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Thanks for the suggestions! I will check both of these out! Might get a sample of each of them to see which she prefers! I appreciate the suggestions!!

I am trying to find a very strong lily scent for one of my customers. I haven't tried this scent before so if anyone has any suggestions that would greatly appreciated. She is a very loyal customer who made this request & I would love to be able to make these for her! Thanks to anyone who has any suggestions for me.

I just received my order of 48 16 oz. bottles from WSP so for now I'm good on bottles. They didn't cost me that much so I think I will just stick to getting new ones & when I start getting low, place another order. I have a list currently of the oils I can get from them if anyone is interested. I don't have a scent description of them but most of them are pretty normal scents. They buy them in the large drums from a company that we can't buy from unless we are buying in those types of quantities. I'm not sure how much he has of each scent as he has told me he has only a few pounds of some to 25 lbs. or more of others. When I asked him why he was selling these scents they have an account using the "Hershey" line of candles & other retailers that have handpicked the scents they want to carry. When he gets down to 25 lbs. or less of scents he carries in the store that he is going to replace with another scent, he starts selling off the oils. I have bought 3 of them, just to make sure they are good oils & they are. The drums they come out of say "Premium Grade" on them & the supplier starts with an A, it has a Z, N & Y also.....I've never seen this supplier before. I am going back on Monday to get more oils for me so I can write down the name of the supplier. I found him on craigslist here & actually went to the company where he showed me around his entire operation. I've never been inside such a huge company like this. He was super nice & told me that if I had any questions for him to ask, he would answer them for me if he was able to. He gave me some great ideas as well as solutions to make my candles come out that much better. I was even able to watch them make several candles while I was there. Anyway, if anyone would be interested in the list of oils, send me a pm. I will let you know what he has. Daisymay66......Yeh I hear ya on how "rough" it is!! LOL!!! I'm willing to pass along my find though!! Price would include cost of bottles also.

Is there any way to remove fragrance oil from the bottle they were in so the bottle could be reused? Just curious b/c I have a local candle company that sells me their excess fragrance oils for $5/lb. or if they are discontinuing a fragrance oil they sell to me at the same price. There are times when they have glass apothecary jars they will use to put the oils in & other times I have had new empty plastic containers for fragrance oils. I didn't know if there was a way to clean out my empty bottles so maybe I could use them or not so if anyone can tell me that would be great! Thanks so much for any help with this!!

Thanks I will check WSP! I quit making the shower gel but now my people are asking for it again so I need to find a good base and really like the pearlized base because of how nice it looked when done.

Anyone know where to buy this? I used to buy from KY but they aren't carrying this any longer and I loved the look of the finished product.

Those look so nice! I love them! I've just now started to play with some of my m&p doing different things other than just solid coloring. Not brave enough to post any pics just yet but I will! I really think these look pretty and I would buy them!!

That's the same place that I've been with these jars. If I use the 62 zinc I can get the candle to burn all the way, including no hang up on the sides. The candle will burn all the way down to the top of the wick tab so I do have a little wax left in the bottom of the jar, maybe less than a 1/10 of an inch so I don't consider that to be bad at all. I hate testing!!! I know it has to be done though!!! I have a very clean burn using the zincs with my jelly jars which is why I have stuck with them and the jelly jars.

Thanks! These are the wicks I use when wicking my jelly jars and they work great for me with those jars. I will get me some CD wicks and try them. I had wondered if maybe a different type would be better. Thanks again for the help. I really like these jars and want to get a good burn with them. What would you suggest to use as a starting point with the 8 oz. tureens? I will get some of the CD8's for the 3 oz. I'm not familiar with these wicks at all. Any help there would be great. I have several sizes of the jars. Would it be better to use these with my jelly jars (have both 8 oz. and 12 oz.) and 10 oz. square jars also? I've used the zincs for so long that this will be a starting over process for me now. Any suggestions anyone can give would be great and I appreciated!

I'm just about at my wits end with these tureen jars! I have 3, 6, 8 and 11 oz. tureens. I've never used these before so I am just now getting around to testing them as far as wicking goes. I use GB415 w/ 1 oz. of FO per lb. My wicks I prefer and have been testing are zinc wicks. I have a variety of sizes: 44-20-18, 40-24-18, 44-32-18, 51-32-18, 60-32-18, and 62-32-18z. On my 3 oz. I have dbl wicked using the 40-24-18 and have got fairly good results w/ using these. I get a burn time of approximately 15 hrs which doesn't seem to me to be all that long but, they are small jars and not as tall as the jelly jars I am used to. I don't know if maybe I should be getting better times or not. I also tried single wick w/ 60 and it seems to burn slower, no wax hang up, etc. My main source of problem is coming in with using the 6 and 8 oz. jars, I've not started on the 11 oz. just yet. The 8 oz. I have dbl wicked using the 51's, get great burn as far as no wax hang up, full melt pool-the melt pool is faster than the time I should be getting as far as it taking less time that the jar is wide-the candles don't burn as long either as I felt like they should. I might be getting a little over 20 hrs. I have tried using the 60's on this jar and I get much longer burn time but, no full melt pool using these. I have tried the 62's, my melt pool is equalling the diameter of the jar as far as the time goes but, it is burning faster than the 60's which I expected and I am getting a lot more time out of them using the 62's than by dbl wicking w/ the 51's. I hope this is making sense so far. On the 6 oz., I am having about the same type of problems as the 8 oz. Do any of you use these jars and the zinc wicks with soy wax? I am testing the heck out of these to try to get the best burn time I can as well as the best and cleanest burn. I have used a variety of oils as far as that goes, too. When I am testing, I am testing the same scent in each jar w/ the various wicks so I can see what each candle is doing. That way I also know that the candles only difference would be the wick size. Is there anything else that you would suggest for me to try with these as far as the wicking goes? I can't remember right off what the burn times are with the tureens using the different size wicks. Since I am so used to using the 8 oz jelly jars and getting close to 40-45 hrs of burn time, should I expect to get less burn time with the tureens since they are shorter jars? I hope that I have explained well enough what is happening and gave enough information but if not, let me know and I will try to explain better and answer anything that I might not have covered. This is my first experience with these jars and I am stumped right at this point so any help would be greatly appreciated. I hope I don't sound like an idiot or am asking questions that are stupid ones, I would really like to use these jars b/c I like they way they look and they so much different than what I have used in the past. I like the change I guess from the standard jelly jar that I have always used. TIA

Mine are pretty boring considering the colors of the ones I've seen posted on here! I would love to know if m&p can get the swirl effect like some of the others can. I love looking at those soaps, they are so pretty and colorful!

This is my first time of posting pictures of my soaps. I use the clamshell molds and these are the Victorian molds. First picture is of all the ones I made yesterday. Second picture is of Shea Butter soap scented in Black Raspberry Vanilla using Berry dye from Celestial. [ATTACH]20948[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]20949[/ATTACH]

I didn't know that! I will have to check it out. If I can't figure out how to do it or am not able to find what it is on there I might send you a message! I'm not that great as far as using a computer goes so sometimes need "step by step" guidance! lol!!!:smiley2:

I have the option for them to send payment thru paypal or they can send money orders thru the mail. This way I can get the orders out faster, especially when they send the payment thru paypal. I'm doing a flat rate on the shipping depending on the order size or actual shipping w/o any handling fees, etc. I have enough product made up at this point to be able to calculate the shipping once I get the zip code to be able to let them know the total amount to send with shipping added. I am only offering personal checks to be sent using e-check w/ paypal, that way I know when the payment has cleared and it will save me from having to deal with checks not clearing the bank from NSF. I received another 4 orders in the past 2 hours, they aren't big orders ( $20-$25 each) but they are orders I didn't have before. I figured it doesn't hurt to try right?

I agree with Candybee, it is all in the presentation!

I personally don't think so. Of course, that is just my opinion. I make candles, tarts, soaps, jewelry and other handmade items. On my business cards for example......"So and So Candles and Gifts" is what I have put. This way I don't say I am exclusively selling candles. I do a lot of different handmade items that I sell also. I don't feel like I am being tacky in doing this. You never know, if you are selling candles, soaps and tarts only you may be limiting yourself to one certain customer base who may be looking for other handmade items that you do have but aren't putting out for people to take a look at and have the opportunity to buy from you. Again, this is just my personal opinion.

Rather than having a website do you use your FB account for your business to generate sales and has it worked? I've been promoting the heck out of mine with friends lately and have went from not many people to now having almost 200 friends on mine. That is with starting this week at just 34 friends. I've done announcements for specials, etc. and have had some pretty decent responses to them. These seem to be drawing more people in with their friends suggesting they become friends and it's everytime I sign on now I have more friend requests or suggestions from others to add their friends. I don't know if it will keep growing or not but I have been happy with the past 2 days since I've added over 150 people as friends. I've also got several orders from people from the page. I didn't know if anyone else used their page for this or not so just wanted to ask and see how it was working for others if this is how others are doing it. Also, any downside to this or things I might want to consider? This is new to me with trying things this way so any pointers, tips, etc. would be great! Thanks!

I am in Mo. and I always get my straight sided 8 oz jelly jars with lids from www.thecandlesource.com They are located in Ohio and have been the cheapest I have found for me including shipping. I usually always have them within 3 days depending on when I order. You can always send an email and ask what the shipping would be for the number of cases you want and they will let you know. He sells the jars with lids for $5.95 and also sells them with lids and wicks but I just do the jars/lids. I don't know if this will help any or not but thought I would let you know where I get mine from since you're a state away from me.

I'm not sure at this point if I will use them as wickless or use a wick in them b/c of that. I used some tins a long time ago but I only had a few of the 4 oz. size and used them on the warmers but didn't wick any of them. I noticed they were a little hot. I like the looks of them and have had a few people that I make candles for ask me about getting some so I have some coming. I thought I would give them a try and see how they work. Like I said though, most of what I do is for myself, family and friends. I always test for myself before I will let any of them take anything so if I don't feel comfortable using something it won't go out my door.

I found some clear glass warmers that I am thining about getting but would like to paint them different colors. Do any of you do this and if so, what type of paint would I need to use and how would I go about painting them? I would just be doing solid colors on the base of them and leaving the dish on the top clear. TIA

I'm burning Sweet Snow from LS right now in my living room and can smell it all the way in the back of the house. I have it in 2 8 oz jjs in GB 415. I love this one and have bought it from several places and to my nose, they all seem to be about the same.

I've ordered and use a lot of oils from Loren. They all seem to have great ct/ht in my GB 415. His prices are good, too as well as shipping being extremely fast to me. Great customer service I think. Most of the time I can ask a question and have an answer within half hour or less during the weeks normal business hours. I honestly don't think you can go wrong with his oils myself. I need to go take a look at the new ones. It's time for me to place an order for some I am low on so going to see about trying some different fall scents this year he has.

Wow! When I get some time without the baby I am going to be playing with mixing! I read the threads where you all talk about mixing different fo's together but I've never tried it very often, only with scents that I know go together to make a certain scent. These sound like some great combinations and I can't wait to try them! dnj~No problem with starting the thread! I love to find out what people are mixing with other scents. I don't usually sell my candles but I do make a lot for myself, family and friends. I'm more into the tarts and things but I have been making candles for over 10 yrs. but I do sell around Christmas a little. Thanks again for all the suggestions!

I use GB 415 wax and will be getting in some 8 oz. tins. In my jjs I use the 51-31-18z wicks and get great melt pool, I feel like pretty decent burn times (although I've never really timed since I don't usually sell my candles), scent throw, etc. For those of you that use the tins and this wax what would you suggest on wicks? Would these be ok and burn correctly or should I go with something else? The zinc cores are really all I have ever used due to them burning the way they do for me. I have tried other wicks in the past but can't remember which ones since it has been so long ago since I used them. Also, just curious on the burn time any of you are getting on the 8 oz jjs if you use this wax and these wicks. I've never really checked this on my candles since I really only make them for family, friends and myself. I sell every so often and this "hobby" has really turned into an expensive one! lol!! I mainly make the tarts for selling but am considering to start selling the candles since I've been making them for over 10 yrs. now. TIA

Wow thanks! I have a lot of these scents you all have mentioned! I never thought of the blueberry with this but that sounds like it would be really good! I wondered about mixing the gingerbread with this, just wasn't sure so glad that it was mentioned! Gosh, with all of these ideas I'm going to be trying out a lot of different combinations!