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Better Cleaning Basics: How to Make Your Own Tile + Grout Scrub

You may have thought about making your own candles, diffusers, and soaps, but have you ever considered making your own natural home cleaning produc...

Better Cleaning Basics: How to Make Your Own All-Purpose Home Cleaning Spray

Making natural home cleaning products is on the rise in today’s clean-green DIY world, and for VERY good reasons! The global household eco cleanin...

THE ENDLESS BENEFITS OF HEMP: A TRULY NATURAL HIGH

Evidently, what the world needs now is HEMP sweet HEMP! Beauty, skincare, and home products featuring organic hemp and hemp seed oil are overwhelmi...

HOLIDAY GIFTS THAT KEEP ON GIVING

This holiday season, with a family-forward focus on indoor activities and experiences it’s a great time to learn a new skill, forge a new hobby, or...

CANDLE BURN TESTING 101

Are you new to candle making? Do you have a candle making business and want to make your candles JUST right? You’ve come to the right place! One ...

ECO FRIENDLY PACKAGING TIPS

So you have a gorgeous product that you're ready to sell - now what? To prepare your product for shipping, you're going to need a few types of pack...

TOP CANDLE MAKING TERMS

COMMON CANDLE MAKING TERMINOLOGY Whether you’re a seasoned candle maker or new to the industry, it’s important to stay in-the-know on candle vocabu...

CANDLE TROUBLESHOOTING WITH THE WOODEN WICK CO.

For anyone who has experience with making candles, you know that troubleshooting is just part of the process. As you can imagine, we get quite a fe...

MAKER SPOTLIGHT: MEET COAL AND CANARY

Read on to learn more about Amanda Buhse and Tom Jansen, co-owners of Coal and Canary, based in Canada. WHAT’S THE STORY? It all started as a hob...

MAKER SPOTLIGHT: INTERVIEW WITH SHINING SOL CANDLE CO.

Makers make the world go ‘round. In this brief interview, learn all about the musical beginnings of Shining Sol Candle Co. out of Manassas, VA! R...