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Check with your nearest Staples, Office Max or Office Depot. They will help you the most and have great prices and you can see what it looks like.

Just finished our last 2 craft shows and wickless (10oz), tarts, votives, tealights were hot. Just introded the reeds to our area and they seem be look promising. We will see what next season brings. Pillars and jars were slower, but I think wickless have a promise also.

D&J

We got a nice ez up fom Sam's club for about $150 a few years back. I tcame th three sides. It is 10' x 10' and nice height.

Bags - uline.com, papermart.com, associatedbag.com to name a few

Sorry t tok so long to return back to yu all. Thanks for the input. The problem is my shrink wrap dos not lok good. The ends a bunched and labels do not stick well. Any help on th method for votives and such.

Thanks again

Most of the show we do have signs prohibiting cameras from customers. Crafters may take photos of their own booths prior to the show opening ONLY. All others are asked to leave. The only problem nopw is the blasted cell/cameras, easily hidden and quick w/o flash.

Thanks, I found an archive on this after I had posted. Looks like what I have tried is what everyone else is doing. Has anyone used clamshells for votives? If so was it succesfull (I do craft shows not direct retail).

I may re-think the poly bag and string tag idea, too.

I have been trying to find the 'best' packaging for my votives. I have about 50 scents (trying to downsize) and a variety of colors.

I have tried small plastic bags with nice ties and labels on the bags.

I have tried shrink wrap with labels on the tops or sides.

Neither have worked out well. Does anyone have any other good ideas. I do not want to leave them unwrapped and I need to have them labelled for scent for the customer.

Thanks a bunch in advance for your ideas!

Dave

I have also used Soy PB, VB and ECO advanced, pour at about 110-120 with no repours and nice tops!

I use Spring Rain and Rain from Candles and Supplies. Nice fresh rain scent

Sorry, it is LP density, but will throw in about 2 # of MP

If have about ten pounds of gel wax (MD) I am looking to get rid of, if someone wants for a reasonable price plus shipping. it is in original back, unopened. PM me if interested

Actually, it sounds more ,like a pyramid scam. Consultants getting more sonsultants under the to sell a product, they can't sell. Does it cost anything to become a consultant? I would stay from it. Sell your own items, you know what they are!

How about Natural-scent or Natural-scence both web names are open, Natural-scents is NOT

Dave

Yes, each state is different. In Illinois I had to get a license and a tax number. In Wisconsin just a business registration number (includes tax number). If you have employees, its federal emplyee ID number (FEIN), withholding, workers comp... (AHHHHHHH!). Also in Wisconsin, if you have sales less than $2000, you dod not need to get a tax number or colelct tax, but you must pay the tax on in-state purchases. Check your states website and Treasury Agency.

That was a friend??????

Rachel, those are my thoughts too. People already think it's so easy to do, why encourage them? For those who do it and it works for you that is great, but I don't want to encourage anyone to look and say, "gee that's so easy, all you do is melt and pour"

My wife and I have been doing crafts at shows (ceramics, painted glass, candles, etc) for years and have heard that many times, at least once per show. What the people do not realize is that we have been doing this for YEARS! It's not just picking up a brush and WOW its done! Also, do these people know they have to purchase all of the colors, equipment, fragrances, etc to do the work and that it will cost them much more than you are selling it for (wholesale buying power!). But if they really want to do it, let them!

Now she will bring her paints with us and paint glass at shows when it slows down. People stop and watch, and look with wonder, and many times put an order in for items. She can turn them out in about 15-30 minutes. Doing candles at a show wouild be more difficult, but I believe it would defintely generate sales in your own shop.

First time post and reply here.

I have used this wax for containers and it throws good cold and hot. I did have issues like everyone else wicking and finally ended up with a slight tunneling effect. I have had good luck with double wicking.

I will buy more too. If you are unhappy, let me know!