I went out to pick up some hay today. Had a good talk with the old hay man I had used when we first moved up here to Idaho. He’s a good guy, lives down on the Utah side, and has a convenient place to pick up hay when I need it, and when the local farmer does not have any for sale. It is good to have that redundancy. The old hay guy said to just pay him $8 a bale, rather than the $10 he has it posted for. I think he has seen other people have come down and wanted to follow suite. I am glad he did. I would rather buy from him. He has good hay and is a good person.
This evening I have been pouring wax and working on prototypes of how to sell candles to the public. I have added a couple of steps, and now I might refine them down a little if they are not necessary for a good looking candle. What I added was the option to dip a molded candle to smooth it out and make it look a little more elegant. I think it is a trick that would have been just about obvious to any chandler back in the day, and something they would have done in order to improve the appearance of their candles for someone wanting something that looked a little more refined.
I have refrained from dipping cotton cloth as I don’t yet have my pinking shears. When they come, I have a cutting matt that I hope I will be able to use to good effect to make some proper sized squares to dip then sell as reusable food covers. At the moment, I think I will include a free one to wrap candled bought in groups of six. That way the candles are packaged fancy and in something someone can have a sample of with the reminder that there are more for sale online. If someone stocks their whole kitchen by buying candles, what do I care? It will get covered in the cost of the candles!
I also experimented with dipping birthday candles. I started out with a six inch wick, but I think that was too long, and will try something smaller and for a more uniform set in order to create loads for people to buy and feel proud of. I am definitely not happy with how long they have come out so far.
Right! Writing is making me sleepy! Off to bed now! Doing some photography tomorrow, so maybe after heling Missus with hers, I can shoot some of my product for the site.
For now…