Candles are a huge passion of mine. But not just candles... my real passion is creating scents that match a magical theme or scene, and bringing imagination into reality!
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I'm first a singer/songwriter, and I create Celtic folk music, and this all began when I released a medieval-fantasy winter album called
Ancient Winter
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I wanted to create a truly immersive listening experience, and the idea of combining a scent with music popped into my head. I thought, "that would be a really cool multi-sensory experience!"
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So I went to work in my kitchen. For about a month, my kitchen looked like a candle laboratory had exploded, there was stuff everywhere!
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This photo below wasn't even that bad, there was a lot more stuff all over my house. It practically covered every surface as I delved into the world of candle making.
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I tested many types of wax, vessels, fragrance oils, and wicks!
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Me in the kitchen with my three girls (I also have 2 boys!), testing, testing, testing!
The first ever collection, 'Ancient Winter' to match my album!
After my album launch, I had fallen in love with creating fantasy-inspired candles and I realized this was something... special. That's when I decided to launch Mythologie Candles as its own brand.
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Early in 2020, we launched a little pre-order test to see if anyone would be interested in our Fantasy-inspired collection.
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The feedback was so overwhelming and we knew we had something special, so we proceeded with BIG PLANS.
We officially launched in March of 2020 -- Yes -- THAT month! š³
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We didn't know what would happen or how we would be affected - and we certainly were!
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Right out of the gate, we simultaneously experienced this electrifying response to our candles AND we had to deal with major supply chain issues because of the-thing-that-shall-not-be-named. š We had JUST moved into a brand new 2500 sqft warehouse as well, yes, we went from my kitchen to a big warehouse!
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Based on that feedback, I knew in my soul Mythologie Candles would become a household name for all fantasy lovers.
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Despite those huge obstacles, we persevered and our amazing, supportive customers were incredibly understanding and patient! Some even waited up to six weeks to receive those first candles -- (if that was you - God bless you!).
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After that very trying time, we were able to hire and produce our fantasy candles at record speed!
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We now currently make several thousand candles every day! š„
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Here's just a few of our candle-making elves!
There's so much more to the story, but as this is getting a little long, I'll save some of the adventures for another time.
I just have to say... you are awesome if you're still reading this! Your love of fantasy and desire to make your home a castle is the reason why we do this!
P.S. If you haven't done so yet, we have a private Facebook group to discuss the candles, new ideas, etc! We'd love to have you!