It’s that time of the year! Whether your crunch time is the lineup of craft shows, makers markets, pre-holiday shopping, prepping for Black Friday or Cyber Monday, these ordering tips will help you stay in stock & reduce your stress through this busy season. #1 Order EARLY to allow for those unforeseen delays! Winter...
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These amazing wooden lids & candle covers are officially here! They are beautiful additions to our candle vessels and they are cut from sustainably managed forests and made here in the USA. Why does grown & made in the USA matter to us? And why do we believe that it’s worth the extra investment?...
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If you are comparison shopping or trying to determine your cost of goods in order to set your own pricing, understanding your landed cost is a necessity. Here, we show you how to calculate landed cost. Why should you calculate landed cost? To save money! This is really to only way to ensure that...
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While candle making may appear to be a relatively easy project, any experienced candle maker will quickly admit that it takes significant commitment of time and resources to produce a quality candle. In our soy wax troubleshooting guide, we provide some helpful tips for candle makers when working with vegetable-based waxes like soy. Whether...
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Everyone wants to get smooth tops on their candles. Rough surfaces, while mostly cosmetic and shouldn’t impact the performance of the candle, are not the aesthetic outcome most candle-makers are striving to achieve. This phenomena is especially common when making soy candles. Here, we explain factors that can cause uneven surfaces and tips on...
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If you’re on the fence about the role of wax melts, this post is for you! We address several benefits of wax melts and why you may wish to add them to your candle line. They are aromatic Wax Melts absorb heat more slowly and are able to release the aroma(s) without burning or...
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Not all glassware manufacturers package their products in the same way. The purpose of the package…whether it’s a corrugated case with flaps, or a cardboard tray wrapped in plastic, is to get the jars/bottles from one location to another intact. In this post, we expand on the query of “how will my jars be...
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As temperatures rise, it becomes more difficult to get candles; especially soy and coconut-based candles; to your customers safely. We share 8 tips for shipping candles in the summer heat that may help you keep your customers happy. While there’s not a reasonable way to guarantee that candles arrive the way you want them...
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