Spirit & Flame Holistics

02/10/2025

So I have embraced the power of AI to create some settings for my candles. It’s scary how accurately the robot interpreted what was in my head. Featured here is my best-selling Christingle Candle. It’s orange, cinnamon and clove. Takes me back to my teaching days when my classes made Christingles. Imagine 30+ children armed with knives and apple corers! I always needed a stiff drink afterwards once there were no lost fingers! You can find Christingle on my Folksy Shop https://folksy.com/shops/spiritandflame

28/09/2025

Not a bad spot for a day’s selling…

19/09/2025

So I finally joined the dark side and have an online presence for my candles! I think I’ve spent so much time on screens during my education career it was a psychological block selling online… but…folks are loving the candles and want more, so I have joined Folksy. It’s like Etsy but for UK crafters and it seems a lovely platform to showcase all sorts of crafts. I’ve only put a few candles on there at the moment, but my full range will be available really soon. You can find my Folksy Shop here:

Spirit and Flame - Handcrafted soya candles inspired by the natural world

13/09/2025

Everything looking great at Pooley Bridge. Why not come down and check out all the crafters? We have our full range of Autumn and Winter candles on display.

06/09/2025

All set at Barnard Castle The Witham Northern Crafts Lots of different crafts on show today 😊

05/09/2025

Excited to be here for the first time. I’m fully stocked with candles and wax melts after a busy few weeks preparing for “candle season”.

Only one more sleep and we're back in The Witham in beautiful Barnard Castle.
Come in and say hello, we have some great makers joining us tomorrow.

04/09/2025

12/08/2025

A busy start to the week, topping up our candle stock. Autumn and Winter favourites are back - Christingle, Midwinter Fire, Winter Blooms and Winter Solstice. Watch this space for new ones too! Come and find us at Glenridding Public Hall for the next two Wednesdays (13th and 20th August).

20/07/2025

One of the loveliest things about making candles is the testing process which happens with every new batch, and when trying out new fragrances. Tonight’s is Beachcomber one of my new ones. A mix of the seaside, juniper and cedarwood.

18/07/2025

Busy weekend for us. All set up at Dacre Hall for their annual summer craft fair, and hotfooting it down to The Lanes in the morning for Quirky at The Lanes. Exciting times!

01/07/2025

It was a lot of fun prepping and delivering this session. Such a lovely group and vibe. ❤️

18/06/2025

Project flowers! Our old flowers used to decorate our candle stall are a bit tatty, so we’re going to try drying some, using silica gel. I think the flowers have to be covered completely but I’ll give it a go. Now just need to wait a week and see how they’re doing. I’m sure the bees won’t mind me cutting a few🐝Plenty left 🌺