October is a sneaky month

one day I'm in the pool, enjoying my summer

and BAM

it's time to get out the Halloween decorations

costumes are added to the shopping list

planning of the annual Halloween bash commences

candles are brought out in full force

it's finally cooling down enough to light a few

fragrances that have been closeted up for a year are being enjoyed again

bath and body works sales are luring me in

and guess what!  a white barn opened in the mall

finding storage solutions for holiday and decor candles isn't my strong suit

limited closet space is to blame

but....

i'm happy to report that i didn't package any of last years candles in the attic

i was not greeted with a glob of unrecognizable waxy mess this year

It's national coffee day!

Oh my goodness!  

So sit back and sip on that pumpkin spice latte, you deserve it!

Enjoy your day!

I'm on cup 4 

It's the first day of fall.

I hope you are having a wonderful day!

It's just too early...

When you're in retail the holidays come up faster than you're ready for.  

Take Fall for instance:  it's June.  And while I'm waiting for the wax to melt I'm in the pool sipping on a gin cocktail and planning fall candles.

It's hard to get those creative juices flowing when it's a 114 degrees outside.

I don't want to think about fall colors or maple leaves or pumpkins

I want to plan a BBQ or go on a road trip. 

Enjoy your summer folks, it goes by too fast.

pouring pumpkins.

I'm beat.

I spend the whole day pouring nothing but orange wax.  Pumpkins, leaves and candy corn tops, which is actually the bottom in the world of upside down candle making.

I spent some of last week getting pictures taken for Halloween and I have a few spooky yet fun candles to bring to the blog.

fall leaf candles

Maple leaf and oak leaf floating candles.

pumpkin candles

Been spending most of the early fall season trying to take better product photos.

Photography has never been my strong suit but those skills are necessary for selling online.   When I opened my retail store I did't have to worry too much about photographing my products.  Now it seems like I spend more time setting up for a shoot that than I do making the candles.