simplescentsbykeisha

Hey guys, sorry for the confusion and wait time. When I make candles I make large batches. Not 200 EVERY day... And I have good news! My dad told me that I can have my spot back in the building. I guess he said "to hell" with the employees. Gotta keep studying.. I'll elaborate later!

I live in a tiny little one bedroom studio apartment. I have absolutely no room - even to live. So making candles is definitely not an option there.. Plus, there's one kitchen that is shared by the entire apartment complex. It's dirty and disgusting and I wouldn't even think about making candles there! I think my only option is to my home again. My parents have offered to move all of my stuff to our garage. It's heated, so I guess that's a good thing. As far as the temperature control.. is it ok to keep candles in the cold? Like while they're setting? I think I would definitely move them to my room when they're finished curing. I'd love to have my workshop in my room.. The only problem is my room is SUPER tiny and the bed practically takes up the whole room. Plus, it's a "guest bedroom" now.. so I don't know how keen my parents would be about letting me move in there. I'm thankful enough that they're letting me use the garage! But I'll still ask... And as far as it "getting to be too much for them" .. When I make candles I don't make just a few at a time.. I make anywhere from 100-200 in a day. My mom can't stand the mess (I don't blame her).. and I think her OCD goes crazy when I take over her kitchen. Especially when it's every weekend. My plan for the future (either May or August of 2012) is to move out of my apartment and into a small house that I could rent out.. maybe with a friend or two who would be ok with the smell. Personally (even though my nose is dead) I like the strong smell.. who doesn't like their house to smell good?! But I know people are sensitive so I will just have to be really careful when selecting roommates. Or if I can afford it I'll try to rent out a small space and an apartment on top of that. I just don't think it would be possible to make candles in an apartment setting.. Don't you think people would complain about the smell? Thank you all for the great advice. I know this board is going to help me out A TON!

Ok, people .. I need some serious help. I'll start by introducing myself since I am pretty new to this board. I'm 22 and studying Music Education. I'm graduating in May. I started making candles about a year ago. This fall my candles have SERIOUSLY taken off. I can't keep them on my shelves. I guess this is a really good thing! So anyway, as a college student I'm still very poor and don't have a lot of money to deal with. I have been making candles in my parents house which is a half hour away. This fall I have been spending a lot of time and money driving back and forth. I'm basically taking over my mom's kitchen because I have to make candles so often. They don't mind the smell at home but they finally kicked me out because it's just getting to be too much and I don't blame them. Luckily my parents own a business which is 15 minutes away from where I live (MUCH more conveinent for me).. About a week ago they gave me the ok to move into the 2nd floor of the business. (It's a huge building with two floors. The first floor is occupied and the 2nd floor is only "half-occupied." It's an orthotic and prosthetic clinic, so there are constantly people here. Anyway, I moved all my stuff here (it took HOURS and lots of lifting up a giant staircase all by myself).. I finally got all settled in yesterday (and then also sold 109 candles yesterday online so I need to make more like RIGHT NOW) and then my dad calls me: "Our employees are complaining about the smell. We're going to have to move you back home." I just about cried. I haven't even made candles in there yet! All of my stuff is just sitting there and the employees are claiming that the smell is making them sick. It's a GIANT building.. I just don't understand. All of that work for nothing! Now what am I going to do? ?????? So, my question is do you have any suggestions on how to get rid of the smell? Apparently the giant room that I'm in has the furnace in it. Would it be enough to cover the vents with plastic and then open the window and have fans blowing? Or to keep my FO's in a sealed bin or cabinet? (Right now they're just sitting in an open box on the floor. Any suggestions would be so GREATLY appreciated. I really don't want to lose this awesome workspace.. it's so perfect for me. :/ Or if you have any other suggestions on where I should set up my shop? Could I rent out a storage space or something? It would have to be heated since I live in MN... Yikes. I just don't know what to do!