The 42nd Friday Four
Thanks for catching up with the Friday Four series, simply the 4 weekly highlights from behind the scenes at Tura Lura Co. in West Branch.
Let’s get into it!
The fall chill has hit us in Iowa! Every morning this week we bundled up for the day, and every evening we are getting cozy with heated blankets. One thing you might not know about me - I am always cold. Once fall hits (until April/May) I typically have wool socks on, winter boots, multiple layers of clothes, a space heater going, and am wrapped in a blanket or shawl. And my favorite thing is to add to to this get up? You guessed it. A lit candle flickering nearby.
Speaking of candles, you may have noticed this is the first fall I am not actively selling any candles. I transitioned away from casting concrete last year for my artisan candles, and started dwindling down in all the production to help preserve my hands. I will still make a small batch now and then, for a special occasion, but my true love is teaching people how to make their own. Not everyone can get to a class with me, so last year I recorded a brief video on how to make these at home and made a supply list to share. It’s completely buried on my website, so I wanted to pull the link out and share it today. Making candles can be such a fun and intentional thing to do. I hope you get to experience the joy of it!
If getting all the supplies from the list above is too much work, there are plenty of companies that can send you a kit to make one solo. I recently added a new supplier to get some raw products from, and discovered they have a few really cute Candle DIY Kits. There are also soap and beauty DIYs from this company, so you might find a super fun holiday gift in there for you, or someone you love!
And if you want to make a candle with me, look at the upcoming classes! On Thursday, November 14 at 6pm I’ll be at the Vue (tix here) for a super fun evening. Then the day after Thanksgiving, we have a little gathering West Branch to kick off the holiday season, with hot cocoa of course. And the final open Candle Pour Bar is December 7 in West Branch for a Christmas Past! Only 10 more Fridays in 2024… let’s make them GREAT!
Happy Friday!
Erika
