Prim-Beginnings

I tested this one back in December. I don't remember an antiboitic smell, but it didn't make it past the 1st round of cuts for me. (I use a soy blend)

I am planning on ordering from TCS. I was wondering if anyone had opinions on these scents in soy (464 - I blend with paraffin, tarts only) This old house Amish Harvest (I got a sample of this when I was doing christmas scents, I LOVE this oob!, I hope this does good in soy!!!) also thinking about Cinnamon frosting buttercream dried apple wreath (hesitant, is it twiggy or musky?) cinnamon bread pudding gingerbread applesauce hansel & gretel (hesitant, I love CS) cinnamon toffee Look like I have a thing for cinnamon! Thanks, Aubrey

Hello, me again. I just wanted to leave some followup about the pumpkin patch! It was a success! My best seasonal sellers were Caramel Dip (elements), Pumpkin Apple Butter (Candlebuddys mix I think), Toasted Marshmallow (KY), and Pumpkin Souffle. My best year round sellers cleaned house too! Thank you for all the input! I'm sorry it took this long to get back, I have been busy, took a breather, and now I'm behind for Christmas!

I messed up. I took a gamble and bought a case of the black 2oz portion cups, Dart Connex 200pcblk. Well, I can't get my Kraft 2" sticker in the inner ring of the lid. The inner ring measure 1 and 7/8". I already posted about finding the right size sticker, not happening. Sooooooooooooo would anyone who uses a black 2 oz portion cup mind to see if their lid has a larger 'flat' spot in the middle that I can put the 2" stickers? There are not near as many black cups out there. I picked black because it goes with my more primitive look! When I search the cups and look at pictures of lids, I can't tell by the image. I see solo, dixie, and fabri-kal have black, but fabri-kal aren't pp. I can fit the 1 and 2/3" sticker in the ring, but it is unsupported around edges because it catches the dip in the lid and causes it to come off. The smaller stickers just look unprofessional.

Been there too! Thanks for replying. I think I am going to have change my packaging instead of the sticker! UGGh

This looks like the same company I buy from, with a slightly modified website! I looked and I only found 1 2/3 in the kraft round ... am I missing them somehow? I need 1 3/4 - 1 7/8 Thanks for posting!

Just went and looked, their labels are on a roll, I need to be able to print them on inkjet printer. It may be easier to get new portion cups than labels! I bought the 2oz Dart Connex portion cup & lid (black bottom for that more primitive look). Hmm... hate to waste them ... I'll keep looking. Thank you for replying!

Thanks for looking! I have that size, it is too small and misses the next 'ring' on the lid. Ends up flopping and not looking very professional. 1 7/8 would be best. I'll keep looking.

I am changing my tart packaging, and the supplier I buy all my kraft labels from (www.brownkraftlabels.com) doesn't have the size I need for my new packages. I bought their 2" Ultra Brown Round Kraft labels, they look great, but they are 1/8" too big! I am having trouble finding 1 3/4" - 1 7/8" Round Kraft lables. I love the ultra brown at brown kraft lables, darker would even be nice! Suggestiopns for other places to look for kraft labels? Where do you get kraft labels from?

Your right, sweet milk or sugared milk, it's not there. Must have mixed that up with someone else.

When you say Berts, do you mean www.bertsheavenscent.com? and when you say BG, do you mean bluegrass?

I was thinking about a Candy Corn Blend for fall, like sweet milk (ICS) & creme brulee (ICS) or Candy Corn (NG) & Candy Corn (BG)

Carol K, I have alot of bakery scents & cinnamon because that seems to be what sell. For pumpkins I think I have settled on (testing) Harvest pumpking (cierra), 50/50 pumpkin pie & creme brulee (KY), Pumpkin crunch cake (NG) ... and Ol' South Pumpkin Pie (OT) Candlebuddy, is your Pumpkin Apple Butter a personal blend? I have tried NG. I have ordered a couple of apples to test, caramel dip (elements), apple cobbler (elements), homemade apple pie (bluegrass). I have ordered a couple of fall scents to test, autumn harvest (elements), mulled cider (millcreek), grandmas kitchen (cierra), maple nut crunch (bluegrass) That is a decent start to test I think,

nmnoneybear, I'm going to order the Ol' South Pumpkin Pie from the OT. Any other scent I don't want to miss if you don't mind me asking? nmhoneybear, may I also ask what supplier is MMS that you were speaking of for room spray base? I used the cyclomethicone from BCN the first time I made room spray. I thought it made a nice product, except for the little dots on the floor. My customers are liking the room spray base from WSP the best right now. I don't know which cyclo the BCN is without looking.

Thank you very much, I just wasn't turning it up!

If you don't mind me asking, I went to the candle makers store to look for the room/linen spray base, is it still there? I can't find it ... am I just missing it?

I was ordering my FO samples for fall and I saved candlewic for last ... I found they have a 25.00 minimum for orders. I was just wanting to get a cinnamon for mixing with pumpkin ... any suggestions as to a 'second' best? I don't really need that much cinnamon, or maybe another great oil from candlewic? I have have alreay ordered from or will soon today, cierra, elements and bluegrass, incase they have a good one, maybe I can add it too the order. I migh be ordering from candle source, KY, peak, candle science ...

Thank you all for the advice and info. I will bring my tart warmers and my best sellers. I think I will get some of the flavors mentioned too. The maple nut crunch from BG sounds yummy! What does Hayride smell like from BCN? Fresh staw?

Hello, I have been invited to set up a booth for my tarts at a local pumpkin patch. I am excited, this could be good for getting my tarts out there. They sell pumpkins (obviously), straw bales, and other fall festive items. They have hay rides and a corn maze. It is a rural location, but they have a lot of people come through. Tarts would be a new thing there. I wanted to go with the theme of pumpkins/fall, but not get too carried away. I was considering these pumpkin/fall scents. Any suggestions as to how many different flavors I should show up with? I've been following the best pumpkin thread! I worry I already have too many in mind! What do you think Tart warmers too? Feel free to remove from the list as well as add to it! How many should I have prepared? 300 ish? I brought my tarts to a rummage sale I put on this summer and I sold around 300, plus got a store order for another 500. I know some of you are big, but that is BIG for me, I was so excited! Pumpkin Crunch Cake (NG) 50/50 Pumpkin Brulee (The candle Source) & Pumpkin Souffle (CS) as suggested 50/50 Pumkin Pie (KY) & Creme Brulee (KY) as suggested 3 to 1 Pumpkin Souffle (CS) and Cinnamon (Candlewic) Harvest Pumpkin (Cierra) Caramel Dip (elements or FOH) Homemade Apple Pie (Bluegrass) Nutty Taffy Apple (BCN) Frosted Carrot Cake (I have BB carrot cake, I was going to add creme brulee) Mulled Cider (Millcreek, snowtop, or ) Toasted Marshmallow (KY?) Candy Corn (Sweet cream and creme brulee?) Pumpkin Apple Butter (NG) Amish Harvest (Peak) Then I have my best sellers, would I bring those even if not 'fallish'? They would be like Creme Brulee Blueberry Muffins Cinnamon Buns Buttercream Snickerdoodle Oh, I should bring my room sprays too! I'll stick with fall scents for them.

I have used the buttercream snicerdoodle and carrot cake and blueberry muffin is wax. The buttercream snickerdoodle is knock you down great and the carrot cake was wonderful too. Nothing wrong with blueberry muffin, I'm just already hooked on another companies blueberry muffin, that is sweeter. wax 464. Aubrey

Yes, I have bought from Gale at DPS morris a couple of times, It took 5.5 hrs to get there if I remember right! They are nearly to chicago, I'm in the bottom third of state. Thanks for the replys though. I'm sorry, as to the soy supplier in St Louis, I was being a sloppy with my description. I'm getting it from Gateway in Dupo too. After I drive a couple of hours that direction, I go shopping while I'm over there and just consider myself in St Louis area!

I'm still looking for a paraffin supplier near me (under 2 hrs drive). I can get to St Louis MO, or Evansville IN in under 2 hrs ... Any one know of a place? I have found a wonderful soy supplier in st louis, but still need paraffin. SH has went up to 28.00 per case at Candle science!! Thanks for any information anyone has!

The food tarts are cute, but I agree with those who like the simple tarts. I only package the tarts in the muffin liners, they are not shrink wrapped, in bags or anything. I have considered using those nice black portion cups, but I wanted to work the tart out before getting into pricier packaging. I have a picture of the tarts on my website www.primitive-beginnings.com, under the new prim items and tarts & warmers. I up for critiquing on the website too. Good information is always useful, even if its bad news! Speaking of which, maybe I didn't learn from my mistake. Maybe I should pull the tarts off the website until I get some opinions from others (besides my local support).

I think they were turned down because they weren't ready the first time. I hurried into it and took the product before it was good enough! I learned from my mistake. I want to know others opinions on packaging, handleing, appearance, and most importantly throw, among other things. They come out of the tart burner wonderfully, if placed in freezer for a couple of minutes. They are a soft wax, so you get sticky handleing them, might be a turn off. Packaging is a muffin liner, simple inexpensive, might be a turn off. People are used to that packaging around here, there are a couple of others that use it. I have no problems upgrading packaging, but don't see a reason to in testing phase. They are all shades of cream, no dye. I like the simple look, but not hung up on it. I have wondered if my wholesale price isn't low enough, but not willing to change just yet. I am aiming for .70 ea.

I don't know if anyone ever does this on here, but here it goes ... I know some of you have been making tarts for years and sell very well. I'm just getting going. I have been working on tarts for just over a year now. I have a local following of customers that say they love the tarts and keep coming back for more. I would like to step out into our local shops and wholesale, but am trying to do it right this time, in the right order and not hurry! I was wondering if some of you experienced tart makers who sell a lot of tarts would be interested in 'testing' my tarts out and critiqueing (I can't spell that!) them. They may not be ready for the world yet, and I would like to know. I thought a neutral (not my neighbor or family) opinion would be good about now. I don't want to take them to the shops or craft fairs if they still need improvement. I already made that mistake! I was one of those people you guys always talk about, and correctly. I took my 3rd batch of tarts to the shops and got turned down (duh!). I don't want to go back unless I can save face . Does this sound like a good idea? Is anyone interested? Maybe 2 or 3 people ... Thanks, Aubrey