Waxing Moon House

Matthew and I crafted our first ever candles with soy wax, back before Waxing Moon House was born. We assumed this was our best option. As we evolved as candle makers, and a family that strives to live a healthy lifestyle, we learned that soy wax is a better option than paraffin wax, but it wasn’t the best and actually presented a lot of questions in regards to overall health and well-being.   Cue beeswax: the material used to craft candles for churches and royalty since the ancient times. It’s the only wax that has zero carbon footprint! There is...

Cleaning like a Witch   With COVID-19 in full swing, we’re all on high alert and taking spring cleaning to a new level. In today’s post I have put together a list of ways to magickally cleanse your home, in addition to that squeaky clean shine.    With the beginning of spring always comes the urge to clean. Opening the windows, deep cleaning the carpets and mattresses, donating old clothes and rearranging the furniture are a few things that usually happen during spring cleaning. Once the physical cleaning is complete though, we have take it a step further by adding an...

Why use bitter soup for healing when Sweetwater is everywhere? -Rumi⁠ Many moons in the making, Megan of @sweetwateronline and I have been working to get this project out into the universe. We’re both mothers, partners, and business owners so life can really fly by!⁠ Megan reached out to me on a whim. At the time we had never spoken and lived on opposite ends of the state. Asking if I’d be interested in a collaboration project, she obviously found the right girl. I had been daydreaming of having my candles in unique ceramic pieces and the universe aligned when she...

 You’ve got your crystals, they’re looking mighty fine on your altar, nightstand, desk, and basically your house is vibrating with energy.. until it’s not?! Crystals have a vibrational frequency, which is what makes you feel so good when you hold them and when you keep them in your space. This happens because there is an exchange of energy and like us humans, they can reach a point of depletion and need a recharge to power back up. So how does one do this? There are a few things you’ll need to know about charging and cleansing your precious babies....

What’s the deal with beeswax? Why is my candle tunneling? Spilling? There is so much leftover wax, WTF?! We are here to dive deep into the question of how to make the most of your beeswax candles. In the past, I wasn’t much for following the rules of candle burning other than the obvious safety precautions. But, once I started my candle making journey, I became a stickler for them. These simple rules makes all the difference in maximizing your burn time and getting the most bang for your buck.    A few guidelines that apply to all candles:  Always trim the wick to...

Welcome - I’m Chanel, the founder of Waxing Moon House.  In this space you’ll learn about magick in the home. As a mother and witch, the tools of the trade are limitless. There’s a little magick in all of us, just waiting for us to tap into it. Working with candles, crystals, tarot and the phases of the moon are a few ways we can access that energy within.  As lover of all things enchanted, Waxing Moon House was created to offer products infused with intention. Ritual candles are handmade with pure beeswax and crystals are intuitively selected and cleansed...