I still remember the first candle I ever made. It was a cozy fall afternoon, and I had gathered everything I thought I needed: a little jar, some beeswax, a few drops of essential oil, and a wick that ...

Candle making is one of those hobbies that can get expensive fast, since you’re literally burning through your materials. Luckily, the best jars for candle-making are attractive and functional without ...

Whether you’re hoping to adopt a new hobby, switch careers entirely or simply unleash a bit of pent-up creativity over the weekend, learning how to make candles at home can be a wonderful activity—and ...

I always wanted the freedom of running my own business. Ten years before becoming an entrepreneur, I worked at the desk as a pharmacy technician. In my free time I would always tinker with business ...

A look at how Nic Bianchi built a $30M manufacturing company after starting with candle making at 12, and the decisions that ...

BRAINERD — Experimenting with candles is nothing new for Craig Axelson. At just 6 years old, he liked to buy used candles from garage sales and melt down the wax. He quickly learned that wax was not ...

Last September, Todd Sargent sat down with the founder of Kinzie’s Kandles to talk about the future of the company. He said they chatted about how or if they wanted to continue handmaking candles to ...

When Jennifer Sturgill began making candles at home in 2015, she and her husband, Joe, never imagined that they would catch fire in the industry. By 2019, they were supplying 400 stores across 45 ...

Candle-making classes at She's Home Soaptique have become very popular. So popular in fact that Detroit entrepreneur Wanda Curdez had to make a change — she had to move some of her manufacturing back ...

The owner of a Macon candle shop says her business has a significant attribute setting it apart from others: It’s the first Black-owned and woman-owned candle making studio in Middle Georgia. Pretty ...