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6 Spooky Candles To Make For Halloween

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With Halloween just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about adding some spooky decor to your home. There’s something special about creating your own unique pieces that reflect your personality and creativity. One easy and fun project to get started is making your own candles with a ghoulish twist. Homemade candles are not only a great way to add some ambiance to your Halloween festivities, but they can also make for a fun activity to do with friends or family.

Candle-making is an ancient craft that has been used for centuries to create light and warmth. Today, candle-making has evolved into an art form that allows you to express your creativity and individuality. Making your own candles can be a therapeutic and rewarding experience, as you have the power to customize every aspect of your creation, from the scent to the shape and color.

There are many options for creating candles with a spooky flair. For example, you can make candles in pumpkin shapes, with scents like pumpkin spice or cinnamon, or even create skull-shaped candles that will give your home a creepy and haunted feel. You can also use black and orange colors to reflect the classic Halloween color scheme.

One of the best things about making your own candles is that it’s a relatively simple process, even for beginners. With just a few basic supplies, such as wax, wicks, and a heat source, you can get started on creating your own ghoulish candles in no time. There are many tutorials and resources available online to help you get started, or you can even take a candle-making class to learn from an expert.

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1- Black Candles from Thrifty Craft Girl

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2- Mummy Candle Jars from The Purple Pumpkin Blog

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3- Simply Wicked Painted Candles from Madigan Made

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4- Floating Halloween Candles from Crafts Unleashed

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5- Hand Candle from Instructables

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6- Tortured Candles from Family Chic

 

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What’s Next for Joann?

Now that all the Joann stores have closed, a mysterious message has appeared on the company’s website:

For generations, Joann has been honored to be part of your creativity: your quilts, costumes, school projects, and handmade moments of love. It has been our joy to serve markers and dreamers across the country.

We’re stitching up something new behind the scenes and we can’t wait to share what’s next.

Stay tuned for exciting news about the future of Joann.

To quickly recap, Joann filed for bankruptcy in January for the second time in less than a year. In February, in the hope of making the company more attractive to potential buyers, it petitioned the court for permission to close about 500 of its 800 stores. The company was put up for auction, with Gordon Brothers set to buy the company, sell its assets and close all the stores if no other buyer materialized.

In the end the winning bidder was GA Group, but the result was the same: all stores were to be closed by the end of May if not sooner.

Once store closure sales started the company quickly stopped selling on its website, and now all that remains is this jpeg image hinting at new ventures.

I’m sure there will be a tone of speculation in the coming days and weeks (or as long as it takes for them to announce the meaning of the message) as to what sorts of plans Joann could be cooking up.

My theory based on nothing but my gut is that they will transition to an online only storefront, probably with much reduced inventory, sort of like Herrschners (which had previously announced that it will be carrying Big Twist yarn, the beloved private label yarn brand sold at Joann). I also think they will use whatever retail sales they do to support CreativeBug, the digital learning platform that Joann purchased in 2017. That could mean producing kits for projects that already have classes, or developing classes based on products they want to sell, or both.

As of this writing the CreativeBug website seems to still be functional and there’s a full slate of new classes planned for June. I’ve got my eye on both the Joann website and the Joann restructuring website and will let you know as soon as I see changes.

In the meantime, I’d love to hear your speculation as to what the next chapter might be for Joann.