New Website

L & M Candle Company is updating the website. It is up and running, just need to add some Travel Tins. March 21st 2015 L & M Candle Company will particpate in The Looking Glass Homemade & Homegrown Craft Fair from 10 AM -4 PM. If you live in Visalia California come join us.

Christmas is just around the Corner

Shopping local and Small Business is the way to go. The Looking Glass located at 242 E. Caldwell Ave Visalia California has so many wonderful handmade items to add to your Christmas list.

Support your local Small Business Stores where ever you live. You will find wonderful one of a kind items that are made by talented Artisans.

Getting Ready for Fall

Well it is that time of the year when I start getting all my Fall and Holiday Candles ready. I will be making wonderful fragrances such as Holiday Egg Nog, First Snow, Nutcraker, Three Wise Men, Caramal Macchiato, Pumpkin Pie, Gingerbread, Leaves, Home Sweet Home, Black Amber Lavender, Twilight Woods, Winter Forest, Hazelnut Cappuccino just to name a few. I will be posting pictures very soon. Candles will soon be available at The Looking Glass located 242 E Caldwell Ave Visalia Ca 93277, also will be available at www.lmcandlecompany.com.

Christmas in July

Yes Christmas in July! Imagine that. L & M Candles will be at the Lamp Liter Inn July 19th and so many other wonderful Crafters and Home Based Businesses. Hope to see you there!

Sponsered by the CVWN-Central Valley Womens Network.

Grace

Here is a wonderful Inspirational Candle-Fragranced with Amazing: A unique floral blend of spices under a veil of white musk, pink rose blended with sweet citrus and a touch of cinnamon. A wonderful scripture; Ephesians 2:8

Inspirational Candles

Within the next month L & M Candle Company will offer Inspirational Candles with Bible verses. The 1st candle will be FAITH and will reflect a scripture from Hebrews 11:1. Faith will have a wonderful aroma of Honeysuckle Jasmine and poured with a Natural Coconut Wax.

Love Making Candles

I have been hand pouring candles for the past four years. This is I thought going to be a hobby...Well I started selling my candles at Christmas Boutiques, Farmers Markets and soon it became a small business. I love making candles and would love to spend my whole day making them...but this is a home based business and I have my household chores to do, even though my children are all grown, my husband is retired and he kind of takes the place of my children---as a figure of speech.I love that he is retired though. Since I moved to the Central Valley I have to more or less start at the begining again, but that's okay-I have dear loyal friends that are my customers and I thank God for them. My Webstore has been up and running since April 2014. Making container candles is a great challenge I love it-but there can be some faustrations or downsides to making 100% Soy candles. Take for instance this is a natural product and each is unique. I purchase my wax at 11-30 pounds..once I have depleated that bulk and purchase another..well sometimes it may not be the same as the bulk I purchased before., That is do to the natural wax itself. When I first started making candles, I would read and watch videos and found that everyone has a different way in making candls...such as pouring temperatures, when to add color, when to add fragrance, how and what to melt wax in, how to weigh your wax, color, and fragrance. I have found that everyone does it differently. I prefer not to add color in 100% Soy..my experience has been that no matter what temp I pour Soy-I would always seem to have frosting around the edges. It does not effect the fragrance or quality..it just does not make a pretty candle. So I alway pour my 100% Soy without color-(dye free). I use a Soy Paraffin Blend, which I do add color. I have found that when making your own candles you have to remember not to add to much color because color can take away from the fragrance and the burn. I have also found that some fragrance no matter what- are going to have a light throw or aroma-you have to also becareful not to over add fragrance-this can also deplete the burn time and fragrance itself. All in all I love making candles and making candles you will Love. I will start adding some helpful hints on burning candles, how long, and how to clean your beatiful candle containers rather than throwing them away. until next time...have a wonderful blessed day.

Mary Lou

L & M Candle Company

www.lmcandlecompany.com

Lovely Aroma of a little sweet Clementine Orange.