deb426

I pour mine full. I think the depth of the flame in the container makes a difference in the burn because of oxygen levels and the heat of the glass so I want to see what it does from the very top on down.

I've never had any kind of label fall off while burning the candle. Is this something that happened to you? What kind of label was it?

I would keep it if I were you. Sales will probably start picking up in August and it would be worth it to keep your spot.

How much FO are you using?

The first thing you should do is narrow it down to a few that YOU would like. If you're going to do a lot of testing, you will be smelling it a lot. You won't enjoy the testing process if you are testing a scent you hate. Let us know the category of candle scent you would like to burn over and over and over and then we can chime in. Do you like kitcheny scents, spa type scents, spicy scents?

You have to check out the wick coating also. Some wick waxes include stearin which can be animal based.

I see a hoot owl

I think we're each entitled to our own opinion on this. Free world and all.

I think the popularity of these candles is based upon purchases by women as gifts for men and what they think men would like. My male customers buy the same scents as my female customers.

If it were me, I'd just get out while the getting out is good. If this is how she's going to run her boutique, why would you want to be in it? Cross her off your list and go somewhere else. I'd also unfriend the friend. She's not a friend. Life is too short for that much drama.

Make tarts and put them in your melter when people are coming over unexpectedly. They'll think your house is really clean even if it isn't, LOL, like a subliminal message. Other than that, you can put it in vermiculite and use it in your vacuum. Or make sachets with it and keep it in the bottom of your trashcans under the trash bag or in your cupboards or junk drawers. Anywhere you want a clean scent.

Makes you kind of wonder about the first person who looked at a cow and said, "hmm...think I'll pull on those things and drink whatever comes out." LOL

Eww....

I'm not easily offended or anything but I live and sell in a pretty conservative area. They want the name to tell them what it smells like, LOL. If it smells like lilac, they want it to say "lilac" and not "garden utopia." I'd love to be able to use names that are more fun but every time I try, they just sit on the shelf. They won't even open the jar. Go figure.

I can't imagine doing a craft show and not accepting cash or requiring exact change. I think you will definitely lose potential sales. I would look at a vendor like they had 2 heads if I went to buy something and they said that, LOL. A lot of people don't carry checks anymore and they're not going to want to run their credit card for a small purchase. Plus, cash for you is free (no cc fees) and risk-free (no bounced checks)! If you have time to do the credit card thing, I would think that you would have time to dole out some change. You can always set your prices to include tax so you don't have to worry about that aspect and then giving change would be easier (round to the nearest quarter). Just take a hundred dollars and break it down into ones (50) and fives (10) and get a roll of quarters. If you see yourself getting low on something, ask a neighboring vendor. People are usually pretty helpful as long as you don't abuse it.

never mind

Would I say something? No, its none of my business. My business is to make MY candles safe, scented and attractive to my customers. Oh, I know some people will say I should think of her customers, etc. But I can't save the world and I really truly do not think that anything that I would say would make her change. She will have to learn the hard way by having her customers complain and then not re-purchase from her. Plus, you don't know for sure what her methods are. I do not believe that you would come across as helpful. There are lots of candle makers (including some on this board) who recycle jars and some people believe that it is safe and some don't. There are also lots of candle makers that sell improperly wicked candles (including some pretty big names). I'm sure some will disagree with me but that is just my opinion.

They are very pretty colors but I would hang myself with a roll of raw wick if I thought I had to test multiple scents in that many containers, LOL.

Very pretty. I love log cabin quilts and I love the blue.

Very pretty.

Very nice. Love the wine candles.

Remember that with every change you make, you need to retest your wicks for each FO.

I would pour a new tester under these circumstances. The only time I pull a wick and put in another is if it is immediately apparent that it doesn't work. I only use that method to eliminate the ones that drown out immediately or are huge flames right away. After that I pour either one or two testers with the wick size or sizes (with glued tabs) that I want to try. I'm not sure you would get a true test by switching wicks after a deep melt pool. I only say that because I have found that a candle burns a lot differently on subsequent burns than it does on the first burn. I wouldn't think that cure time would affect the flame size. Cure time is usually for hot throw.

Very cute. Love the lavender one.

We try not to leave candles in the car in the summer.