The Glo Candle flame is ignited

I had been in one job for a very long time and had been looking for something new – something to excite me and give me a reason to get up in the morning (without dread). Phil and I started our journey one day whilst looking for a candle shop in which to buy some candles – hoping to find some candles that are a little bit different from the ones you can get in supermarkets, Ikea or department stores. Not having much luck in parking on such a search in Glastonbury we carried on to a lovely little town (sadly dying as a result of a major superstore on the outskirts) called Shepton Mallet. Shops were empty and we thought how great it would be have a shop in such a lovely community – all the shopkeepers were so friendly and so keen to see the town thrive again. We went away thinking maybe retail was something we should consider but it took another week or two to come up with a product that excited us.
I have always adored candles. From using them to provide light during the power cuts in the early 70s to dripping wax down the outside of numerous wine bottles as a teenager a few years later. Our thought process followed this route… if we can’t buy the sorts of candles we like then why not make our own. So we started making candles in one of our bedrooms in the Mendip Hills in November 2010. Loving the candles we were making we decided we wanted to share them with everyone. Not ready to embark on a shop we thought the best way to start would be with an ebay shop so we set one up. The flame of Glo Candles had been ignited!