barncat

The amount of residue and wax left in the pot will not alter the next one, now i would make pine then do vanilla after that, but the heat from the wax melts everything out. Made 100 of thousands of candles that way and hasnt caused a problem ever :smiley2:

Sorry I meant would not use pine then vanilla...i cant type worth for crap some days

What????

The amount of residue and wax left in the pot will not alter the next one, now i would make pine then do vanilla after that, but the heat from the wax melts everything out. Made 100 of thousands of candles that way and hasnt caused a problem ever :smiley2:

i dont clean mine just go from one scent to the next.

I just use a needle nose pliars.

NEVER EVER EVER NEVER EVER NEVER EVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was having some slight conflict with a rep. She was my largest rep which brought me big bucks. I didnt jump when she said so and she didnt like that. She would make arrangements with customers including free shipping which i never approved. Ended up being in a lawsuit and she took my ENTIRE line and handed it over to another manufactuere! THey are EVIL!!!! IN the long run, I didnt loose any customers, but i did learn a valuable lesson. NEVER TRUST A REP AGAIN!

WEll rent maybe be free but you need shelving and displays, inventory, advertising...estimate at least $20,000. If yoiu have that to loose...great go for it! I have a few employees and just open 3 days a week this time of the year then more in fall/winter.

I would not think you would need insurance. However, some home owners insurance does not cover home business businesses and may actaully drop you. I would talk to your insurance agent and see what they have to say. Most reputable companies have product liability coverage, so just be careful of smalll home based companies and ask lots of questions.

My fav is Lonestars Lavender and is a good seller for me!

I want dill pickle...CC or NG?

how is beer from CC?

Pizza?

buttered popcorn?

anything you can think of thats off the wall I want it. I want to do a weird section for my open house next month. Any help would be appreciated.

I agree. I don't beleive there is any way to achieve those primitive colors using soy. I've never seen one done with out adding paraffin.

IMO kind of wasteless to change your containers for one potential customer who may only buy a few cases.

It's a hard decision to make! My company name is Green Tangerine and no matter how I do my labels everyone assumes the fragrance is green tangerine. I have had my company for over 5 years. I think I might confuse people and then having to change everything. Its hard to know!

Angela

I had the same thing! Had a food name and everyone thought i only carried that one scent. My customers are happier and prefere the new name

pillars must be 140 defrees or higher. I would not recommennd twisting 2 wicks together unless u plan on haveing a huge wax mess

mines at 200 right now and still clogs grrrrrrrr!

once i heat it it comes out so thats not the issue. IM sure it has something to do witht hte temperature in the building being cool, but there is a slow drip that keeps clogging it so it seems

My melters are on 24/7 and at the higest temperature before the water in it biols. Im dumbfounded:confused:

How the heck do you get your wax from not getting hard in the pour spout? A few times a day I have to gt the heat gun out and heat up the pour spout to get wax out. Any ideas?

mint

chocolate

caramel

amaratto

choc raspberry

pumpkin

check this link out for some inspiration....

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070120083236AA8YXPi

i changed my name little over 2 years ago and was in the business for 5 before. It worked well for me.

add more color

it is very hard to achieve a dark color in soy, most will turn out pastelly

put the tabs so they are just touching each other

Lastly, I used to struggle with my wicks no end until I read someone else's suggestion to use one of those over the door clear shoe holder thingies. Now I have assorted wicks clearly marked and easily accessible. Although I buy by the thousand, I store the big bags in boxes and keep a few hundred handy to grab.

I use bins (they are black with a yellow strip) from lowe's there is 4 or so that attach on a strip on the wall. THen when I take them off to use them and put them back to store them and the wicks fit in perfectly.

When i hear that I think of the song moulon rouge...they mentions souls sister..so then I think then new orleans...hmm..creaole...or maybe mardi gras cake...yum!!

maybe try makeup remover

She didn't say they asked her to do a knock off!

"one of my compettiors sites and there was the same candle.that they were creating with me. "

Now that I reread this I'm a little confused....you were working with a competitor to create this candle????? Why would you be doing that???

No my customer , who is also my compeitiors customer, asked me to do it. Its nothing really special, its just taking my candlei already make and adding a star to it.