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 started Lit & Lovely, I knew I wanted to create candles that felt like more than something you simply light.
I wanted them to feel like a mood.
A memory.
A little luxury at the end of a long day.
Something beautiful sitting on your nightstand, your kitchen counter, your bathroom shelf—or wherever you create your little moments of peace.
And now, those ideas are becoming real.
There will be candles tomorrow that I poured, labeled, packaged, named, tested, worried over, celebrated, and sometimes questioned approximately 47 times. 😂
Every scent has a little piece of this first chapter in it.
The nerves are real
I'm not going to pretend I'm not nervous.
I am.
There's something completely different about putting your products in front of strangers and wondering:
Will they like them?
Will they stop at my table?
Will they smell the candles?
Will someone actually take one home?
But I'm learning that starting a business isn't about waiting until you're no longer afraid.
It's about being afraid and doing it anyway.
So tomorrow, I'm showing up.
The tent will go up.
The table will be decorated.
The candles will be lined up.
And Lit & Lovely will officially have its first chapter out in the real world.
Come see us
If you're at the market tomorrow, come say hello.
Smell the candles.
Pick up your favorites.
Ask me about the scents.
Tell me which one you'd put in your bedroom, your kitchen, your bathroom—or give as a gift.
And if you don't buy anything, that's okay too.
I'd still love for you to stop by and say hi.
Because every small business starts somewhere.
For Lit & Lovely, this is where we're starting.
And this is only Chapter One...
I don't know exactly where Lit & Lovely will be a year from now.
Maybe I'll look back at tomorrow's little booth and laugh at how nervous I was.
Maybe I'll have hundreds of candles sitting on shelves.
Maybe you'll see Lit & Lovely at markets all over Northwest Ohio.
Maybe you'll have a favorite scent that you keep coming back for.
I don't know yet.
But I do know this:
I'm proud of what I've built.
And I'm incredibly grateful to everyone who has encouraged me, shared a post, visited the website, bought a candle, told a friend, or simply said, “You can do this.”
Tomorrow isn't about having everything figured out.
It's about taking the next step.
So here's to the first market.
Here's to small businesses.
Here's to taking chances.
Here's to creating something beautiful from an idea.
And here's to Chapter One of Lit & Lovely.
Light it. Love it. Live in the moment.
— Lit & Lovely 🖤