Urban Folk Circuit Pop-Up Shop

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Milton and Margie's Soy Wax Candles

This is the final weekend of the Urban Folk Circuit‘s pride and joy—our pop-up shop. We rounded up 30 artisans and have been selling their wares since April 11. We have put in some long and hard hours and effort into this endeavor, and I really, really think it is paying off. I wish it could stay there forever, sigh. I’ll be working there tonight and tomorrow, so I really hope to see you!

We are having a closing party Sunday, April 22nd from 5 p.m.-7 p.m., so stop in and sip some wine and carouse with the artisans during your last chance to shop.

Urban Folk Circuit March Market

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Milton and Margie's Soy Wax Candles

Milton and Margie’s will be at the Urban Folk Circuit‘s March Market on Saturday! It’s been awhile since I’ve done double duty as an organizer and a seller, so I’m looking forward to having my candles there.

I hope to see you there! There will be 20+ local artisans selling their wares, along with live folk music.

Details:
Noon-5 p.m., Saturday, March 24
Reggie’s Rock Room
Free!

Milton and Margie’s at Fleur in Chicago

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Milton and Margie's Soy Wax Candles

Milton and Margie’s Soy Wax Candles is now at the gorgeous flower shop Fleur. In addition to fashioning vibrant bouquets, the shop showcases handmade wares from independent artisans. They’ll be carrying my hand-poured soy wax candles in reused vintage punch glasses. The shop is located in my neighborhood in Chicago, Logan Square, so I am delighted to be able to direct customers to a boutique in my community.

Handmade Market: noon-4 p.m., March 10

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Milton and Margie's Soy Wax Candles

Milton and Margie’s Soy Wax Candles is happy to be at the Handmade Market this Saturday at the Empty Bottle!

Chicago Thrift Store Guide

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Milton and Margie's Soy Wax Candles

Making candles in reused containers requires me to go to thrift stores very frequently. Multiple-times-per-week frequently. I’m always hunting for vintage punch glasses and mugs, but especially canning jars (I stock a few shops with these exclusively). After exhausting all my thrift-store standbys this week searching for these elusive jars, I had to seek out some new territory. Unfortunately, I read some Chicago thrift store guides that led me astray! The Salvation Army in Evanston has apparently been demolished and the one on Belmont does not exist. So I am going to make a guide to help me on future trips, and to help you, dear reader.

As enormous as this city is, it’s tough to know where to start. Here is a list, categorized by neighborhood. I should note that most of these are on the North side (selfishly), because I live on the North side.

Albany Park

Village Discount Outlet
3301 W. Lawrence Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625

Village Discount Outlet
4635 N Elston Ave
Chicago, IL 60630

Andersonville

Brown Elephant
5404 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL

Bridgeport

Unique Thrift
3000 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, 60608

Bucktown

Village Discount Outlet
2032 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60647

Humbolt Park

Salvation Army
5713 W. Chicago
Chicago, IL 60651

Salvation Army
4141 W. North Ave
Chicago, IL 60641

Irving Park

Unique Thrift
3748 N. Elston Ave.
Chicago, 60618

Kelvyn Park

Unique Thrift
4441 West Diversey Avenue
Chicago, IL

Lakeview

Brown Elephant
3651 N. Halsted Street
773-549-5943

Logan Sqaure

Family Thrift
2160 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647

Salvation Army
3837 W. Fullerton Ave
Chicago, IL 60647

The Ark Thrift Shop
1302 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622

Lower West Side

Salvation Army
2024 S. Western
Chicago, IL 60608

McKinley Park

Unique Thrift
3542 S. Archer Ave.
Chicago, 60609

Salvation Army
5112 S. Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60609

Montclare

Unique Thrift
6560 W. Fullerton Ave.
Chicago, 60707

Portage Park

Salvation Army
2941 N. Central Ave
Chicago, IL 60634

Ravenswood

Chicago Family & Thrift Store
3301 W. Montrose Ave
Chicago, IL 60618

Village Discount Outlet
4027 N Kedzie Ave
Chicago, IL 60618

River North

Salvation Army
509 North Union St.
Chicago, IL 60610

Rogers Park

Unique Thrift
7530 N. Western Ave.
Chicago, 60645

Roscoe Village

Village Discount Outlet
2043 W Roscoe St
Chicago, IL 60618

Sheridan Park

Unique Thrift
4445 N. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, 60640

Uptown

Salvation Army
4315 N. Broadway Ave
Chicago, IL 60613

Village Discount Outlet
4898 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60640

West DePaul

Salvation Army
2270 North Clyborun
Chicago, IL 60614

West Ridge

Salvation Army
2151 West Devon
Chicago, IL 60659

New to the Etsy Shop

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Milton and Margie's Soy Wax Candles

Between having a full-time job, craft shows, fulfilling wholesale orders, co-running the Urban Folk Circuit, and everything else, my diligence to posting regularly on Etsy has substantially waned in the last year. It takes the back burner because there are no hard deadlines to post anything, unlike making candles for a craft show.

But last weekend, I managed to finally sit down and take a bunch of pictures—pictures that I’m actually pretty proud of—and list them. Here are a few for your perusal.

Wild Mountain Honey

White Ginger with Amber