful. I don't know if you have a brochure or not but you may also want to consider it. This way you can send some of those and some order forms to the hostess and they can take orders from people who can't make it to the party. This will increase your sales even more.

How do you market towards it? I am having a marketing block and can't think....

I am talking for soap wise... Not business wise.....