CandyinVA

Maybe I am stupid but how are you spilling fragrance oil??? I pour mine in a shot glass measuring cup with and without the squirt lids and never spill any??? Really I am not trying to be a smart a%$ but am curious??? :-)

These are my main jars that I use but I use a soy blend and use zinc wicks 62.

I was absolutely shocked what the suppluers charge for these too! Thats why I just went ahead abd bought a case. Heck of alot cheaper! Even if you needed a few ebay is cheaper there is a lady who sells both sizes too.

http://eclamshell.com/search_results.asp?PAGE=2&stock=1&catName=1500

I just bought 875 of the smaller ones rom her but I am sure they have the big ones somewhere too.

EBAY has them. Not sure how many you want though.

Patchouli makes me gag so I will not like it lol

What does Dragon's Blood smell like?

Best scent ever Brandied Pear!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you all don't know Flicker by now. She is the candle, soap and anything bath and body goddess!!!!!!!!!! She rocks. There is nothng this woman cannot do!

I pay an average of $20-$25 per case of wax when I order too.

I sell mine for $4.00

I use a paraysoy that I have used for 6 years and love it. $70 a case from Farmhouse Candle Supply it is the 50/50 wax.

eclamshells are in stock I just bought some today! #1524's

Set small goals. 1) choose wax and wicking you would like to test with. 2) Select your first option for jar. 3) test the wax with different wicking to see which might be the ones you will end up using. 4) Test adding some fragrance to the jar/wick combo you have tested. 5) Cuss, throw things. 6) retest with another wick. 7) Another wick? Change Jar? 8) test, test, test. 9) pull out hair, quit, cry 10) start over. 11) After repeating the steps a few more times, you may have a few fragrances that you may be happy with. 12) Concentrate on those fragrances for a while. You will need to recoup money you invested. 13) Think about attempting melts. 14) start all over again. 15) now try votives and pillars - repeat but expect even more headaches.

So now that you have spend oodles of money, hours, months...you may be ready to start a business.

example: Goal #1 $500 in sales. Goal #2 $1000 in sales $5000 (be prepared to wait), $500 profit (champagne at this point...again...be prepared to wait).

Set budgets and hit the pavement: Advertising, marketing, Craft shows, wholesale ($$ + time)

2 years down the line: If You are getting close to banking 1-3 thousand a year - congrats (you lucky duck!)

5 years down the line: $5000/year? (How many set backs have you had in the past 3 years? Want to risk making faster results in year 5: Decide to take out a $100,000+ loan, hire employees, work 80 hours a week, massive marketing/advertising and pray that you will not lose your house & car.

The percentage of candle businesses that make a living are low. Know that going in. You may be one of the lucky ones; but no quarantee. It's like winning the Lottery.

Having said all that...welcome to the insane world of candlemaking. Feel free to ask questions here; but realize we have all spent precious hours researching and testing on our own and you should to. So if we get snippy occasionally it's because we want you to learn candlemaking so you can create a fantastic product. Best way to do that is make mistakes on your own...ask advice and test again.

LOVE THIS!!!!! Couldn't have said it better myself :-)

Stay away from the craftstore fragrances and waxes ......they are over priced and totally worthless. Buy your supplies from a reputable candle supply vendor like Peaks, Nature's Garden, Candle Science, etc.

I agree they are junk!

http://www.candles.org/about_faq.html

Here is a great site to check out. I personally use a parasoy blend and LOVE it. Would not change for anything! It is so much fun and I hope you both have a blast :-) There are alot of helpful hints her on this site as far as suppliers that will help you out alot!

Well it is not that easy. You have to try and test both and see what you like better. A candle business is not something you can start in one day unfortunately. It takes ALOT of testing to get it just right. If a candle is made correctly it does not matter if it is soy or parafin. It will burn clean and evenly if it is made correctly. I personally would not do two lines because I have one that I am bery happy with. Just my opinion though..Most people are very willing to give you tips and help out but noone will give you their exact recipes, etc. as it took them a long time and lots of testing. I would suggest you get a kit of both and see what you like better. Most suppliers sell kits to try. I may add that candle making is not cheap either :-( It took me probably a year to get my candles where I was 100% happy with them. Good luck and happy candle making!

I have used a parasoy blend for 6 years now and wouldn't change it for nothing! I use zinc wick and love it!

Holy Moly they are expensive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I found mine on EBAY

I have always used zinc wicks. I am sure you can get a hole puncher with a smaller hole somewhere also.

I sit them on top of the jar and use a hole punch my wicks dont go anywhere. They are not tight but works perfect for me. I use a regular hole puncher and just leave about an inch on each side of the jar to balance it. Works like a champ and you can get 1000's off of one blind!

I use (3) 51's i my 6" bowls and they work great! My bowls are metal not ceramic so I would try 51's or 60's.

I use mini blinds cut up. You can make any size you want and I hole punch where I want my wicks (Single, double, etc.) You can get 1000's off one mini blind and works like a champ! Throw em away when they get messy.

Yep do not see a spigot. I have the oder version Masterbuilt. I just bought a 2nd one from EBAY a few days ago.