I've just decided on my fall/winter lineup for candles, and I'll be mailing out the list soon. As usual, they're totally non-standard for the season, drawn from my own memories and those of my friends. My little brother's getting a college care package soon... heh heh.
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My next batch of candles is going to be so unusual that I thought I'd try a new label style. Before, I just made cute designs - whatever I felt like hacking up in Illustrator - but there was no central "look."
Now, I'm going all black and white. I want the labels to look striking and unusual, so people know that there's something weird going on with the scents. So far, I've gotten the thumbs-up from a customer (Kimberlee) and my design-lovin' sister, Liz.
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No one in my family or friends is really "into" home fragrance stuff, except for me. They ask, "What's the point?" I tried to explain to my friend why candles, room spray, and linen spray are so cool, but I couldn't really say it well. Now, of course, I've thought about it and can give a better answer.
For lots of people, scent *is* emotion and memory. When I make scented stuff for myself, I don't just pick fragrances that smell nice. I choose ones that impact my mood and make me remember (good) things. That's why my descriptions on Etsy are so personal - that's what the fragrances mean to *me.*
Sure, it's nice to make your house smell good, but the real reason I use and make home fragrances stuff is to enrich my life experience. This is also the reason my scents are kind of out-of-touch with traditional seasonal scents. For example, nothing says December like Tide - as in, when I used to come home from college at U of I and lug tons of laundry home!
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