Deb

Peaks here, too. I've tried liquid dyes from several different suppliers and Peaks wins, hands down. They also seem to last forever...LOL!

Wow...how fantastic! Congratulations!

Deana, If you provide all of the necessary information, and then fax the claim to them, it usually takes about 2 weeks.

If they have a UPS Worldship system in their warehouse, then it's quite possible that all the information was correct on the invoice, but wrong in the Worldship database due to human error. Happens all the time where I work. We send the invoices out to the warehouse, the address is typed in wrong when processing it on the UPS/FedEx machine, and then the (wrong) address is automatically saved in the system. Next time you go to ship to that address, you simply type in the first three letters of the persons name and city, and it automatically fills in the rest of the information. Someone has to physically change the information in the database or it will continue happening.

Peaks Spiced Cranberry is a big seller of mine during the holidays. It's one of my personal favorites to pour and burn!

The "forms" you have to include with a shipment going UPS or FedEx are actually three copies of your invoice showing your company name and address, the consignee address, a list of what you are shipping, the value of the product, and the Country of Origin. If you decide to ship that way, just stick the invoices in an envelope and write "Custom Docs" on the outside of it and attach it to the box.

And yes, the brokerage fees are higher unless she as a brokerage account with UPS. Also, don't forget when filling out the forms to mark that the receiver will pay the duties and taxes. You don't want those charges being invoiced back to you!

Thanks Crafty and Eugenia. And yes, it does look a bit "pissy" to me!!!

That's what I played on the soap calc. with, all oils and butters that are "whiter" in color. I don't have any TD, so I was hoping to achieve a whiter bar more naturally.

Oh well, have the fun of all of this is seeing what you end up with, right?

Thanks Meridith! I've played around with my recipe all morning, trying to get the whitest bar possible, so it would figure that my darn lye water would turn out yellow!!!

I'm new to this, just on my third batch of CP and I've run into something that I can't find an answer to. Any help would be appreciated.

I mixed my lye into my distilled water ( w/sugar) and after the initial cloudiness, I noticed the water had a definite yellowish tint to it. I don't remember that happening with my other two batches. I'm using the same container, spoon, water. The only difference is that I am using a different lye. ( I bought some out of the classified section here.)

Any clue why the water would be yellowish? Should I dump it or use it?

Thank you!

Good luck keeping them all in line Debbie. I know that I certainly had my hands full with the Ohio group. Being the oldest, I felt it was my duty to be on my best behavior. (LOL!)

Sounds like you are all going to have a GREAT time!! Just getting to know everyone "in real life" is a huge part of the fun!

I wrote to them about the shipping (my shipping came to $36.00 and my order was small!). It's a glitch in their shipping calculator. Call them with your order and they will give you the correct shipping amt. If you want to order on-line, then they will credit it back to your credit card.

I was gonna say the same about it--it's one of my BEST sellers from early spring until winter!!

One of mine too!

Added the Mac Apple, and Jamaica Me Crazy too...another winner!

Alabaster

Drakkar

BB

Energy

Relaxing*

Pink Grapefruit

Almond

Chamomile Bergamot*

Rosehip Jasmine*

Bonsai

Vanilla (non-discoloring)

Vanilla Bean {discolors deep brown}

Nag Champa

BCN

Angel

Apricot

Blueberry ( I mixed this with patchouli )

Cool Water

Cucumber Melon

Fig

Honey Coco Mango

Lavender

Love Spell

Mango Papaya

Nag Champa*

Oakmoss

Ocean Mist

OMH

Patchouli

Polo

Purely Herbal *****

Spearmint

Summer Citrus

Tropical Papaya Special

Verbena Berry

Bitter Creek South

Dogwood

Drakkar

Home Spun Sugar

Peppercorn

Spearmint*

Whipped Cream

BNL

Almond (slight A)

Bay Rum***

Cool Water

Gingered Lime

Grapefruit Peppermint

Green Tea

OMH

Peppercorn

Pomegranate & Anise

Rosemary Mint

Strawberry Jam

Tranquil Tropics

Warm Vanilla Sugar

Candlesoylutions/EL

Bergamot

Blackberry

Black Cherry

Caramel

Pomegranate

CC

Lavendar Lullaby

LemonBlossom

Raspberry Cordial (discolors to dark brown)

Brandied Pear

Seashells

Creative Candle Supplies

Coconut Lime Verbena

C&S

Peonies and Peaches

Pink Grapefruit

Strawberries and Champagne

Wisteria

Daystar

Amour de Cacoa

Black Vetyver Cafe

Couer de vahine

FOH

Bamboo Sugar Cane

Fresh Lemon Sugar

Herbal soaps By RJ

OMH

Sweet pea

coriander bergamont

amaretto

ICS

Lovespell

OMH

Orchid

Pink Sugar

Sea blossom

Sweet Pea

Waterfall Mist

Just Scent

Blissful Blackberry

Chai Tea (Discolors)

Girls Night Out

Grapefruit Vanilla Twist (Discolors to light tan)

Heart's Desire

Santirini

KB

Coconut Lime Verbena

honey spa ginger

Pomegranate & Rosewater

Zen Tea

Keystone

Sandalwood

KY

Blackberry Sage

Cool Citrus Basil

Cucumber Cantaloupe

Honeysuckle Jasmine

Island Mango

Lavendar Vanilla

Lilac

OMH

Rose Petals

Snuggle baby

MMS

Aloe and Cucumber

Awuapuhi Seaberry

Elements of Bamboo

Frankincense

Ginger Milk

Jasmine

Natures Garden

Angel Wings

Butterfly Hugs

Pearberry - discolors white

Sun Ripened Raspberry

Mardi Gras

Old Mill

Goddess

Green Tea

OMH

Peach and Lotus

Bacci de Miele

Oldtimer and Lily

blueberry honeysuckle

love spell

pomegranate (sp?)

white tea and ginger

witch's brew

Oregon Trail

Amber Dawn

Angel

Black Raspberry and Vanilla (no discolor even with the vanilla!)

Creamy Coconut

Frosted Wineberry

Sunkissed Currants

Green Irish Tweed

Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific

Baby Bee Buttermilk

Chai Tea (discolors to med brown)

Mardi Gras

Peaks

Asian Sandlewood ( I mixed this with Green Tea )

Blackberry Sage

Black Raspberry Vanilla (No discoloration)

Clean Cotton (1/2 oz ppo awesome)

Cool Citrus Basil

Cucumber Melon

Fruit Slices

Green Clover and Aloe (accelerates a bit)

Green Tea

Honeysuckle

Jamaica Me Crazy

Lemongrass & Sage

Manintosh Apple

Mediterranian Fig

Nag Champa

Patchouli ( I mix this with blueberry)

Pink Sugar (Discolors to DARK brown)

Rose Bouquet

Sweet Pea

Warm Apple Pie

Wild Raspberry

Scent Works http://store.scent-works.com/index.html

Blackraspberry & Vanilla

Bourbon Geranium {super strong}

Buttery Vanilla

Fresh Sugar Cane (great A in CP, best for HP but awesome)

Hawaiian Black Ginger

Lemon Geranium

London Lemon Curd*(Discolors to med tan)

Oakmoss (discolors to tan)

Pink Sugar

Raspberry

Rice Flower & Shea

Satsuma Guava

Vetyver

Zen Tea

Sweet Violet & Sassafras (no discolor)

Clementine Lavender (.7 to 1 oz pp)

Scents for Soy

Coconut Peaches & Milk

Fall Leaves

Home sweet Home

Raspberry Guava

Sweet Pea

Simple Soothings

Chamomile Pear

Sage & Citrus

True Antique Lilac

Snowtops

Orange Blossom (very strong can definately cut back to .5 pp)

SoapNCandles

Angel Heart

Blackberry Sage

Lemon Slices

Ozark Forest

Ruby Red Grapefruit

Tangerine Lavender

SoapSupplies

Aloe

Almond, Milk & Honey

Southern Scentsations http://www.greatcandle.com/

Apples & Berries

Sweet Pea

Supplies 4 Candles http://www.supplies4candles.com/pilot.asp

White Tea*

Sweet Cakes

Black Raspberry

Chamomile

Christmas Spice

Fig (smells like Orchid Tea BNL)

Gentlemen's Bay Rum

Gin Martini

Ginger Essence

Jasmine

Lemon Verbena

OMH (discolors to tan)*

Sandalwood

Sandalwood Vanilla*

Secret Crush

Snowplace Like Home

True Rose (the BEST ever!!!)

Taylored Concepts

Mexican Vanilla

TCS

Love Spell

True Lavender

TwigsNBerries

Tuscan Olive

Tony's

Baby Magic

blackberry sage*

Dragon's Blood

evening mocha

flowering herb

frank/myrrh

green clover and aloe

green tweed

Honeysuckle Grapefruit

Hawaiian White Ginger

Lavender Flowers

Love Spell*

mambo

mambo/green tweed 50/50

masculine musk*

Moroccan Rain

Nag Champa*

red clover tea*

sandalwood musk

Stress Relief

sweet pea

Very Sexy

White Tea & Ginger

Winter Ambrosia

TriState www.tristatecandlesupply.net

Almond

Clean Cotton

Coconut

Cool Water

Lemongrass and Orange

Lovespell

OMH

Rice Flour and Shea

Patchouli

The Scented Bean

Citrus Blast

Sweet Serendipity

Lavender Fields

Tradewinds

Banana (discolors to med tan)

Coco Lime Cooler

Emerald Sea

Herbal Essence

Mandarin Bamboo

Plumeria

Sassafras

Tiny Bubbles (slightly accelerates but kid's love it)

WSP

Asian Plum

Black Raspberry & Vanilla

Chocolate Mousse

Sea Glass

WYW from BCN

Lemongrass and Star Anise

Custom mixes....

Green Tea (Peaks) mixed with Pear (Just Scents)

Pear (CC) mixed with Vanilla Voodoo

Peaks Mac Apple/Lavender from ICS and Spearmint from SC

SC Black Raspberry/Gin Martini

SC Chamomile/Sandalwood

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I have! I used it in the first CP soap that I made. It was great to work with. No problems, and no discoloration.

Been there, done that. First....Stay away from an open flame!!

Scrape off as much wax as you can, then put several layers of paper towels over the stain (I think a brown paper bag works too.) and keep ironing over it. The paper towels will absorb the heated wax. Then throw it in the wash. It usually takes a few washing to really get the stain out.

Great job!! I really like those!

While I admit, that we did have a good time and lots of laughter, we also had our serious times. I believe Heather's underwear comment was part of our "What I Can Do to Save Our Environment" discussion. Heather is concerned with water pollution and has made the sacrifice of doing less laundry in order to put less pollution into our water. I applaud her for her contribution to saving the environment.

We also discussed womens issues, the pressures some women deal with, and ways to just let go without stressing about it so much. "Just let it go" became our catch phrase for the weekend and I think that at least a few of us walked away knowing that sometimes it's better to just let it go, rather than letting pressures build up inside until we feel like we will explode.

We discussed our pets, and the importance of good nutrition when it comes to giving our pets snacks. We want them to live long, happy lives!

And we all chipped in and made a charitable contribution to a young mans college fund. I was so proud to be a part of that, and seeing the look of joy on that young mans face.

So yes, we did have fun, but we also had our serious moments when we learned so much about each other. That's what made the whole weekend worthwhile.

P.S. Following in Heather's footsteps...My name is Debbie, and I am also full of shit.

Debbie....You'll have a great time, don't worry! It's amazing how wild these people really are...LOL!! I can't remember the last time I've laughed (ok, and talked..LOL) like I did this weekend. Just be prepared for lots of laughs and very little sleep!

Come now, ladies. We all know and will agree that I was the true lady of the group. Quiet, mild-mannered, and very well-behaved when out in public. You might as well admit it.

Ginger

For the first time in my life...I am at a loss for words. Nice try Ginger...

The conference was nice, but for me, the best part of the was the "extra credit" part where I got to meet some truly awesome people. The true inspiration came, not from the presenters at the conference, but from being around the talented people that I've met on this board, and seeing their dedication to the craft.

MA, Kim, Ginger, TLC, Heather, Wonderfullywicked...thank you for making the conference more than worth it for me. You are a great group to learn from and to party with, and I thank you all for the fantastic time that I had.

I have to say too, that the suppliers who were at the conference were all great. It was nice to actually meet the people behind the product.

LOL...Don't worry, I would never reveal any secrets! I posted simply to establish that I was the well behaved one in the group...LOL!

I just want you all to know....Being the oldest in this group, and the most mature, I really had my hands full trying to keep this bunch in line. Oh the stories I could tell....LOL!!

She's on her way over...Wonder if I have time to make a sign announcing she's single to hang out the window?