When I was a kid, the antique Singer sewing machine was always buzzing. Our house was never quiet because sewing was how my single mom made a little extra cash, designing skating outfits for the other girls in my skating club. I was taught from an early age you should always have a creative outlet to off set a stressful day job. For my mom, after her eight to five shifts as a secretary, she would sew. For my grandfather, his basement was regularly filled with ceramics and woodworking projects. So, after landing my first job as a reporter in television news, I knew I needed a hobby to balance the high-stress environment of deadlines and disturbing headlines. I was looking for something fun, something creative and something with color. I stumbled into candle making, and now more than 20 years later, I’m lucky enough to say that hobby has flourished into a career.
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