How We Started? With a few button badges, some tealights, and a kitchen table full of ideas.

Well let me tell you what happened.....just a minute...I need a coffee to tell you the complete story...

We didn't start off with candles.

We actually started with button badges. I know, we have come along way since then.

The very first time I took them out to sell was at our local market.

I had a card table, a table cloth and around 100 badges to sell.

My badges $4.00

The stall fee was $10.

I was put under a tree and no one came to collect my stall fee.

When I grabbed the organiser with my $10 in my hand she said " don't worry about it Erin. You really didn't take up any space"

I made $48.00 that day. It was a success.

Our first tealight candles were a caramel vanilla scent.

Still one of my favourite scents to this day and still one of our more popular items only as time has gone on we have much better raw ingredients and a much better display - see future blog posts for how we have grown over the years.

One of my original display ideas....I would have used all these images on instagram in the early days...lol

So that" how it all began—just two makers, a handful of tealights, and a table full of dreams.

Thanks for being here. We’re so glad to share this creative little corner of our world with you.

Kerry and Erin

Soap Candles Home Australia

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