ajna

Are you trying to make tealight or containers?

I wish i could reuse it for something...but i dont have any use for them...

Where are you located, I'd love to have them, if the shipping is not too high.

Let me know

im in ft worth, tx...whats your zip code so i can get a quote to see how much shipping would be

I have a whole buch of these empty 1 oz amber bottles from scent testing....what should i do with them? just toss them out in the trash? any other use for them?

i think the j223 would be good.

Gosh I just love this site...Very helpful people on here!

I think I tested for about a year before I sold my first candle. Yes lots of people want to buy but I would not sell to them till I was satisfied that it was a good candle. I did not have this board to turn to either. I started out with KY125 and Vicky has amessage board on her site and that is where I asked questions and learned and several long conversations with Vicky on the phone too.

The best thing to do is test one wax or blend and one jar size at a time one FO at a time. I usually make up testers with same wax/fo/ jar and several wick sizes. Then I test burn them keeping notes and taking pics of each candle along the way. Then if I get the burn I want and all seems fine with the candle for me....I will make another and send it out to a friend to test for me. I have been testing ALOT lately and have NOT got even close to sending out a candle for a tester....except for my 6oz tins with the 100% IGI 6006. Those were easy for me to wick and are doing very well in testing.

So start lighting those candles up and start taking notes and have FUN!!

tootie

Ok, I will.

i understand where youre coming from. i never realized how scary candles are. :lipsrseal

thanks so much for the info though. i guess i will have to tell my family and friends to let me test it out myself before i can make some for them. i was just making the candles for them and asking them how it turned out and if anything was wrong.

Oh no, They just ask me to make it for them, so they are pretty much paying for the stuff to make it. its mainly my sisters and brothers so no worry.

I consider all of my cost, label, wick, sticker, jar, wax, additives and fragrance. And anything else I put into the candle. Then I double it for my wholesale price and double that for my selling price. If it cost 2.00 to make, then wholesale is 4.00, and selling price is 8.00. I found when I was testing that most of my friends wanted to buy them NOW. Once I got one down, I sold them one. Soon I was selling them a lot. That helped pay for the testing. So don't be surprised if they want them NOW. Have fun.

Yea I let my friends and family buy my candles and test it out for me. hehe

BTW, how much scent do I put into 8 ounce? How much scent can 4630 hold?

your pillars are so beautiful!

It wasnt a bad question....lots of noobs ask it. There is so much to be learned and your head can spin right off your shoulders!!

You will do just fine....one step at a time.

tootie

Thanks

Duh....now that I think about it, this was a pretty "duh" question. thanks guys!

i love this site!!!!

about how much do you spend to make one candle on your most popular size/candle?

is $15 too much to sell a 8 ounce candle for?

sorry newbie to everything =)