♪♫ Celebrate Good Times! ♪♫

With our one-year anniversary close at hand, we felt it was time for a celebratory blog post! This last year has been quite a journey for 3-8-1 Candles: We went from making just a few candles at a time to having dozens and even hundreds of candle orders to fulfill when business was brisk!

It has definitely been an exciting time for us, especially in the last few months: We offered a Luxuries we Love box of body care products for the first time late last year, and it was so popular that we were moved to add our Love Yourself line of body care products here on the Web site full-time recently. Creating products like our lotion bars, scented body scrubs, and skincare products is a real passion, second only to the passion and drive for creating high quality potently scented candles for you to enjoy.

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you. We love our loyal customers and want you to know that all of you are a HUGE part of our business. Thanks for experiencing our first year with us -- it only gets better from here!

To celebrate this milestone we are offering some really exciting deals and options, so stay tuned to the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/381Candles at 12:01 am on June 1st as we kick off the festivities.

We're also making our debut on a huge retail website on June 1st -- this is the biggest news yet for 3-8-1 and we can't wait to get your reactions!

Thanks for an amazing first year!

3-8-1 Candles First Love Yourself Line Release!

Our very first Love Yourself item is finally ready for release, so we feel that this news is worthy of a blog post! The Love Yourself line is eventually going to include many different types of luxury natural body care items, natural cosmetics, and more, but for our very first product release we're offering something that is a great item for the home.

This Egyptian Amber scented sachet is ideal for tucking into many spots within your home or vehicle: Anywhere you need an infusion of luxurious amazing scent is a great spot for the Love Yourself sachet.

Egyptian Amber is one of 3-8-1's most enduringly popular scents and we felt it would be the ideal sweet yet exotic scent for this sachet. Egyptian Amber blends exotic and vibrant notes of sandalwood, musk, and vanilla, orange and jasmine. Pure essential oils in Egyptian Amber include orange, lemon, copaiba, and grapefruit.

We feel sure that 3-8-1 fans will adore this first Love Yourself release as much as we do. The whole concept of the Love Yourself line is caring for yourself and giving your body and face the best in natural scents and experiences, and we hope this new sachet helps you to do so. Treat yourself with the new Egyptian Amber sachet today!

3-8-1 Love Yourself Release!

3-8-1 Candles is proud to announce that our "Love Yourself" product line will be released in April! This is a natural extension of our Luxuries we Love box, and it is happening solely because of the incredibly positive reaction to the LWL box. Our new nail polishes were especially popular and so many customers asked us to make them full time, we've decided to listen to you!

In addition to this, and in keeping with our commitment to natural body and facial care, we will be debuting some new cosmetics. Just as with our other LWL products, these will be natural products that not only make you look beautiful, they make you feel good too.

We are calling the 3-8-1 product line stemming from LWL the "Love Yourself" products. As always, 3-8-1 is 3 words, 8 letters, and 1 meaning: L O V E! We want to help you love yourself with our new products, and look forward to sharing them with you!

3-8-1 Candles Natural Lids

We've had a lot of questions about the custom designed 3-8-1 Candles lids recently so we decided to dedicate today's blog post to answering those questions!

What are the Lids Made From?

The lids are made from naturally fallen pine, oak, cedar, cherry, walnut, and other local Wisconsin trees.

Why does Each Lid look Different?

The lids look different because they are just as unique as the tree they came from. You will notice the natural wood grain, the knotholes, and a whole multitude of natural wood variations! Much like snowflakes, no two lids are ever alike. The variations are absolutely normal, and, in fact, they are one of the things that makes the lids so special.

Who Makes the Lids?

The lids are custom made for us by Creative Edge Landscapes, a local Wisconsin woodworking and landscape design business that has the same commitment to high quality as we at 3-8-1 Candles do.

How are the Lids Finished?

Creative Edge Landscapes uses a custom high quality lacquer to finish the lids and provide the lovely gloss and sheen you'll love to show off. This lacquer is also extremely helpful for lid reuse. One of the most popular reuses among our fans has been coasters -- and the special lacquer helps repel water and the sweating of glasses and cans.

What is in Store for the Lids?

We have some exciting changes and upgrades to the lids coming up soon, so stay tuned! They will still be the gorgeous hand crafted wood, but they'll look even more beautiful in upcoming months.

With all the excitement surrounding the Luxuries we Love box, we've definitely had body care and pampering on the brain lately. We will be shipping the LWL boxes the week starting March 1st, and we can't wait until they are in your hands!

With all the LWL talk (and with all the products we've been busy making!) it seemed only fair to give you a second spoiler for the box. Some of our smart fans correctly guessed from our hint in last week's blog entry that you'll be getting a handmade lotion bar in the LWL box! Our next spoiler is a visual one! The two photos below are two variations of an item you will find in your Luxuries we Love box. We are really excited because this is a new item for us, and we've put a lot of time into getting the formula right.

So, girls who love glitter...here you are: Your LWL spoiler!

Welcome to the very first 3-8-1 Candles blog post! Even though we have an active presence on several social media sites, we have been hearing from fans that they would like to see one central place that they could consider the "go to" spot for 3-8-1 new, announcements, contests, giveaways, and more. That led to this blog! We plan to have new entries at least once a week, and more often if something special comes up.

Of course, the new blog deserves a special kickoff, so we decided to drop a spoiler for the most asked about 3-8-1 product recently! The first Luxuries we Love box was a great success thanks to our wonderful fans, and we are so pleased to have so much interest in the second Luxuries we Love box. Everyone is asking "What do you think will be in the box?"

Which brings us to your spoiler. This picture shows the first Luxuries we Love box. TWO items in this photo will be included in the new LWL box... but they will be in ONE piece. Can you guess what that means? Tell us what you think this means below!