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Pouring candles is a lot like pouring concrete; at least that's how my

husband explains why we ventured into the candlemaking business over 10

years ago. He would pour house foundations in the summer and wax pillars in

the winter. We started out using palm wax because we liked the natural

properties of the wax plus the crystalline finish that creates such a

beautiful display while burning. That's how we came up with our company

name - Country Light Candle Company - because the glow from a palm pillar

looks just like a harvest moon on a clear Autumn evening.

It took us over 5 years to create the perfect palm wax pillar. All palm

waxes are not alike! We always say that palm wax candles are for the true

candle lover as a perfect burn requires regular attention to the wick and

flame. We have found that minimal fragrance and color ensures the best

overall experience.

After a while, I took over the candle making in the spring, summer and fall

months and added soy wax to our line. Besides the pillars, we now offer wax

melts, votives, jar candles and tea lights. My daughter, son-in-law, niece

and even my little granddaughter help on a regular basis as does my husband

during the winters and in the evenings throughout the rest of the year. In

fact, every spring, I have to go back to our candle workshop and hunt for

every utensil, color chip or mold that gets moved, reorganized or replaced.

During the early years, we did mostly craft shows at neighborhood schools

and festivals around Central New York, however, business has grown so much

now that we don't do any of those any more. We offer our candles strictly

through our website which is practically a full time job just to keep it

gifts to compliment our line of candles.

Our fragrance offering grows every year due to requests from customers for

this scent or that scent. We've even expanded into aromatherapy candles

using pure essential oils because of customer requests. Even with the

requests coming in all of the time, our tried and true scents are always the

biggest sellers. Cinnamon Sticks, Pumpkin Pie, Ginger Peach, Sugared

Shortbread, French Vanilla Pear and our signature scent MAGI always top the

list every year. Before the spring bulbs appear, we receive orders for

Calla Lily, Lilac, Lavender Mist and Purple Hyacinth. The most popular

summertime scent is by far our Caribbean Coconut! Pineapple is a close

second.

Our busiest time of the year is September through March as we concentrate on

the Fall and Winter holidays and then weddings. Our Premium Soy Votives and

Tea Lights are our most successful products all year round. We have many

commercial customers who use them not only because of their natural

qualities, but because of the extra long burn time.

We are very much involved in the wedding industry as we do custom colored

tea lights for the brides who want their candles to match their wedding

theme. The customization is very popular but also very time consuming as

soy wax does not take to color very well. Because the natural color of

liquid soy wax is a champagne color, the liquid color of a tea light is

usually different than the hardened color. For example, a pink tea light

will look salmon or peach when burning. Add fragrance to that and a totally

different color may show up! So I very often get asked to match the liquid

color to a dress or flower which is always a challenge. Doing business with

restaurants, caterers and event planners, I know that it is never a good

idea to have scented candles at a wedding. However, no matter how much I

try to talk brides out of it, a majority almost always prefer their tea

lights scented. Wedding Day, Jasmine and Lily of the Valley are the usual

requests but I always push unscented or at a minimum, our Frosted Snow Drops

because it is such a light and pretty floral with a vanilla musk undertone.

I have yet to have someone say they dislike that scent.

So this small hobby of my husband's has turned into a full time job for us

and something that we hope to enjoy all through our retirement. We look

forward to every day and are always amazed at what we have accomplished over

the years. Throughout my career before this, I have always worked with the

maintenance of computers and software. I have to say that being a

candlemaker is so much more rewarding. My customers are always sniffing,

smiling and saying mmmmmm or ahhhhh. What a joy!

D. R. Boyce

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