Starla's Candle Making Best Picks

My pick of the best places on the web to go to for candle, crafts, instructions and some fine "mom and pop" wholesale shops. In no way do I receive any money for the links, nor am I advertising for others. It is strictly what I like.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Light bulb went off over head.

Hi gals,
I just had a scathingly brilliant ideal. You know the handmade paper air fresheners we sell. Yes, you do, Susie Bell makes them. Well, she just sent me her latest addition - the snowflake.
Ok, well we usually sell these as unscented air freshener blanks for cars, but I think you could do some fantastic things with these. Actually all the blanks.
They would make great Christmas Tree Ornaments if you didn't want to scented car fresheners.

Just think of all crafting possibilities.

Glitter, acrylic paints, decoupage....................


I was thinking beautiful decoupage angels pics on the snowmen. I go to ebay, find some beautiful postcards, print them off on the printer and then decoupage away! Of course, you could easily use the beautiful papers from Hobby Lobby or any crafting store.

Anyway, that is my idea for decorating and selling the blanks that Susie makes, other then as car air fresheners.




Wednesday, August 06, 2008

A Soap Mold World

Milky Way Molds. I stumbled upon this little site searching for link partners. What I found was a reasonably priced supplier of soap molds.

You would be surprised who buys these mold for resale. Places like Candlesandsupplies.com out of Pennsylvania and Peak's Candles from Colorado. Bet you never knew that.

Now, why did I bother telling you this? Because some stores on the internet give their customers a "link" back to their shop.

What does this mean to you? You just might find their supplier, be able to buy direct and forgo the higher price. That is if you are willing to buy in a larger quantity.

So if you have the time, check out your supplier's backlinks, you just might find their supplier.

Don't know how to do this? Go to Yahoo, and type in - link:http://www.milkywaymolds.com Of course, replace milkywaymolds with the website you are checking out, like link:http://www.peakcandle.com/ for instance.

Monday, August 04, 2008

Barrs By The Bay Soaps



There are a few words I have to say about this lady's soaps...amazing, beautiful and wow!




Her Tropical Soap (to the left) is topped with artistic abstract starfish.


Simply love it.



Her Lemon Mint Bars are very upscale. You really need to look at this site. These are the soaps you want in your bath. Drift into her world of eloquence. Wait till you see her ButterMilk Baby Soap! Don't miss this site gals, or you will miss an education in presentation and a wonderful slice of life.