CHOOSING THE RIGHT SUPPLIES FOR YOUR CANDLES

CHOOSING THE RIGHT SUPPLIES FOR YOUR CANDLES

From wax to wicks to jars and labels, choosing the right supplies can make or break your customer’s experience of your product. It’s important to put some forethought into the supplies you use to create your candle products. Making the wrong decisions can negatively influence 

Calculating Your Candle Burn Time

Calculating Your Candle Burn Time

As a candlemaker, you should know how to calculate the burn time for your products. You’ll want to provide this information to your customers and make sure you are selling a long-burning, high-quality candles. Candle Burn Calculations There are several calculations you can do so 

The History of Candle Making

The History of Candle Making

People have been generating light using candles for thousands of years. In early times, candles were a necessity and people used a variety of natural ingredients to make the light they needed. Prior to the early 1900’s, candles were the only source of artificial light 

The 15 Most Creative Candle Jars of All Time

The 15 Most Creative Candle Jars of All Time

An empty glass jar is the perfect canvas for creating a candle jar for your home with your own personal touch. Handmade candle jars are relatively easy to make and can be designed to look exactly like you want. These days there are many flameless, 

24 Practical Uses for Plastic Jugs

24 Practical Uses for Plastic Jugs

24 Practical Uses for Plastic Jugs Leftover and new plastic jugs can be used in many practical ways in and around your home. Most people think only of the iconic plastic milk jug and don’t realize just how many different varieties of shapes and sizes 

BPA and California Prop 65 FAQ

BPA and California Prop 65 FAQ

If you have heard about California Prop 65 before, you might have taken notice on a recent development regarding Bisphenol A (or BPA). In short, BPA was listed under Prop 65 beginning in May 2015 and labeling requirement is now required for any product packaging 

What Do You Do with Empty Glass Jars? 21 New Ideas

What Do You Do with Empty Glass Jars? 21 New Ideas

Crafty folks find glass jars to be a versatile medium to work with in a variety of projects. Glass jars range in a variety of sizes and shapes so you can use them in all sorts of ways around the home and garden. From DIY 

25 Creative Ways to Use Glass Jars for Decoration

25 Creative Ways to Use Glass Jars for Decoration

Glass jars are a simple but elegant way to add style and practicality to your living space and beyond. They are an inexpensive way to give your home more storage, add sparkle to a special occasion, or to create something new and beautiful. They also 

Follow Up : Choosing the Right Sprayer and Getting the Dip Tube Cut to Size

Follow Up : Choosing the Right Sprayer and Getting the Dip Tube Cut to Size

This article is a follow-up to our Packaging Crash Course article “Quick Question Monday: What Is Sprayer Or Pump Output and How Are They Measured?” Whether it is measured in mcl, ml, or cc, fine mist sprayers and lotion pump have a specific output volume 

Follow Up : Understanding Standard and Overflow Capacity

Follow Up : Understanding Standard and Overflow Capacity

This week let’s follow up on Packaging Crash Course’s article back in February “What is the difference between standard and overflow capacity?”. We’ve discuss the definition of both and how understanding the difference of these two measurement can help you finding the bottle that fits