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Monday:       10am - 6pm
Tuesday:      10am - 6pm
Wednesday: 10am - 6pm
Thursday:     10am - 6pm
Friday:         10am - 6pm
Saturday:      10am - 4pm
Sunday:          Closed

Just in time for the Fall Festival in downtown Franklin, Indiana, on October 3, 2009, we opened our first storefront and workshop in the newly renovated historic Wigwam building. The idea was not only to improve our production facility, but also to get in touch with our customers face to face, hear their stories, and share ours with them.  We also wanted to host tours for groups of students and 'kids of all ages.'  Finally, we wanted to be able to highlight the work of other artists, which has become a big part of what we do in the shop.

As you can see, we built a large window so that our visitors can watch us working,Inside our Shop, Spring 2010 but the door is almost always open, so often folks just come back and chat with us while we work.

All of our more than thirty fragrances are on display, and we also audition new fragrances so each visitor is invited to complete a ballot, suggest names and colors for the new candles, and enter to win one of the testers.

Artist Displays, Winter 2010

Featured Artists

At any given time, we have a half dozen or more other artists featured in the shop, all of whom have local connections, family connections, or both!

Our potter, Robert Reckers, of Salt Creek Pottery in Elmhurst, IL, taught Tauria a dozen years or so ago, and has been teaching her mom (who is herself becoming quite accomplished) for more than a decade now.  Robert in his StudioRobert's designs often incorporate themes from nature -- leaves, dragonflies, glazes in natural colors -- and he has designed several pieces specifically for our candles.  Click here to learn a little more about Robert's work and to see images of some of his pieces.

We are pleased to offer the jewelry of Lori Catlin Garcia Designs as well.  Lori is an award-winning designer whose work has appeared in several high profile juried shows,Lori's Limited Edition "He Calms the Storm" and her line of crosses is particularly beautiful. Lori was a theatre costume designer for years and all of her jewelry has an artistic flare -- she often works in precious metal clay, sculpting individual pieces, and frequently integrates beadwork in her designs.  Click here to see more of Lori's work and read more of her story.