Candle and Shop Progress

... The streets of Porto Luz buzz with activity at this time of year. The days are warm, bordering on hot, but the cool air off the ocean means the nights are comfortable. Couples walk the streets hand in hand, and in the central plaza a small band plays to dozens of onlookers.

On the corner of Water Street and Union Street, Py Packpizzle's shop windows are covered over with paper. People try to peer in, to no avail. But there is banging and hammering sounds all day long, and at night flickering lights in all the colors of the rainbow can be seen. And the scents! Exotic flowers, rich spices, and even the scent of the fey wilds drift on the air, and they draw people in, led by their noses...
 

 Meanwhile, behind the screen

It's been a hectic few weeks. I'm trying hard not to overthink, not to let my perfectionism get in the way. A ton of progress has been made - the scents are nailed down, the labels are printed, and I've found some things that I can use to add a special touch to the  8 ounce candles. It's down to the final details, and I should have them nailed down in the coming days. I don't want to give the surprise away yet, but I've worked out something I think is pretty damned cool for the larger candles, since they're the ones in the glass containers.

And now it's onto the more technical matters - the website, business cards, customer cards, etc... there's about a million little things to consider, and most of these have costs associated with them too. A word to the wise - you can start up an online shop spending very little money, but it's not easy. If you want to do it right? Everything costs.

 But some of those costs are worth it. I paid an incredibly talented artist (Diego Lopez, @DCyan most everywhere) for a portrait of Py, and it was probably some of the best money I've spent.