IT'S A DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS.

oh' we are feeling festive

& so very excited!

we have a very special new product just for our customers who will be attending Wellsboro's annual Dickens of a Christmas festival this Saturday, December 4th!

limited edition Dickens of a Christmas candles

three flavors:

Bayberry in green

Christmas hearth is deep burnt cranberry

Christmas cookie in white

(all three sizes are available)
limited number so get 'em while they last!

label artwork is by angela's amazing talented husband, jesse.

(we can't thank him enough - they turned out beautiful)

Sharon's Gifts

Good news, GOOD NEWS! riverwick candles can now be found at Sharon's Gifts on Main street in Wellsboro, PA. They have ten different scents in all three sizes available and the vintage citronella jars as well. We are beyond excited at the growth of our little company since January and are so thankful to everyone for all the continued support.

A big thank you to Aunt Sharon Rawson for putting riverwick candles on her store shelf. The display looks fabulous & we will continue to keep the shelves full & the new scents flowing! Rumor has it the Hot Sexy Man scent is the number one seller! Apparently everyone wants to have a Hot Sexy Man in their house...

Stop by Sharon's Gifts & pick up your riverwick candle today (and maybe a Vera bag to carry it home in - that's what we'd do.)

Bucks County Baskets & Ottsville Farmer's Market

riverwick candles will now be featured in "Bucks County Baskets" from The Kitchen Potager at Linden Hill Gardens, Ottsville, PA. These baskets feature selected local products that can be ordered and picked at The Kitchen Potager, or shipped directly. We are honored to have our candles selected to be in these one-of-a-kind baskets. Below is the brochure that comes in each basket with a write up on each product. See riverwick on middle right!

Also at Linden Hill Gardens is the Ottsville Farmer's Market, where you will find riverwick candle company one Friday a month until October.

July 9th
August 13th
September 17th
october 1st

This festive market includes local farmers, fresh produce, delicious fresh seafood, artisans and local chef demos. Believe me, you won't be disappointed with the food cooked over the open firepit in the center of the market! Angela & I both might go just for the food! There are also sheep & goats in a pen next to the market, baby Rhett especially enjoys them!

Juggling Act

Unfortunately, Karen's new job title as "stay-at-home Mom" & Candle Company entrepreneur didn't last long. One week to the day, after leaving my administrative position I received a phone call from my old boss. I was offered a promoted position in the company. After long thought & in-depth conversations with my husband, Joey, we decided it was an offer I couldn't refuse. So, back to work I go (but not before a little trip to London with cousin Buck!)

My available time to put toward our little candle company just got whacked BIG time. Luckily, I have the best, most devoted, hardworking, and understanding partner anyone could ever wish for in my best friend, and sister-in-law, Angela. She is the heart and soul of our company & I give thanks every day for all her efforts & enthusiasm. But don't worry - I'll still be pouring candles & helping her in every way I can! Life has just become a juggling act!

Playing Catch up

Ok, so where did we leave off? Oh yes, back in...May??...so, we have some catching up to do! Our tardiness is with good reason though, busy busy busy!

We poured candles like mad women throughout the month of May in order to prepare for the madness that June would bring. June 12th we took our candles to Forest Grove Presbyterian Church craft show. The weather was gorgeous & helped bring out the parishioners and locals to peruse our table.

Next Stop, PA State Laurel Festival in Wellsboro, PA - Home sweet home

This is the show we had been preparing all May long for, and boy are we glad we did! It was absolutely wonderful! Our families came down to the Green to help us set up our tent, tables, & candle displays. For our first "real" event, things looked pretty good!
Weather, atmosphere, food, and most importantly the PEOPLE! We had so much fun talking with new people, making new connections (with our new friend Dean aka "the boy next door" especially), and of course seeing all of our old friends and family. It was kind of like a high school reunion at times! The weekend couldn't have been more successful for riverwick. Sincere thanks to all those who helped set up, man the booth, and tear down. Also, a special thanks to all those at the Wellsboro Chamber of Commerce who helped put on such a spectacular festival! We hope to see you again next year!

free stuff is the best stuff.

we are extremely excited to announce:

RIVERWICK REWARDS

we hope you love our candles & to thank you for your support we are introducing

a fabulous new incentive!

for every 10 riverwick container candles you buy

you get one small status jar free

(a $10 value which means if you buy 10 small status jars you

save 10% each purchase)

they're back.

enjoy our newest citronella candles

after selling out

citronella is back at riverwick!

we added a new vintage jar to our line, too.

currently available:

honeydew citronella, kiwi citronella & mountain air citronella

but don't forget we can combine any scent you chose!

tryin' to keep up.

wow, we are so very grateful.

our candles are already a success!

the response has been incredible to say the least.

we are doing all we can just to keep up with the demand!

what a wonderful feeling & we have you all to thank!

back to our roots.

we made the cut!

riverwick candle company

will be on display & open for business at

the laurel festival in wellsboro, pennsylvania!

we will have a booth

on the green for the arts & crafts fair

on friday, june 18th from 10am till 9pm

and again on saturday, june 19th from 9am till 7pm.

we will be featuring all our candle products!

obviously, we will be very busy from now till june

pouring candles, testing new scents & colors and preparing our booth & displays!

we feel completely grateful to be invited to the laurel festival.

and are excited to see friends & family and meeting new people!

we could not be more delighted to be in our hometown!!

hope to see you there.

for more information:

http://www.wellsboropa.com/

the options are endless.

riverwick candle company

offers a variety of jars, sizes, scents & colors

we can make any combination you request.

we are still working on our website and are confident it will be up & running soon but until then you may place orders via email:

customerservice@riverwick.com

and pay by check (or cash)

unless we are able to personally deliver your candle we will be adding 20% onto your total to help pay the shipping charges.

if you order a candle we have in stock we will ship within 24 hours otherwise please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery (but we will do our best to get it to you asap!)

currently, our scent list includes:

amber

apple

blueberry cheesecake

buttercream

calla lily

cedarwood vanilla

cinnamon apple berry

cinnamon buns

citronella

clean cotton

coconut lime

creme brulee

dragon's blood

dreamsicle

fig biscotti

fresh bread

gourmet vanilla

green tea & honeydew

hawaiian breeze

hazelnut coffee

honeydew

honeyflower

honeysuckle

hot sexy man

kiwi

lemon chiffon

lemongrass

lilac

love spell

meadow

mediterranean fig

mimosa & mandarin

mountain air

ocean breeze

peppermint & eucalyptus

red currant & cassis

sandalwood

water herbal

the following candles are in our status jars.

they come in three sizes: small ($10), medium ($14) & large ($20)

with the small jars available with glass lids only,

the medium & large are available with glass, chrome or silver lids.
above is the large status jar with chrome lid.
below is the medium status jar with chrome lid.

above is large & medium status jars with silver lids

(the lids are "whiter" in person)
below is small status with clear lid




below are small ($10) & large ($20) madison jar candles
madison jar candles do not have lids but have 2 more ounces of wax than the status jar candles

below is the honeypot ($24)

we love, love, love the honeypot candle

but unfortunately the jars have been discontinued
so at this time we only have a limited number of them.

below are the outdoor citronella jar candles ($14)
currently we have citronella,
citronella with honeydew & citronella with mountain air
although any scent can be added to the citronella

riverwick tartletts are perfect in any tart warmer
packs of 3 for $2

nightlight tart warmer ($14)
available in white, black, burgundy and leaf

(tartletts not included & only use one tartlett at a time)

table top tart warmer ($20) has 2 uses:

use provided bowl to melt one tartlett at a time

or remove bowl and place any candle on warming plate to melt candle without flame
available in white, black, buttercream, dark green, and burgundy

(tartletts sold separately)

it's show time, ladies!

5am Saturday morning, we both sprung

outta of our beds with smiles on our faces:

in 4 hours our first show was opening its doors!

we had worked day & night all week preparing

and we were about to reap the benefits

and see the publics reaction to our product!

final touches.

it wasn't always pretty.

all the goods boxed & ready!

after we unloaded the truck we spent over an hour setting up,

rearranging, deciding and then rearranging again and again.

all the fussing paid off because our table looked soo cute!

and we are super excited about our newest addition

just in time for "bug season"

OUTDOOR CITRONELLA CANDLES!

currently, we offer:

citronella, citronella with honeydew and citronella with mountian air!

16oz in a vintage jar for only $14.

it was a fun day & the response to our candles was GREAT!

aww, success!

now we are excited for our next show & to start having home shows!

Coming Soon!

Riverwick.com is coming soon!! i am hard at work to get this baby up and running! it's not quite ready to be launched yet, as i am still working out some bugs. but it should be up and ready for viewing in no time!

we are very excited to see our little "hobby" turn into something successful and this website is just another step toward the goal! also, our logo is in the final tweaking stages. we've been trying different labels for the jars. we just got new cute molds for our tartlettes (mixed fruit, dogwood flowers, mixed flowers, and star shapes). things are rock'en & rolling on the candle front! i plan on pouring candles tonight and am very excited to try those new molds! sadly, i am without my partner...she is basking in the key west sun currently! (i'm hugely jealous) but my mom is visiting us this week, so she can be my helper (aka, keep rhett happy).

lookin' official.

more candles are poured, temporary labels are on & tartletts are ready to melt!

clean cotton, water herbal & sandalwood are the newest scents!

side job.

on saturday, our father-in-law got married. it was a perfect day. a beautiful blanket of snow covered the ground, the temperature was mild, the ceremony was intimate and heartfelt, the bride and groom looked amazing & were so happy, the reception was fun and the food was delicious! (in the photo: pop, elaine and randy (elaine's youngest son))

the bride and groom would not accept any gifts so, we decided to make favors for everyone that attended..



as always, we made a mess while baking & decorating the cookies, but it was worth the mess & time! Everyone raved about how they tasted & could not believe we made them (everyone swore the restaurant provided them). Elaine was delighted to have something for everyone to take home & was thrilled we took the time to make them :)
it was a simple gesture for us to do and were happy everyone enjoyed the treats!



by the way, if you ever contemplated purchasing the pampered chef baking sheets.. they are worth every penny! amazing, baked evenly with not an ounce of brown!!

while we were baking, karen & rhett got to compete in a few wii mountain sport events! how sweet and filled with excitement is rhett's face while wii tubing!!




so, if you or anyone you know is hosting an event or shower where sweet treats are needed - just let us know. we bake & ship to anywhere! we have many designs under our belt & are always willing to try new ideas!!

perfect match.

we finally poured more candles!

creme brulee, prickly pear, red current with cassis & honeydew

yum.

this morning we performed a triple double test burn just to make sure our combination was perfect and to our delight all the candles are beautiful, burn great and smell delicious!

yippee!

we put a few on display at pinups salon and they already have people talkin'

what a good feeling :)

dreaming of a winter wonderland.

lots going on in our lives the next few days. good and bad.
first, the bad: karen has to go back to work :( uh' nothing makes me unhappier. the positive is that it is part-time and it will only be temporary! she will be back home with rhett in no time,
i just know it!
secondly, the good: my husband is remodelling our bathroom (which was much overdue) and i leave tomorrow to have a spa weekend with my momma :) but that is not all! it is supposed to snow tomorrow, the super bowl is this weekend, both of us have our taxes done, and we will be pouring more candles soon! oh' and we have a wedding to go to next weekend (and we are making some beautiful and yummy favors for)!
just wanted to keep you updated and did not want to slack on the blogging!!
looking forward to our next post to be filled with even more good news! xxoo

two wicky.

great success!

with a lighter in one hand and rhett in the other i started the second round of burn tests!

we found a good combo and it involves two wicks per container. we think it looks fancy and hopefully it will be a crowd pleaser. please, let us know if you have an opinion..

needless to say, we ordered more wicks and are ready to get the assembly line up and running because we had buyers today but no candles to sell :(

but that is a good sign!!

if at first you don't suceed, try & try again.

with high hopes (again) we poured some more candles this afternoon!
we changed up the wicks and are hoping one of the combinations works perfectly. we shall see tomorrow when we start our second round of test burns.





our setup is not glamorous, but it works..







we hope to one day soon have enough equipment to set up shop in the basement!

and the bottom line is no matter how deep we are involved.. rhett is the boss! (& to be honest, we are okay with that)

so, please cross your fingers for us!
we will let you know tomorrow how today's experiments work out!