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Luxury Candle Making Kit

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Gifting candles is very popular right now and whilst some of us might get sick of them, I do like them as a fallback gift, I feel like I’d rather have a cupboard of candles that were gifted to me than random bottles of wine or other unwanted gifts.

I mean there is always a use for a candle.  But do you know what is better than a scented candle? A handmade scented candle! and do you know what is better than a handmade scented candle? A scented candle kit.

I love this candle-making kit as it is elegant and sophisticated and the completed candles look high-end and expensive.

During a few of the lockdowns, I gifted DIY craft kits to some family members, at first they were like, no I don’t do crafts and then they were hooked. Sometimes we forget what a Hobby is and how good itis for our mental health.

The complete starter kit comes with an aluminum melting pitcher, thermometer, metal stirring spoon, glass jars, soy wax, premium fragrance oils, wick stickers, cotton/wooden wicks, wick bars & decorative/warning labels.

This candle-making kit comes with a 4-piece accessory set (Wick Trimmer, Candle Snuffer, Wick Dipper & Velvet Storage Pouch) to help you get the most out of any candle!

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Book Review: Las Mañanitas

The celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe is important throughout Mexico and other parts of the world. Her feast day is Dec. 12, and the celebrations honoring her appearance to Juan Diego in 1531 begin a few days before that.

Whether you celebrate yourself or just want to  share about the celebration at home or in your classroom, Las Mañanitas: The Beautiful Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a good place to start. The book, by Ernesto Joel Vega Rosales and Jeanette Gonzalez Seneviratne, with illustrations by Dana Sanmar, tells the story of a family’s celebration of the feast day in both English and Spanish.

They prepare with a novena, which is nine days of prayers and preparations. The children, Lucia and Pablo, are given special outfits made by their grandmother that look like what Juan Diego might have worn when he saw Our Lady. The book describes the prayers that are made each day, such as a prayer for respect for life, for families and for the indigenous people of the Americas, to name a few.

As told in the book, Juan Diego was a native Mexican born near modern day Mexico City. His given name was Cuaauhtlatoatzin, which means “He who speaks like an eagle.” When he converted to Christianity his name was changed to Juan Diego, and as he walked to church he passed a hill called Tepeyac. One day he heard the birds singing especially beautifully and a voice called him to go to the top of the hill.

There he saw Our Lady of Guadalupe, who asked him to tell the bishop she wanted a chapel built in her name at the foot of the hill. The bishop asked for a sign that Juan Diego really saw her, and later she had him collect flowers that she blessed and take them to the bishop. When Juan Diego dropped the flowers, an image of Our Lady could be seen on his cloak, which is still on display in her basilica to this day.

The feast day is celebrated as mañanitas, which includes singing, indigenous music and dancing, and children presenting flowers to Our Lady. Juan Diego is remembered today as being humble, brave and faithful, and was the first indigenous American made a saint.

The book is colorful and tells the story in a clear way, and it’s fun to have it both in English and Spanish if you teach Spanish or speak Spanish at home or in the classroom. It’s a great way to learn the basics of the celebration and the story of Juan Diego and why he is still remembered today.

About the book: 40 pages, paperback, published 2024 by Loyola Press. Suggested retail price $14.99.