Good Country Candle Label Finds

I thought I’d share a couple good resources for candle labels after searching for reasonably priced products.

First there’s Kountry Expressions. They specialize in creating labels for crafters and candle makers with prices beginning as low as $1.50 for a sheet of 30.

You can either pick a premade label with a graphic or have a custom made one. The custom labels are the same price! There’s a wide variety of products to choose from and you can have your business cards, bag toppers, labels and matchbooks all match.

Then there’s Just Country Designs. They specialize in small quantity orders, which is a rare find! Everyone has to start somewhere, so it’s nice that they let you try smaller samples.

Their set-up is a little different because there are only 3 different labels to choose from. You then choose one of the available candle graphics to personalize it further. Of course you also pick the font and color that you like. They cost only $2.50 for a sheet of 30.

It might be worth checking out because I certainly couldn’t print candle labels myself for that price! The ink is expensive and these labels are done on a laser printer, which is better quality than my ink jet anyway.

As if Diwali weren’t colorful and fun enough, The Festival of Lights: A Lift-the-flap Diwali Celebration by Namita Moolani Mehra, illustrated by Darshika Varm, makes it even more fun to read about with flaps and things to lift and pull to see more information or details in the illustrations.

The book is a story about a family getting ready for Diwali and what happens on the different days of the five-day celebration. There’s cleaning, shopping, crafting, food preparation and getting the home altar ready for the big day.

It covers decorating the outside of the house with rangoli, diyas and lanterns, buying sweets to share with family and friends, the sights and scents of the mandir (home temple), getting dressed up in new fancy clothes, the story of Diwali and celebrations with relatives.

Flaps (there are more than 140 in all) give you vocabulary words for different foods and definitions, as well as fun things like what’s inside the shopping basket or where the cat is hanging out. They also help illuminate the story of Diwali, which is the triumph of good over evil as Lord Ram defeated the demon Ravana to save his wife, Sita.

This pretty and colorful book helps kids understand what Diwali is and how it is celebrated, regardless of whether they practice it at home. This would be a nice book to keep in a classroom (it’s rated for kids ages 3-7) or to have at home to teach kids about Diwali even if it’s not something you celebrate. Where I live there are a lot of people from India so we are probably exposed to Diwali more than some other regions of America, but it’s a nice holiday to know about wherever you live.

Combine with the book Diwali and check out some fun lantern crafts and printables for kids to round out your experience.

About the book: 24 pages, hardcover, published 2025 by Wide Eyed Editions. Suggested retail prices $22.99.

Have you read?