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I'd like to know too. I store all of my candles in a room that gets down to around 55 degrees in the winter.

Whew! Glad to hear you're still around Kathy - was worried for a minute there!

Oh man!! I've been enjoying their wax so much since I got it last week, I really hope it doesn't mean they went out of business. Their FO's are awesome too.

Thanks! I figured it was something simple like that, LOL!

Can I ask how you got your wick to curl - that's cute. I've noticed a few others do that too - I've never seen it before (I'm fairly new here).

At my party, we had 3 types of wine, fall/halloween candies, snickerdoodle cookies, flavored coffee, chips/pretzels/dip but I thought a cheeseball and crackers would have been nice but we forgot it.

Don't get discouraged! If you really enjoy making candles then you won't mind all the testing that goes into it. I bet you can find some good guinea pigs ... I know we all have friends and family who love to test our candles. As for making money, you probably could if you have an awesome product and can afford lots of money ahead to buy in bulk. In the beginning, I couldn't afford to buy in bulk ... it's taken me four years to get there! But, I don't do it to make money really, I enjoy pouring candles (I'm a stay at home mom to five children and I homeschool three of them so far) and its a nice outlet for me to relax after the kids are in bed. I enjoy selling my products to use that money to invest in a larger supply of candle scents and wax. I can't wait until someday when I can have 100 real sized bottles of scent (not just testers) and be able to buy 200 lbs of wax at a time instead of just 50lbs Hang in there - it also helps if you have business sense (which I don't)

Yep - so why not learn from the trained consultants!

Here's a great site I discovered before doing my first home party: http://bestofboards.com/ It's geared for PL consultants but you can apply it to your own candle business, they have grerat ideas on their message boards. Check it out!

Excellent! Thanks for doing the experimenting for us

Wow! Great info - I appreciate your help!

The two I absolutely cannot stand are Warm Vanilla Sugar (ick ick ick ... turns my stomach even typing it!) and Sex on the Beach (smells like kerosene and gives me a headache). :tongue2: :tongue2:

What do you all do when it comes to shipping candles? Do you do a flat rate or exact costs? I just mailed my first out-of-town order today and was shocked that it cost me $9.50 to ship three 16 oz candles. eeeks!

Do any of you use FO's from the Candle Source in your soy wax? If so, what were your results? Their prices are so inexpensive so it makes me wonder how great they are... TIA!

I'm sold. I'll have to order it next time. I'm chomping at the bit to place another order for scents soon...

Daniedb: I poured the Balsam & Spice last night. When I first smelled it in the bottle I said "ick" but in the wax...yuuuuuum. I will re-name it Christmas Spice for the holidays because it smells really piney/eucalyptus-y. My 9 yr old son said it was his favorite of all, LOL! I can't wait to test burn one

Well, I'm using "Navy Blue" right now since the other blues I tried were ugly and now the navy is just as ugly I may try adding a little black - or heck, maybe some of this purple!!

The only color I can't seem to achieve in soy wax is navy blue. I use the dye blocks. I got a beautiful dark purple last night. I can't figure out why the blue won't get dark like that, it just stays an ugly medium blue. Even red and brown look great. Any suggestions?

I'm glad it wasn't my imagination! LOL! I know I could smell some bw in it! I was wondering about curing this wax for a certain period of time. The wax I've used the past few years needed very little curing time it seems. Thanks for letting me know it may take a week or two. The burn was good, smell was really good .. I was testing the wick mostly, I wasn't sure which wicks to get so I ened up with 51-32-18C for my 8 oz and 62-52-18C for my 16 oz. So far so good.

I am test burning my 8 oz Hillbilly Homebrew and I swear I can smell a hint of beeswax in it. Is it my imagination? It probably is but I thought it was funny anyway since this is my first experiment with the MC soy and bw Other than that, all looks/smells good so far!

So you like the cocoa cappucino? I wanted to get it but was scared to. I'm the only one I know IRL (it seems) that likes the chocolate scents.

Thanks Geekrunner! That helps tremendously ... I just didn't want to mess this up. I took a good guess. I just finished pouring Magenta Nectar (OMGoodness is this one yummy), Coconut Groove, Litsea and Basil and Hillbilly Homebew (another YUM). They all are smelling so great right now. My husband would think I was baking if he were home. I can't wait to test them. I think I'm going to have to get some more MillCreek scents to test ... they are really fab.

Creme Brulee Blueberry Cobbler Apple Pie (ick, I can't stand it) Cinnamon Toast After making some Hillbilly Homebrew candles today, I have a feeling they are going to be on the most popular list as well ... YUM!

Dark Purple, pale lavender or navy blue ... those are the colors I've used for it anyway

Maryann, I am no good at math. How do I figure that? I got 4.5 grams but I still cannot convert that. Is is 1TBS bw for 1 Cup of soy wax?