Dream Lights

Aliantha · 03-30-2013, 05:29 AM

So, I'm starting a new business. I'm making candles. Started putting the word out on facebook a couple of days ago and already have my first custom design order for 30 candles!

This is very exciting for me. It's been a long time since I did anything which required the business side of my mind to do any work. I like the fact that I'm doing something creative which I can also make money out of.

Anyway, just a little bit of gratuitous self promotion here. My facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/dreamlightscandles, so if you like, you can stop by and have a look. I can probably even send overseas if any of you wanted to order anything.

Wish me luck!

DanaC · 03-30-2013, 05:37 AM

Oh a hearfelt Goodluck, mate!

very exciting. I've been looking at the fb page, it's lovely.

Aliantha · 03-30-2013, 05:42 AM

Thanks Dani. Very early days yet though. I'll make another batch tomorrow. Step mother has requested something red, so I guess I'd better make some red ones. lol

DanaC · 03-30-2013, 05:48 AM

They are very, very nice. I'd be a bit leary of posting them overseas though. Even if you come up with a brilliantly secure and safe packaging, the chances of them being opened up by customs and then sent on in a less secure state are high.

Chocolatl · 03-30-2013, 09:46 AM

Good luck, Ali!

Aliantha · 03-30-2013, 06:36 PM

Thanks Choco!

Dani, yeah it could be a problem. The other thing is that if they get warm, the gel will get soft, so they might lose their form which is a problem. I would have to think of some kind of plug for the top. Anyway, we'll see. For now it's just local with custom orders and selling at markets on the weekend.

Aliantha · 06-14-2013, 09:05 PM

I thought I'd show you all a few of the candles we've come up with. We've almost made enough stock to start selling at local markets etc.

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ZenGum · 06-15-2013, 12:20 AM

Cool!

Aliantha · 06-15-2013, 01:58 AM

Thanks Zen. Dont forget to like and share my fb page with your friends too!

Griff · 06-15-2013, 06:59 AM

Neat!

Clodfobble · 06-15-2013, 07:35 AM

I really like the one with the shells.

orthodoc · 06-15-2013, 01:26 PM

Really nice! I like the shell one a lot.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-15-2013, 07:18 PM

Cool, they should be popular.

glatt · 06-17-2013, 07:35 AM

Wow, Ali. I just saw these. They look great!

Lola Bunny · 06-17-2013, 10:33 PM

Good luck, Ali. They are very pretty indeed.

03-30-2013, 05:29 AM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Dream Lights So, I'm starting a new business. I'm making candles. Started putting the word out on facebook a couple of days ago and already have my first custom design order for 30 candles! This is very exciting for me. It's been a long time since I did anything which required the business side of my mind to do any work. I like the fact that I'm doing something creative which I can also make money out of. Anyway, just a little bit of gratuitous self promotion here. My facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/dreamlightscandles, so if you like, you can stop by and have a look. I can probably even send overseas if any of you wanted to order anything. Wish me luck! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-30-2013, 05:42 AM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Thanks Dani. Very early days yet though. I'll make another batch tomorrow. Step mother has requested something red, so I guess I'd better make some red ones. lol __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-30-2013, 06:36 PM	#6
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Thanks Choco! Dani, yeah it could be a problem. The other thing is that if they get warm, the gel will get soft, so they might lose their form which is a problem. I would have to think of some kind of plug for the top. Anyway, we'll see. For now it's just local with custom orders and selling at markets on the weekend. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-14-2013, 09:05 PM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I thought I'd show you all a few of the candles we've come up with. We've almost made enough stock to start selling at local markets etc. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-15-2013, 12:20 AM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Cool! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

03-30-2013, 09:46 AM	#5
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Good luck, Ali!

06-15-2013, 01:58 AM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Thanks Zen. Dont forget to like and share my fb page with your friends too! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-15-2013, 06:59 AM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Neat! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-15-2013, 07:35 AM	#11
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I really like the one with the shells. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

06-15-2013, 01:26 PM	#12
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Really nice! I like the shell one a lot. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

06-15-2013, 07:18 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Cool, they should be popular. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-17-2013, 07:35 AM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Wow, Ali. I just saw these. They look great!

06-17-2013, 10:33 PM	#15
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	Good luck, Ali. They are very pretty indeed.

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