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Thank you. I do appreciate you taking the time to write back. Like I said, mainly I just wanted to make a nice candle instead of buying candles that dont smell that cost a fortune. I hosted a Partylite show because my friend sells them, I got alot of stuff for free (which was great). The box arrived smelling so nice and when I lit the candles, NO SMELL. I also would rather give my money (the little extra I have) to a small business and buy from people, for instance, that sell on here. And with that being said, it seems like I'm always trying to learn and perfect ways to make money with something I enjoy doing. I also make jewelry. I'm sorry if I was defensive. Thank you again

I understand that completely. I found one nice person to help me and answer my questions without being judgemental and drawing conclusions. As I mentioned, sites like these are supposed to help people to learn not push them away by being offensive or insulting them. Is this the way people do business with their customers? I dont care who you are, everyone is new at one point, everyone will make mistakes. No one learned to do this without asking questions and making mistakes.

I bought some of those waxes and was going to try and make tarts. Any advice?

Off the topic, I appreciated the advice that you gave me in a previous post. The last candles I made, I made them the way that you said you did. I have a feeling that those are going to come out great. I could smell them two rooms away ( my house is kinda small) not being lit. Thank you

I actually did research insurance. I would love to make something to benefit me but if it would benefit my family and friends, then why not? The first candle that I made was from a kit that and the man who sold it to me claimed I didn't have to even take the temperature. The instructions also said to pour and I would be able to light it the next day. I never researched curing because this man claimed to have 11 yrs experience. I am not trying to make a career out of selling candles. I am a licensed real estate agent looking to get that career started but any extra money I can make would greatly help me. I thought I would try making a candle because I'm tired of spending $25 at Yankee for a candle that is not that great. To be honest, with replies like that, it makes me not want to post. I thought sites like these were supposed to be helpful and encourage people. Obviously I came here to learn something. Had I not found this forum, I would not know anything. Try to Google "how to make a candle". It says nothing about curing,not much on amounts of oil or wax to use or the importance of wick size. I was reading and taking alot of notes and in my search I was able to find this forum. I'm in my mid 20's, a single parent, and trying to make ends meet. I figured if I could learn how to make a great candle I would love to share it with people. The only way I will learn anything at all is by asking questions.

I hope this is a legal post. Can anyone who makes candy apple lotion direct me to your site, I would love to buy some! If you take paypal, that would be lovely!

I got a response to a post asking why I wanted to set up a website and why was I asking about labels when I have not even perfected a candle. I AM NOT looking to do any of that and I guess I should have made that clear. I AM looking to do my research on it so if, and/or when the time comes, I am not totally in the dark. Its not too early to do research. I feel that getting as much knowledge as I can will benefit me in a long run. And this site is a perfect way to get knowledge and of course, opinions and criticism. I guess I am not the greatest at taking criticism, (Sorry Chris ) and maybe felt a little offended by the reply that I got, even though I agreed. I guess I should be prepared for that when I am asking the opinion of thousands of strangers. Not all criticism is constructive criticism though, I guess...

I agree with what you are saying 100%. I feel its never too early to start researching though. No, Im not nearly ready to do that yet but I do wanna research and takes notes now. I feel it will benefit me when I am ready. Does that make sense now? I researched for weeks before I attempted to make a candle. I wanted to be armed with knowledge and wanted to know what to expect. It makes sense to me.

Thats the kind the I bought, LuAna from walmart. It was with all the other cooking oils. One of the new batches I made, the cold throw is AMAZING! I could smell it when I first walked down stairs!

I just ordered a sample of 444. I am using c-3. What happens if I use that?

Any suggestions for setting up a site? Good prices, advertising on the site... I know less about this than I do about making candles!!! LOL:)

Does anyone know of any marketing affiliate programs that can be added to website to generate commissions? Candlewic does but not sure who else

Why cant you use container wax for tarts? Too soft? What if they are just tarts, not for clamshells?

I made two batches with c-3 today. I tested with different temps and one with CO and one without. Not that this has anything to do with it, but maybe, the one with the CO cracked. A perfect circle around the wick. The previous batch I made about five days ago is curing but I have a weird feeling its not going to smell when I burn it. The new batches, however, I feel good about. -Except for the cracking

what is a croc-a-something?

I need some suggestions for candle labels. I am going to make my own for now since I'm just starting out but buy labels later once established. I just want some kind of label to sort my candles from the rest. I was just trying to look at other peoples labels just for ideas and found really nice stuff. I want something classy. I went to istock photo, they have nice photo templates but I just want a nice, free, classy idea for now.

I was thinking about recycling aluminum cans to use as candle containers. I checked out a site of a forum member and saw a can as a container. I was wondering if anyone else does that. Does the can get too hot? Also, looking for mini condiment jars, like mustard jars. Saw someone post pictures using the wee little jars and thought the idea was super cute!

I looked at your website, very nice! I thought of using cans as well but was afraid they would get too hot.

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I'm getting excited because I'm starting to get the concept of wicking! One thing though, FO like vanilla will need a bigger wick, why?

Donna, what kind of wicks are you using? I'm going to try cd 8 and htp 83 as well as something WSP sells, a soy wick.. The reviews on it are great plus it ships for free. I am going to try your recipe but also I'm going to try a batch with CO as well. Oh, how long do you let your candles cure for?

I read on the scentreview forum that all oils are close out and once they are gone, they are gone

What FO supplier sends a free FO sample with an order? I looked at it before but cant remeber what site it was.

Why cant I view the classifieds? I can if Im not logged in. I cant reply either. I wanted to buy something...

plain old jelly jars... Can CO be purchased other than a soap/candle supply? Will it have the same effect on candles?