simplybeelightful

made with natural materials, maybe. but unless you are picking them off trees, I PERSONALLY wouldn't say the candles themselves are natural.

Made with natural materials??? What?? What do you think beeswax IS made of?

/I would never say soy candles are 100% natural becasue there is NO candle that is 100% natural due to what is put into it.

http://www.candle-licious.com/html/soy_vs_paraffin.html.

Guess I would have to argue this point. I guarentee that I can make a 100% natural BEESWAX candle! :rolleyes2

Spent a LOT of money advertising in Country Sampler and never got a single inquiry. A huge waste of money in my opinion.

FNWL!!! They might be a little more expensive than others but they have everything and also have very good and informative descriptions of all of their products.

Just before extinguishing the candle, you gently "hug" it by pressing the wax at the top of the candle into the center. Be careful not to hug the candle enough to put the flame out as this will make your candle harder to light the next time. Hugging is done so that the candle will completely comsume itself and not tunnel.

I just politely tell the person asking that I don't share my secrets, recipes, etc. because I worked too hard and too long to figure them out myself and do not intend to share that info.

How much do you need? I sell beeswax.

I used to sell them but then realized that everything I was selling was made in China so I quit. I have, over the years, found a candle lantern that my husband made but, given the price I had to ask for them, they didn't sell that well.

Also a big problem was, if you are doing craft shows, candle holders and accessories are just more stuff to haul around.

Given these problems, I decided it really wasn't worth the extra headache to sell candle holders.

I make sure my beeswax tapers burn with no dripping, but I don't make rolled beeswax, I use a mold.

Same here, sorry can't help you but have never made rolled candles. I don't even like the rolled ones because I think they burn too fast.

The beeswax looks fine. No pits. Not mirror smooth but I wasn't expecting that. I didn't pour the beeswax carefully, either.

Ah, wonderful beeswax, is there any question why I love working with it? I too have never had any problem pouring my beeswax tapers. My wax melter is set about 180 and I don't even check my pouring temp., just pour, unmold, and have nice perfect candles.

...I didn't think it would be safe so I never tried it.

That was my thought too. It is a cool candle but looks like it puts off a pretty big flame at times.

I think your problem is from the silicone spray. I think what is happening is that you are getting bubbles on the sides of the mold from the silicone spray.

Try not spraying and see what happens. Or, in the alternative, don't use so much spray or let the mold sit for a while after spraying to let the bubbles pop.

Like I said before, I only occasionally spray my molds. To release your candle, give the mold just a little twist before trying to remove the candle.

oh, and, yes, I think you will have to get a new tax ID number for each business. :smiley2: Fun, huh?

Pretty sure you can't have more than one business under the same LLC and you will have to file separate schedule C's for each business. As a paralegal, I would suggest you talk to an attorney first to make sure.

I use 100% beeswax for my tapers, rarely spray the molds with silicone and RARELY have any problems.

I wonder if your beeswax is blended since beeswax is not soft at all. Where do you get it?

Don't mean to be in your business but, I have never had any problem using lavender FO with my beeswax.

[i didnt like the combo of my particular sticky smelly beeswax with the lavender I'm using. .

Just wondering why your beeswax is sticky and smelly?

Try www.betterbee.com Don't know if they have them or not but I do know they have taper boxes like that.

Don't get me wrong, I also love my P400. The times that I really have trouble getting the labels to line up is when I change label size. It just seems a little hard to get a new roll of labels loaded right. And maybe sometimes that comes from trying to do things too fast. (user error!)

I would certainly recommend the printer to anyone who wants to do their own labels. Especially if you want waterproof labels, like for bath and body products. You just can't get the kind of smear proof labels with a regular printer and labels.

I have had the Primera 400 for a number of years. I still have problems getting my labels centered but the printer does make very nice labels. No smear, fairly waterproof and good color and clarity. The only real problem I have with the printer is that it wastes 2-3 labels every time you start a new job. If you are using the same size labels and just changing say the fragrance or something like that, don't tear off the label in between changes or it will start over and waste that 2-3 labels. Did that make sense?

In other words, everytime you start a printing job loading labels from the start of the roll, it will advance 2-3 labels before it recognizes a good label to print on, thereby wasting the first 2-3 labels.

Other than that, I have been very happy with the printer and it does have a fairly good software program for making your own labels.

Good luck!