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Mon, 02/13/2006 - 21:51 — Dottie

Hi everyone! I am a 'newbie' to this forum and to candel making. I have always wanted to make candles but I haven't yet. Last week when I read on the web that there were soy candles, I knew that it was time to jump in. I have so many questions. What makes one wick better than another one? Are there any soy kits on the market? Does anyone know of a site for molds? I haven't looked for that yet.

I want to make candles for myself and to help my income.

Any advise and help will be appreciated.

Take Care,

Dottie

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Fri, 08/18/2006 - 17:03 — Renee

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My daughter and I made some soy candles today and they turned out great! Of course, I read and read on this site yesterday, that + beginners luck = success! yay! Thanks for all the information!

Thu, 02/23/2006 - 20:40 — wjreece

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Thats a tough one!

Have you talked to other chandlers on the islands?

Will R.

Wed, 02/22/2006 - 12:58 — Anonymous

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Does anyone know how I might find soy candle making supplies in Hawaii? I'm not having much luck.

Sun, 02/19/2006 - 22:27 — Dottie

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Thanks for the tip, Lynn. Maybe I will be making candles by the end of the week. Finding the aromatheraphy essentail oils may take a little more time. I found a couple of great web sites for them. I'm hopeing that I can buy them in my area.

I'll keep you posted.

Dottie

Fri, 02/17/2006 - 05:10 — libertylover

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Dottie,

So happy you have a candle buddy. Hi Tom!

I found a way to test my digital scales to make sure it is
accurate.

You know those 2 oz. plastic cups that holds salsa at the
Mexican restaurants. Pick you up one and keep it to measure
and check to see if your digital scales is correct. Comes in
handy.

Happy candling!

Lynn

Fri, 02/17/2006 - 04:58 — libertylover

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cursante,

Fundraisers is where I plan on focusing my market. Read this
very carefully so you will understand how to start a business
doing fundraising. You use their money instead of your
money. Kinda like Avon does.

http://www.naturesgardencandles.com/mas_assets/ngc/www/import/class-3.htm

Other sources for selling your candles are nail, tanning, and hair
salons. Go figure but I have a lady that owns a donut shop
that wants to sell my candles.

Welcome to forum too, cursante, and happy candling to you.

Lynn

Thu, 02/16/2006 - 20:46 — Dottie

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Lynn, I know it is beautiful where you are now. I would love to do the same thing.

I was so happy to find several suppliers near me. Monday I am going to Texas Candel Works in Arlington. I talked to the owner today and he is being very helpful. His name is Tom. He is on this forum. I can't wait. I'll let you know how it goes.

Also, today I bought a digital scale and thermometer. I'm on my way now.

Take Care,

Dottie

Thu, 02/16/2006 - 14:25 — Anonymous

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Lynn, welcome to the world of candlemaking.

I love love making candles. I started in January making candles.

I have sold a few to my friends at work (and they really like them) but I am having a problem really finding places to sell my candles.

Good luck I know you will enjoy it!

Does anyone have any suggestions as to where might be good places
to sell candles.

Thu, 02/16/2006 - 07:41 — libertylover

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Dottie,

Lived in Dallas up until 2 1/2 yrs. ago, was a native Texan for
54 years but wanted a more rural life away from the madness
of city living so I'm in Arkansas out in the country, 15 miles
west of Hot Springs, the state famous for a president
who said, "I did not have sex with that woman". :D

Warm Regards,

Lynn

Wed, 02/15/2006 - 22:33 — Dottie

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Lynn, I'm already feeling the furstration. :roll:

I'm in Ft. Worth so going to Dallas is not a problem for me. In fact I lived there for ten yrs.

I will contact Lone Star and Brittercreek tomorrow. (Thur.)

What part of the world are you in?

Thank you so much for the info. You have been a great help.

Take Care,

Dottie

Wed, 02/15/2006 - 07:52 — libertylover

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Might I also suggest you order from suppliers close to you. Being you live in Texas, there are so many suppliers.

All suppliers stock wicks but not all suppliers stock all the wicks we
need. Lone Star Candle Supply in a surburb of Dallas stocks the
CD's, LX's. HTP's, and ECO's. You can order sample packs of each
one. Mainly all the suppliers will have a suggested wick to use
based on the size of the diameter of the container.

Bittercreek Candle South in a surburb of Dallas, stocks the 8 oz.
straight sided jelly jars and 9 oz. hexagon jars we all seem to use.
They have very reasonable prices.

I telling you this because shipping can be expensive and we must
all keep our cost of goods down to help with the profit.

FYI, I have heard Pourette has excellent fragrances. I'm going to
try a few. What I have seem is they stock the basics and I go to
other suppliers for variety.

I wouldn't order a lot of soy wax at first. Bittercreek has great
soy wax. It is made by Golden Brand, the place who does the
manufactering for the suppliers. Bittercreek stocks their brand.

You'll have lots of fun and frustration...lol

Lynn

Tue, 02/14/2006 - 21:46 — Dottie

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Edith, thank you very much for your reply. I went to both sites and found them to be very helpful.

I want my candles to have strong sents too.

I'm not sure how much wax to order. For example, how many mason jar candles could you make with 5lbs of wax?

Tue, 02/14/2006 - 11:31 — Anonymous

Dottie--this might help you out...

If you are interested in making soy candles you can order soywax in 1, 5 or 50 lb quantities from a company in PA called Candlewic. Their website is www.candlewic.com. You can also order the right wicks to use in soy candles.

I think you should start with container candles and Candlewic has jars you can buy---. Make sure you get pre-tabbed wicks which have the metal tab on the bottom that helps you when you are trying to make sure that your wick remains centered all the way down into the candle.

Scents I order from Pourette. www.pourette.com. They are expensive but they are effective. Soy wax can hold up to 4% of scent to the volume of the wax which is more than what paraffin can hold so that is why I am more interested in soy candles because they are "smellier"

Hope this is a help.

Mon, 02/13/2006 - 22:03 — Dottie

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I forgot to mention that I want to make soy aromatheraphy candles.

I guess I need to get the essential oils for that. Right ?

Dottie