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I did not see a 'packaging' area, so thought I would post this here. I need to find some soapboxes that do NOT have a cutout. I can't find anything, other than kraft at papermart (which really is not what I want) without some sort of cutout. does anyone have a source that they would share...

congratulations! I wish you much success~!

extremely pretty soap! I love the lemon one.

I like supporting women owned biz as much as possible. Supplies by Star is one such. And she's also a very nice person. I highly recommend her.

I second Candle Science. And introduce Lone Star Candle Supply. I haven't soaped either of these two (as I use Coffee scent in candles, mostly) but both of them have a great, straight, coffee. I'd say Candle Science is my favorite, however.

Humidity is a huge issue for me. I try to stay below 50% humidity and lower is better. Another factor, to me, is your epsom salts. I used to use those and had endless 'warting' issues. Since I deleted them, my bombs are smooth and hard. Might try cutting back on that a tad.

Try to find suppliers in your area for heavy stuff. Oils are heavy. You can get most of your bath bomb items at the local mega mart. Citric acid is the only thing that you'd have to buy (other than fragrance and oil). Some feed stores, etc, can order stuff for you. Small hardware...

$850 for a show is very high to me. I've heard of some expos that are 2k or more. I just can't get behind one at that price level with handcrafted items. You'd have to sell like crazy to come close to breaking even.

I look at total sales minus setup. But I've never done a show that cost more than $125 for 2 days. There are many that do cost more, but from talking to people who've done them, it is hard to make the table rent back. I primarily do high school shows in the fall. Some are absolutely amazing...

summer shows aren't generally very good for me. So I've stopped doing them. I wish I could find a market or something for year around sales. Sorry your experience wasn't more positive. But if there is too much to do (carnival, rides, events, music) than just shopping, people are distracted and...

I had posted something but this site requires me to enter a code and when I did it wrong, it deleted my post. Interesting thread, I'm not writing all of my thoughts again.