daniedb Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 I can't remember which are which. You'd think it would be easy, but apparently, I'm having a bit o' the candle nose. I'm a madwoman, trying to decipher the scents...Is this Chai Tea or Three Magi? Or could it possibly be Christmas Splendor? Argh - Flowering Dogwood or Lilies of the Valley? Learnt me a thang or two today, I tell you what. And just a couple flagrant non sequiturs::feliz: :cakegirl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 I'm worse than you! I can't tell which is which even with colored wax! So I put sticky labels on or mark them with a marker real quick before I forget! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 I'm sorry, but LOL:laugh2: ! I feel you, I use post-its and rubberbands so I don't have to worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 I get just as confused! Mine are put back in the jar boxes and a sticker with the fragrance name placed on the outside of the box until I can label the jars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fern-Marie Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Ditto here, I haven't smelled a thing for two weeks.If I stick one more candle under my husband's nose.....he's gonna start thinking his name is 'here, smell this'!I put a piece of masking tape going lengthwise down the jars using a marker pen. It makes it much easier to do side-by-side comparisons, and I'm not having to constantly check lengthy notes. I put all pertinent information: i.e., fragrance, wick, and dye info. I also notch each time I relight the test candle to keep a visual account of how much wax burns - noting the hours of each burn test, or what time I stopped and started. The tape can be removed and reapplied to see all sides, and all of the info can be transferred to permanent notes. When all is well, remove the tapes.Anything to make things easier, I don't need any more confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDweller Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 As someone who's offered dye free candles for years, do yourself a favor and invest in a dry erase marker. I came up with an abbreviation list for all my scents and write the abbrev. on each jar. Don't wipe the marker off until you're ready to label.. works like a charm!It is amazing the effect color has on your ability to recognize fragrance.For votives.. can't really do that. I buy butcher paper (inexpensive) and lay it out, setting my molds on it. If I have 6 that are cinnamon stick and 12 vanilla, I line them up, then using a marker, draw a line from the first mold to the 6th in that line, marking with the scent abbrev. CS .. then draw a line from the first to the 12th mold for VDid you ever get what I sent you or have a chance to try it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallgood20 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Hey Danielle! It's "D" All of the above! LOL:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 When I'm busy making different scents I use stick notes (candlenose drives me to do it - LOL). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgirl Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 I put wax paper down before I pour my candles. I just use a permanent marker and write the scent down on the wax paper. It sections off my scents until I can lable them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fern-Marie Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Hi Prairie Dweller,I was just wondering, when you give, or sell, your candles, does anyone ask why they are all white (ish)?I actually like the non-colored candles. White goes with everythig!No worries about picking a candle to match a room.I am seriously considering it, but the average person/consumer is pre-conditioned to seeing colored candles.thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDweller Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I've been through it all with color (or not). My website is nearing 6 yrs old. During the first 2 yrs, I offered color only. I then decided to offer the option of dye-free just as an added something no one else was doing. They went over very, very well. So well, when I finally had it with coloring/frosting and all that, I went to dye free only for about a yr. Now I offer the option again. In the past, dye free was chosen about 70% of the time. This time around, it's chosen about 40% of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNTexas Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 My nose is gone...and if I wait just one day I forget what scent it is..I always set the bottle of F/o beside the candles that I have just poured, then make my labels, when they are set and cleaned up....I hurry up and cap them....that is the only way I can remember...I have a few "mystery candles" out in my garage right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fern-Marie Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Karen, I just saw this...lmaoI like the idea of the Mystery Candle...I found a couple floating around here last night, and thought the exact same thing...mystety candle.I was thinking of putting them out to see what kind of a reaction I might get.Too funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtngrl Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 If I stick one more candle under my husband's nose.....he's gonna start thinking his name is 'here, smell this'! :laugh2:I'm sure he'd prefer that to being called late for dinner. LOVE your suggestion about the tape. Good one!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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