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Free guides for testing, records, notes and making days — to help your candle making feel calmer and more organised.

5 Signs Your Testing System Is Costing You Time 6-page carousel
Testing

5 Signs Your Testing System Is Costing You Time

Spot where testing days quietly slow you down — and what a calmer approach looks like.

The 10-minute making day reset checklist Checklist
Making days

10-Minute Making Day Reset Checklist

A quick reset before you start pouring, testing or packing — so your making day starts calm.

Batch Record Checklist — what to record every time you make 8-page guide
Records

Batch Record Checklist

A simple guide for what to record when you make — so you can trace any batch back later.

Stop remaking the same failed batch 7-page carousel
Testing

Stop Remaking the Same Failed Batch

When a batch fails, do you know what changed? Record every batch so the good one is easy to repeat.

Making in a heatwave 7-page carousel
Seasonal

Making in a Heatwave?

Don’t treat a hot day like a normal pour day. How to adapt your room, storage and shipping when temperatures spike.

Candle packaging and order-packing checklist 6-page carousel
Organisation

The Candle Packaging & Order-Packing Checklist

Know what's ready to sell, match the right batch, cost your packaging, and update stock the moment an order is wrapped.

How to work out the fill weight of any candle jar 8-page carousel
Calculations

How to Work Out the Fill Weight of Any Candle Jar

The water / weight method — a simple way to estimate a starting fill weight when you're testing a new jar.

Wax calculation methods guide 9-page carousel
Calculations

Wax Calculation Methods Guide

Fragrance load vs fragrance content — the two formulas, side by side, with the same worked example.

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