shantillescandlecreation

I bought 3 wooden roses for my wife last year at an antique show I went and showed my engines at. I put sent on them and they are holding strong. I didn't pour scent on them, I used a small sparay bottle and spritzed them.

Nice!

You sure there's only 6 oz of wax in that pillar?

Had a nice little party Saturday night. Was really nice for us to "feel things out" as this was our first party ourside of our home. So we got to see how much time we needed to set up and all the fun things associated with home parties.There were only a few people there since we had sever Thunderstorms in the area and Tornado Warnings, which none of us heard about:laugh2: The first three are of our set up, as we were putting things out and separating them by scent. 4th pic is of our candle Guard. He Watched out for the Tornados that were predicted. Last is of the Few people who came. The hostess Myranda is on the Right hand side, sitting on the floor with a ball cap on.

My wife made these pillars Saturday as we were getting ready for her party that night. I think the layered one is outstanding. I put our new tag (the one I've been slaving over for the past week for our goblet line) on them just to see how'd they look. I didnt think they look that bad. Sorry they are hard to read, I couldnt get the light to cooperate. The Short candle and the Octagon are bothe Black Raspberry Vanilla and the layered candle is Chocolate lovers (Hersheys chocolate, Fudge Brownie, and Raspberry Chocolate Drizzle)

You also IMHO have to look at the container you are wanting to use. A larger container with a wider mouth/opening would hold up better than something with a smaller opening where the heat will take more of a toll.

We tend to lean toward Lonestar. They seem to be more willing to bend over backward to help us with "unusual orders". I dont think Peak has as large of a fragrance oil selection as Lonestar has.

My wife and I welcome you to the candle making world, or is it a black hole... .. either way it's alot of fun, and for us we get alot of together time, which is the main reason we do it.

I have a Question about a Scent. We have an order for Sandlewood/vanilla. Is there anyone who makes this scent combination, or will we have to order both scents and mix ourselves?

The one on the right looks sort of Tribal. I like it!

Well, I had to go back and look at all the other tags. Wow! What a turn around! Anyway, I really like it...clean, simple. I wonder if you could flip one of the trees so they appear continuous across the tag...either peak in the middle or valley in the middle. KWIM?

Burn safely is larger than your name...I don't think that is what you are going for.

It's tough designing something that has so much importance to you! I admire your tenacity and willingness to listen and learn.

Here's the new tag and my buisness card. The only thing that changes from Scent to Scent is I put a shadow that is the color of the candle on the Scent name.

this tag is my business card reworked. who'd of thunk:p :highfive: *super banana*

Cccchhhuuuunnnnnkkkkkkkyyyy:yay:

Wow!!!! Two thumbs up!!! Did you wait for the wax to separate from the mold before pouring again, or how did you get that effect?

You know Shane, perhaps there's the option of having two completely separate businesses with your candles - one targeting the wider general public and one targeting the wiccan/pagan circles.

Two separate labels, different choices of candles or fragrance names.... different kinds of fairs or markets to sell them at....? (or online - separate websites)

I doubt you would have the down home country people at a new age type market or vice versa?

I don't know....just a thought.

I love Starr's suggestion.

See, to me I think there's a whole 'nother avenue - creatively, to go down with THAT target market.

Richard and I have actually discussed this ourselves recently because well, you have to look at your target markets and decide who to sell to.

Who buys candles?

We're still trying to figure all that out.

Our biggest spending repeat customer is an older man who goes mad for vanilla and frangipani. A guy? I'd have never thought that would be the case.

With our new "hippy pillars" I see that it draws many more young people to our stall.....and yet it's the older people who have actually bought them!

You never can tell!

Anyway, good luck with it all!

Some of our best costomers are guys. Our Customer base is all ages, and You would really be suprised at who comes to these Pagan/wiccan festivals, all ages, all personalities, all walks of life. At the last Pagan Pride Festival that we went to we met the CEO of one of the largest companies in Syracuse NY. He's pagan and fallows Celtic paganism. You never know who you'll meet. I am glad that people are getting more open minded, and asking questions about it, instead of just jumping to conclusions. I like your idea of 2 tags. May be something to look into.

yeah I've thought about making the "burn safely" smaller. I will be mostly printing this on White "Card" stock. But in my tests I can print it on any color. All I have to do is change the Text Color. Black paper really looks cool.

Well Just plain old running out of time this weekend, so my wife and I sat down and came up with this tag for the Goblets. They will look good on any color card stock even black by changing the Text color to white.

I want to post a pic of another hobby that I have. I collect, restore, and show old Farm equipment, namely Hit and Miss gas engines. My wife goes to these shows with me when she can and sells her candles. Below is a pic of one of my set ups. This one goes with me to every show. As you can see the Water Wheel is a Pentagram. People who know what it is comment on it and those who dont, just think I like stars and that's why I made it the way I did. I made this one winter when I was out of work with a broken back. My wife did the heavy lifting and I did the design and cutting and with her help assembly. Now most people who go to these shows are the 40 and up. I havn't really gotten any negative reaction out of it. I dont think people will overreact to a pentagram like on the Link that is attached. Besides it can always be hidden against the jar since it will be a folded tag.

Another variation. And for anyone who's wondering what kind of program I have it's Photo Explosion. It came with my digital camera.

Ps: Did I do good on the medallions? Are they devil worship symbols? Geesh I hope not....But that would be me to put up something I know nothing about! lol

The first medallion on top reminds me of the tree of life....

The bottom one almost looks like a Hitlar thing after I got it up here...lol...oh well!

Trappeur,

I'm sure some others can explain better than I can, but the shortest and easiest way to explain paganism is that it is a Nature based religion. They worship a God or Godess or both. My wife is wiccan. While there is a section that does worship the devil (satanism), most Pagans do no harm to anything or anyone. Hollywood and the press have given the Pentagram a bad name. It is just the opposite. Most of these people are very calm, happy, and very friendly. I have been supprised by the warm welcomes I have recieved at their get-togethers. And you would be suprised at who is Pagan. Dr.'s, Lawers, Teachers, The one Festival that we attend even has a Goverment official.

I hope this helps to shed some light on it, and sets your mind at ease that it is not EVIL.

PS thank you for the work-up of the cards. The only thing we worry about is people associating the black color with Black Magic. It is giving me additional Ideas. THANK YOU. My wifes not to keen to the idea of her picture on the lable.

thank you

shane

Well adding one more to the mix of things. I can pretty much change what I need to, But 2 things that have to stay are the arched letters of Shantille's Candle Creations and the Pentagram. My wife is Wiccan and these she wants on the tag and someday lables for the jars. So the Brain is at work again to come up with something usable. I do have to say my wife has liked a couple of the last designs I've done. I do to, but I'm glad to have outside oppinions. Again this would be folded in half. My wifes picture in the back. I have to say I think the one with the boarder is my favorite so far.

Well these are the latest try on the tags. Again they would be folded in the middle. I keep finding things I like and things I thought I'd like but dont. I thank all of you for your input. Trappeur You have been so helpful. I look forward to what you think. The "Country Kitchen" is a layered candle we are making consiting of Blueberry Cobbler, Vanilla, and Baked apple pie.

Ok I'll see what I can come up with next

lol, is that your label? With I assume your wife on it? I'm not making fun of you, believe me....I can see where your going and that is just so honorable for you to do something really special for someone you love like what you did here, but in all honesty, I wouldn't personally do it..Its a wonderful picture, don't get me wrong, but I just don't think it really belongs on a candle label.....Has your wife seen the label yet? What is her opinion? The more I look at your label with that medallion on the back and the type look your going for, hey it might just work! I can't quite put my finger on what type look you have going on, but I see how different it is....You have some type of funky look to me and your colors that you are using for your fonts and what looks like to me, does your wife have blue dyed hair? Is that the look what you are going after? What type customers buy your candles?

Your balance looks so much better on the label now...but the medallion the words are still way too big in my opinion and have you tried going with 1 color font? Your medallion is white and to me the label is now a grey...is that right?

Why don't you change your label to a solid black background where the white medallion will pop and have black letters?

Trappeur

Trappeur, This lable was all in fun, just to give me a break. In the picture my wife has a purple wig on at Halloween. She dressed as a witch. We dont have a "target" customer base. We sell at Flea markets, Antique Farm Equipment shows, Craft fairs, and Pagan/wiccan festivals. We also sell out of our house by referal by friends, customers and the website.

I dont think my wife would go for having her picture on the lable. Both pictures are made "transparent" with a program I have. The pictures are really alot darker (regular photos attached). I do think things look alot better with less on the front. Any more suggestions you have, I'm more than happy to hear. You are a great help

thank you

Shane

Ok I was burnt out on trying to make a tag for our goblet line and started messing around. This is what I came up with. I kind of like it and I can make this one any size I want. It will be folded in the middle. Any thoughts? My wife informed I have to pick something to use by this weekend. So My Queen has spoken and I must obay. Wouldnt let me put the pic here so I moved it and it worked here's the link.

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