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Home News winter solstice is weeks away

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It's Practically Winter

It's Practically Winter

December 02, 2025

At this time of year, on a day like this, with wet, cold shorter days without many birds or even people outside it's already feeling winter-ish (even though solstice is weeks away).

As an artist I am OK with this! Working from my studio it is warm and bright inside and all the rich scents and soft, warm textures of coconut wax, shea butter, sweet almond oil, Jersey City beeswax--ingredients for all kinds of projects, it is endlessly interesting work. I get to do research, hash out ideas and come up with products I wish I had, and get to share them with family and friends and then our local community and customers.

The life of independent makers bringing their things to holiday markets is complicated and inspiring! The sadness and relief of the end of the year is a wrap up and rebirth at the same time. I have worked for many weeks on getting a winter collection together, and I get to offer them in person to my local community. It's especially great when customers are surprised and happy to find a special nostalgic candle or smooth hand salve or naturally made lip balm. These products check all the boxes: handmade, distinctive scents and packaging, a real and simple business mission, and we share our interest in these simple joyful things. I'm a big believer of good things in small packages!

As 2025 winds down, it ends with a bang of fresh new products for gifts to ourselves and our friends, passing time with our families in closer quarters, enjoying meals and having gratitude for all the luck we might have had in the past 12 months.

This Winter 2025 I'm getting the hang of seasonal trends. On top of offering our strongest line-up of best-selling fragranced coconut wax candles, I discovered the wonderful world of Winter Balms, Luxe Body Lotions, Luxury Oils for Hair and Body Oil Spray, and of course we continue with our handmade soap and lip balms.

I hope you all are having a terrific holiday season so far, and don't forget to spread the word about this small business to friends and family that love high-quality, smartly packaged personal fragrance products from this maker brand. 

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Gardener's Balm - Lemon Essential Oil
Ravin
Healing & Moisturizing

This balm smells so good. It healed my dry, overworked hands within a week. There isn’t advertising saying it will do that, but I know it did that for me. Love this balm! So happy to have discovered this at the Lincoln Park Farm farmer’s market a few weeks ago.

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Bug Bar, 2oz. solid, moisturizing bug repellent bar
Beth M.
Fantastic scent

I love this bug bar. I don't like the idea of coating myself with chemicals to stop mosquitos, and this is a great alternative. The smell is really lovely, it goes on nicely and I think might be even a little moisturizing. It's a great product!

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Gardener's Balm with Lavender Essential Oil
fabiola sandino
MY FAVE SCENT OF ALL 💜

This smells amazing, I gave one to my daughter and she immediately ditched the one I had bought for her months ago from the local lavender farm. We loved that it's not tacky or greasy and made our working hands softer than ever

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Gardener's Balm - Patchouli, Cedar and Orange Blended Essential Oils
fabiola sandino
I love patchouli

Scented nicely but not overpowering at all. Made my dry knuckles look like new

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Gardener's Balm - Bergamot
fabiola sandino
SMELLS DIVINE

Not sticky, absorbs well. Recommended if you work outdoors like me

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