i have exciting news, bugs rock nation, and i'll spare you the jump scare: my first spooky candle collection is now in the shop!
it was exactly 3 months ago when i launched the "first!" collection, and before i even launched i knew that i wanted to make a "scary" version of these candles for the fall/halloween season. your favorite eggs have gone evil, the sky has gone mischievously dark, and...
the tomato turned into an apple? terrifying! this collection comes with a couple of firsts building off of the "first!" collection. bad apple is my first time making a custom fragrance blend: a sinister mixing of potions that smell of crisp apples and black cherries. each of them are hand-dipped and then get an oozy topping of green wax. disgusting!
i'm also introducing my first candle jar, a sweet hex. i hand-paint each hexagonal glass jar bottom with red and yellow candle dye before pouring in wax that has the subtle, soft scent of the caramel, honey and vanilla ingredients that make up candy corn. call me a monster, but this candle replicates one of my favorite smells in the world: old candles in the dollar store that have a hint of vanilla in them.
i am so glad to finally be able to share these scary candles. even once halloween concludes, i am confident these wax creations will continue to bring whimsy and warm light to whatever spooky dwellings you bring them to. but you gotta get them soon, or else!! 😱
xoxo jenn, but scary
two of my passions alongside candle-making are pixel art and watercolors, and i've been mixing those two together for several years now. for the first time ever, i'm trying out Selling Paintings Online™, starting with some special 6x6" debossed graph watercolor paintings i made late last year. case for making doesn't make the 1/4" graph paper anymore which breaks my heart but we will continue to live, laugh, and love regardless.
pay what you want with a $100 minimum. shipping is free and i'm also going to put into your ownership a surprise, mystery airbrush sketch on newsprint. it could be blobs, skulls, your name, really whatever i feel compelled to do in the moment inspired by your much-appreciated support of my art.
xoxo jenn
ps. try not to take up all the space on your table with halloween decorations from michael's–i should take my own advice–because spooky candles from bugs rock are coming very soon!
happy september! it's been almost 2 months since the launch of bugs rock and because of all of you freaks who like freaky candles, i ran out of said freaky candles. it turns out that not only do "bugs rock" but you rock too!
as we stumble, sweatily and boobily, into september, the pressure is on for the candle-making community to put out a "pumpkin" candle that smells like an amount of cinnamon and clove that i would never put into my body. i probably won't do that, but i do have a spooky, dark collection coming out early next month. but when it comes to current stock, as i said in the soft launch post:
"don't worry, i'll make more if i run out 😈" - me, i blogged it
bugs rock nation, i am a candle-maker of my word and wax, so today i have restocked all three candles of the first! collection. i may not make these candles ever again, so get them while supplies last. i need to get back to working on that next collection!
xoxo jenn
ps. if you're curious about the scent of a tomato candle, toss in a baby tomato sample. i never add free scented candles to orders of unscented candles, so this is my way of letting you and your olfactory system to opt-in.
one (probably rainy) night on july 8th, i turned my store on but didn't tell anyone. several eagle-eyed watchers noticed, though, and they became my first ever customers - members of bug nation, if you will. their orders and feedback have empowered me to expand the world's softest candle launch to everyone who subscribed to the bugs rock newsletter. thank you for being here!
i have a lot more to say about this launch collection soon, including behind the scenes photos, tutorials, and melting timelapses - but i will tell you now that the nice tomato has been described as "heckin' fresh". and now you too can get your own heckin’ fresh candles on the shop. 🍅🕯️
until next time, bug nation!
xoxo jenn
that's right, it's time for a very soft launch of my first candle collection. if you see this, you're a lucky early bird and my candles are the worms. i'll have more details soon, but enjoy this drop while it lasts!
don't worry, i'll make more if i run out 😈
xoxo jenn