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The Art of Making Your House Feel Like Home
The Art of Making Your House Feel Like Home How fragrance, cozy moments, and a little self-care can transform your space. There’s something special about walking into a room and instantly feeling at peace. Maybe it’s the soft glow of a candle, your favorite blanket waiting on the couch, or a beautiful scent that makes you take a deep breath and finally relax. Home isn’t just a place. It’s a feeling. At Lit & Lovely, we believe the little things can make the biggest difference. And sometimes, creating a cozy,... Read more...
Chapter One of Lit & Lovely 🕯️
There are moments when you have to stop, take a breath, and realize just how far you've come. When I first started Lit & Lovely, it was an idea. A little dream sitting in my head that eventually turned into wax, fragrance, vessels, labels, a Shopify store, markets, late nights, learning curves, and a whole lot of figuring things out as I went. And now? People are actually buying my candles. 🥹 Just yesterday, someone saw one of our Facebook ads, clicked through to the Lit & Lovely Shopify store,... Read more...
Building Lit & Lovely
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how something can start as an idea in your head and somehow become something you can actually hold in your hands. That’s what Lit & Lovely has become for me. When I first started making candles, I wasn’t thinking about building a brand. I was thinking about fragrance. About creating something warm and beautiful. About how certain scents can change the feeling of a room—or bring back a memory you didn’t even realize you had tucked away. Somewhere along the way, it became... Read more...
15 Candles, One Little Dream, and a Whole Lot of Gratitude
When we started Lit & Lovely, we knew we wanted to create beautiful candles—but we also wanted to create something that felt like more than just a candle. We wanted that moment when you light a wick after a long day. The feeling of walking into a room that suddenly feels warmer, cozier, and a little more like home. And now, we're watching that little idea become something real. 15 Candles Sold—and Counting We recently reached a milestone that might seem small to some, but feels pretty big to us:... Read more...
The People Behind the Candles 🕯️
Lit & Lovely may have started with a love of candles, but it’s becoming something even better—a little team effort. I’m lucky to have Eric beside me, supporting the dream from the very beginning and cheering me on every step of the way. And Madison has become such a fun part of the process, from making candles to helping behind the scenes. We’re still growing, still learning, and definitely still figuring things out—but we’re doing it together. Chapter One of Lit & Lovely is just getting started. ❤️ Read more...
From Market Day to Repeat Customers: A Big Weekend for Lit & Lovely
There are moments when you realize something you dreamed about is actually becoming real. This weekend was one of those moments for Lit & Lovely. 🕯️ After weeks of pouring, labeling, testing scents, building displays, figuring out pricing, and wondering whether people would actually want to buy the candles I created, I finally got to put them in front of real customers at the market. And they did more than just look. They noticed. We received so many compliments about how beautiful the candles looked, and that meant more than... Read more...
Chapter One: Lit & Lovely Goes to Market
Tomorrow is the day. There are moments in starting a small business that feel bigger than the business itself. Tomorrow is one of those moments for Lit & Lovely. What started with an idea, a little wax, a few fragrance oils, and a whole lot of “what if?” has turned into something I can actually put on a table and say: This is mine. I made this. And tomorrow, September 5th, Lit & Lovely is heading to the market. From an idea to a table full of candles When I... Read more...
The Woman Behind Lit & Lovely: My Story
There are moments in life when you realize you’re ready to create something that is truly your own. For me, that moment became Lit & Lovely. I didn’t wake up one morning with a perfect business plan, a warehouse full of inventory, and everything figured out. Quite the opposite. Lit & Lovely began with an idea, a little courage, a lot of experimenting, and the decision to simply start. And somewhere between melting wax, testing fragrances, designing labels, taking photographs, building my website, and filling shelves with candles, something unexpected... Read more...
From an Idea to a Little Light: The First Chapter of Lit & Lovely
There are moments when you realize you're not just dreaming about something anymore. You're actually doing it. That is exactly how I feel about Lit & Lovely. Just a short time ago, this was an idea in my head. I wanted to create candles that felt warm, beautiful, and personal—something that could become part of someone's everyday moments. I didn't know exactly where the journey would take me. I just knew I wanted to try. And then I started making candles. Learning as I Go The funny thing about starting... Read more...
Chapter One: The Story Behind Lit & Lovely
Luxury you can Light. Every business starts with an idea. For Lit & Lovely, that idea began with something simple: creating candles that make everyday moments feel a little more special. I wanted to create something that wasn't just a candle sitting on a shelf. I wanted each candle to become part of the atmosphere—the quiet evening after a long day, the dinner with someone you love, the Sunday morning coffee, the bath you've been waiting all week to take, or simply those few minutes when you finally get to... Read more...