Sugarfoot Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Hi. I'm relatively new to candlemaking. I started about 3-4 years ago as a hobby. I always burned candles at home and work and I hated throwing away the candle containers so I always kept them. I also burned a lot of candles that left behind excess wax. One day I got the bright idea to make a layered candle from the remnants of all my old candles. I looked up a DIY vid on youtube and it started from there. I'm a hairdresser with my own studio. I started giving away homemade candles as Christmas and birthday gifts to my clients. Soon they started making orders and telling me that I should sell them. So I did start selling them a few months ago around October 2015. It's been going well. I'm not very consistent because it's just a side hobby but I'm wanting to build on it. I live in the Cincinnati area and I do a lot of shopping at the Candle Makers store. I use GW444. I've also ordered fragrances from AH/RE, Peak, CC and NG. If anyone has any recommendations on really strong fragrances that work in 444, please let me know. I like to make them strong because a few of my clients also have hair and nail studios and we need scents that will overpower all the products we work with doing our jobs. Currently I add fragrance at 180-185, pour when it starts to cling to the sides. I use old salsa jars, old candle containers, (anything that has a lid and can be cleaned and reused) and I have purchased mason jar mugs as containers for the candles I sell. I use CD wicks. I've been lurking this site for a long time. I'm still more of a lurker with a few random posts scattered in. Please feel free to contact me with any tips or things you've learned along the way. I personally like bakery, berry, citrus, herbal, tropical fruit scents. My personal favorite candle is Volcano. I'm not that picky as long as it's powerful I'll be impressed. I'm not a huge fan of floral unless it's mixed with something else. I'm trying to keep in mind that not everyone likes the same things as me and make more of a variety. Thanks for reading my novella . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Welcome to Craft Server Sugarfoot! If you are looking for FOs that work in your wax check out the fragrances section and ask there. You can also do a search on your wax to come up with some ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky_CO Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Welcome to the board Sugarfoot we are glad to have you here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puma52 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Welcome to the board Sugarfoot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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