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Thank you, Marty! I searched for small "cheese crocks" and could not locate them in bulk either. Americana General makes some beautiful crocks and I purchased them at a local discount store here. I stocked up last year, so I haven't had the need to search for them this year.

Thank you! Yes, I sponge paint the lids. A little time consuming, but the jars came with either gold or silver lids & I spared myself the expense of ordering replacement ones that looked more primitive. Sales are awesome this year, so I guess it's worth it!

Thank you! Even after 4 years....it's still a "work in progress".

We received all of our holiday oils from AH/RE last month....the Cinnamon & Spruce is a sure winner!

A few pics of our new primitive candles. www.toadallysoy.com

Issue resolved! I was able to search on-line & identify the website administrator who built the site for this woman. One quick phone call to him and my photo was removed from her site immediately!! Woohooo! And....as suspected, she specifically asked him to use my photo on her site. He wasn't impressed, to say the least, to find out that she'd put the blame on him for using my photo. I have to wonder if she's looked at her site recently & noticed the photo has been changed..... Thanks again to all of you for your suggestions and/or comments. Much appreciated. www.toadallysoy.com

Thank you Maxie. I am looking into this now for my page.

No kidding...if it wasn't so far of a drive, I was going to visit her shop & ask about the soy candles that I saw on her website....just to see what her response would be. Not to mention the response I'd get once I told her that I was the owner of Toadally Soy.

Oh yes, the label is in clear view. She's not claiming they are her photos. I guess she liked the candle in the antique canning jar and thought that putting it on her home page would help with her business...even though anyone visiting her shop would not find one of my candles there.

Great info! Thank you so much for sharing it.

Ok, I need some advice. About 3 months ago I was contacted via email by a gift shop owner who was interested in purchasing my candles wholesale. Several emails back & forth and then I never heard from her again. Well....yesterday while playing around on Google, I found something about my candles being available in her shop. I checked out her website, and low & behold on the home page is a photo of my candles. I tried emailing her and the emails were returned undeliverable, so I called her this morning. I asked why the photo was on her site & she sounded surprised that it was there. She proceeded to tell me that she had copied photos from my website, and those of others. She claims that she gave her entire photo file to the "man who set up her business website" for her and he must have used my photo in errror. Does this sound like a crock of !&^$ or what? I can't imagine she had someone build her a business website and then she never looked at it to know what was on it. I advised her that I wanted my photo off her site immediately. She says it will be removed tomorrow...guess we'll wait & see. Any suggestions on what to do if she doesn't remove it? Maybe a letter from my attorney?

You can use the type of can opener that takes the entire top off the can, no sharp edges.

Thank you all for your nice comments! These burn wonderfully and I'm amazed with the great scent throw from these little guys. I've now poured 100 of them and have 500 more to go.... Glad I took a few days off from my "real job" to get more of these made. I wish that I could spend every day making candles all day...I'd be in heaven. I've got 2 nice craft fairs coming up and I'm anxious to see how these new jars sell. Donna Toadally Soy All Natural Soy Candles www.toadallysoy.web.officelive.com

These are the new little 4 oz jars that I got a great deal on... I've poured a few and can't wait to test burn them. http://www.toadallysoy.web.officelive.com

Thank you. They are 4 oz hex jars. The woman who sold them went out of business and was selling them bulk. I'll be picking up another load in a week or two. No tester poured since I had to drive over 2 hours to pick them up yesterday. I've poured some & will post pictures in the candle gallery.