D's Ardent gifts offers lovely candles and pottery

D's Ardent Gifts on ArtFire.com opened 2-2-09.  Her Studio Announcement reads: "Hi folks! I am a big fan of mud and smelly things! ;-) I have been taking pottery classes for the past 5 semesters and have really been enjoying my time in the studio. I have also been making bath and body products for almost 10 years. I love creating things that smell good; memories and emotions are so strongly tied to scents, so I love playing around with scent combinations. I hope you enjoy browsing through my creations! Thanks for stopping by!"

She says "I live in a quirky little mining town in Arizona. I love the history and flavor of the area. :-) I also love making pottery and candles, both of which involve fire, so I thought artfire was the perfect avenue for sharing two of my favorite things with you!"

You can view her ArtFire Blog at http://www.artfire.com/users/D/blog and become a fan on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/dsardentgifts.  Some of her customers have said, " Thank you! The wickless candles are lucious and I loved the tartlets gifts to give me even more ideas of the scents you carry. Wonderful shipping time, too.", and "These are awesome! I could smell the candles through the packaging! Fast shipping tooo! You all will love these wickless candles! The scent goes throughout the room! I will be back! Thank you!"

Below is a sample of what you can find in her shop.  Be sure to stop in and see all she has to offer!

-Michelle of CreativeCritters

Ambient Lights- home fragrancing & bath & body delights!

Becki, of Milledgeville, IL opened Ambient Lights on ArtFire.com 11-29-08.  Her shop categories include Hair and Body Mist with Aloe and Vitamin E, Goats Milk Hand and Body Soap, Natural Lip Balm, Relaxing Bath Fizz, Palm Wax Warmer Melts, Sink Freshener and Gentle Cleanser, and Soy Candles.

Becki's Biography states "Ambient Lights was founded by myself in January 2008. I have been researching and testing products for the past year and I am proud to introduce fabulous hand crafted Candles and Bath & Body products to you, your family and your friends. Ambient Lights strives to use many natural materials in our products and only uses the highest quality fragrances available on the market today.

Ambient Lights has been born!

I will be adding a few more product in the near future and many more fragrances. If there is product or fragrance you would like to be available, please don't hesitate to let me know and I will do my best to get you what you want!

Happy Shopping!

Her customers have raved about the products they've purchased from Ambient Lights.  They've said,

"Rcv'd my cleanser today. Trying it as we speak. Smells great out of the bag :> Thanks again.", "Transaction was flawless. Super fast shipping even though it was a custom order. Thanks!", "This smells awesome and i love it. Great products, great prices and fast shipping!!!", "Very nice soap, nice light fragrance. I didn't see anything OOPS about it!! ;) Also received some Kiss Me Honey Lip gloss, very yummy, you will need some of this too!! Fast shipping, great seller and a wonderful person. Thanks so much!", "Oh yeah, Baby!! I'm gonna have the most orchard smelling house on my block--thanks to you! I cannot wait to use it!! I really appreciate everything you sent! YOU ROCK!!", and "Just love the scent of these candles! Fast shipping and great communication. Thanks!".  And i'm happy to add myself to that list of customers!  I just couldn't resist getting some lip balm  and body mist for myself.  Everything is all natural, and if it smells as good as it looks, I'll be in heaven!

Becki can also be found on Facebook.  Below is just a taste of what she offers in her shop.  Stop by and check out all the delicious goodies she has to offer!

-Michelle of CreativeCritters

Jennuine Candles makes beautiful palm wax candles

JennuineCandles opened on ArtFire.com 2-6-09.  Her Studio Announcement reads: "WELCOME TO JENNUINECANDLES - specializing in 100% Palm Wax Candles
NOW FEATURING A WOOD WICK - I LOVE this new wick! You can now enjoy the subtle crackle of a fireplace within your candle! These all natural wooden wicks are made from an organic hardwood and provide a clean burn, a quicker wax pool melt and an outstanding scent throw which complements the Palm Wax very nicely!
GENUINE QUALITY
Every candle I make is hand crafted and hand poured with 100% natural palm wax, high grade liquid candle dyes and the premium quality fragrance oil available on the market.
GENUINE BEAUTY
While many candle makers mix their waxes and add artificial stabilizers, I do not. I only use 100% natural palm wax without artificial stabilizers. The beautiful crystallized appearance is a natural occurrence with palm wax.
GENUINE FRAGRANCE
I consistently pour my candles at the optimum temperature to "lock in" the fragrance. What you smell on the top is what you get in the middle and is what you get at the bottom of your candle.
PALM WAX...A NOTCH ABOVE THE REST
- Palm wax is a 100% natural and sustainable wax produced from palm oil, which comes from the fruit of the oil palm tree.
- The oil palm tree is nature's highest yielding oil crop, grown primarily in the tropical areas of Asia, America and Africa.
- More importantly, the palm wax used in every one of my candles is obtained from suppliers that are partnered with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil to prevent deforestation.
- Palm wax is also cleaner burning than paraffin wax, resulting in less soot production and a significantly reduced potential for harmful emissions.
- Palm wax candles burn longer, have a superior ability to "hold" fragrance and have a whiter flame than paraffin candles. And, it cleans up easily with soap and water."

Artisan Biography for jennuinecandles: "ABOUT JENN and the CREATION of JENNUINECANDLES
By day and for the past 13 years, I have been an Occupational Therapist. I currently work with the older adult population in an assisted living/memory care environment, but have worked in pediatrics as well . I have the opportunity, on a daily basis, to maximize the lives of our residents and to help them live a higher quality of life. Rewarding? Most definitely. Stressful? Unfortunately. Over the course of my career, I have experienced countless moments of joy and sorrow which has led me to understand the true meaning of living life for every moment. And with this, I opened myself up to the "art" of art. Over the past 4 years, my husband and I have become photography hobbyists; I absolutely enjoy capturing the beautiful creations of nature and we go on adventures as often as possible. I have dabbled in the crafts of sewing and jewelry making, as well. And most recently, in a desire to continue expanding my creative side, I started making Palm Wax candles. When I first started out making my candles, I only intended on making them for friends and family, and of course for my enjoyment as well. That is until my husband took a few of my candles to work to burn at his desk while he was working and then my "business" kind of bloomed from there. His co-workers started asking if I could make candles for them and then my co-workers got wind of my new creations and they started placing orders and the orders just kept coming from there, thus the creation of jennuinecandles."

You can also find Jenn at JennuineCandles.com, JennuineCandles09.blogspot.com, Facebook, Twitter, and IndiePublic.  Below is a sample of the beautiful candles she creates.  Her customers have raved about the quality and delightful scents.  Stop in and see all she has to offer!

-Michelle of CreativeCritters

 

 

Beautiful Candles from SoyScentual on ArtFire.com

VAl Ewing, of Kansas City Kansas, opened SoyScentual on ArtFire.com 12-19-08. The studio announcement reads: "Soy Scentuals' soy candles are hand poured and made from the highest quality natural soy wax, grown and processed in the United States. My soy wax contains no pesticides or herbicides. Candle wicks are made from 100% cotton, primed with 100% vegetable wax and contain NO metal. I use only the highest quality fragrance oil and FDA approved dye. Your soy candles are made exclusively for you, when you order them.
Soy Candle selections include soy votives, soy tealights, and soy tarts. (For warmers) We also have a wide selection of soy container candles including contemporary, elegant and the classic Mason Jar. Each Soy Candle is optimally scented and made with 100% Natural Soy Wax. I offer a reasonably priced, eco-friendly soy candle and maintain the highest quality standards. 200 Fragrance choices.
Fragrance selections and descriptions can be viewed at my website. www.soyscentual.net (Left navigation bar.)
I avoid using plastic when possible. Your soy candles will be securely wrapped in newspaper! If you wish conventional packaging, please contact me and let me know at the time of your purchase
PLEASE RECYCLE!
All products on this site are Eco-Friendly and Cruelty Free!"

Artisan Biography for SoyScentual:

"I enjoy making candles, I love that I bring joy into a person's life, even if it is in such a small way. I enjoy graphic and web design and have my degree in that field.

I donate to Defenders of Wildlife when I am able. I do make sure that 1% of the proceeds from my candle business goes there! DOW is my charity of choice.

I started making soy candles for myself and decided to pursue selling them and perhaps informing people of the benefits of burning soy instead of paraffin."

Customer comments include: "I bought this as a gift for my sister, she is crazy about this scent. As I brought this home my car smelled super, my sister loves the candle and says that it burns clean and will last her until her birthday in December. (I think that was a hint for more) She probably will get it because I can't beat the price or quality anywhere else. Thanks for super merchandise" and "This scent was great, but I was most impressed with the way they burn. There was no dark soot left on the jars and the soy wax left no residue in the containers. They burn as well as (if not better than) candles you order from high priced catalog candle companies but at a much more affordable price."

Obviously Val makes some great handcrafted candles.  Here are a few of my favorites.

Stop by SoyScentual to see all she has to offer!  You can also find SoyScentual on her website soyscentual.net, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, and IndiePublic.

-Michelle of CreativeCritters

KickinsCreations on ArtFire offers candles, soaps, stepping stones, and more!

Valerie Hummel opened KickinsCreations on ArtFire 3-20-09.  She sells some of the most delicious looking handcrafted candles I've seen.  She also sells handmade soaps, stepping stones, pine cones, and more.  Her Artisan Biography reads: "We are located in the Catskill Mountains of N.Y. We was blessed with three boys, our youngest son is still at home, our middle son is now a Marine in the USMC. and our oldest son passed away in Dec. 07 from a terrible accident. KICKINSKREATIONS was created in Jan 08 creating my items helped and continues to help me through the times i need it most. Our son Shawn gives me the strength and is in the items that make up kickinskreations. We also run a gift shop in the Catskill Mountains that also features my items. In my free time I do street fairs and functions in my community. I am always looking for new items to make, and look forward to expanding to new adventures in my craft making."  Some of her customers have said "This seller is extremely talented and aims to please!  Everything I received was exactly as described and smells so good!  I am amazed at how real these items look/smell.  This is my first purchase with this seller but not my last." and "Thank you for the fast shipping.  The Heart arrived in perfect condition.  Thank you for sharring your talent to make someone else happy", among many other positive comments.  Not only is Valerie an amazing artist, but obviously a trusted seller and a good person.  It was hard to choose only a few items from this wonderful shop, but below are a few of the great pieces KickinsCreations offers.  She can also be found on her blog at www.mycraft.com/kickinscreations, as well as on Facebook, Indiepublic, and Twitter.

-Michelle of CreativeCritters