Wilma Handmade LLC
About Wilma Handmade LLC
Surround yourself with the finest in home fragrance and personal care.
There are two main reasons why I started Wilma.
The first reason is because I love scented wax. I love anything that pleases my olfactory senses. My grandfather was a candlemaker an...d I would spend lots of time in his garage with him watching him make candles and smelling all of his fragrances. You might say I was raised to love smell-good things. My grandfather passed away several years ago and I inherited all of his candle making supplies. At first I didn't know what to do with all of it. I was working full time with two very young children. I had my hands full. Then my employer cinched its belt tight enough to give me all the extra time I needed to think about what to do with grandpa's candlemaking stuff. I decided to start experimenting, researching, testing...
The second reason is because I was a huge BBW fan. I know, right? I went there every couple of weeks to buy something - even if I didn't need it. When I was pregnant with my second son, my feet swelled up to Michelin Man proportions and the skin on my heels cracked open into painful, gaping fissures. I tried every product BBW had for feet and heels. Nothing worked. I was so disappointed. For the next couple of years I worked at my corporate job walking gingerly with no relief in sight...
So, Wilma was brought to life. My mother and I started spreading our smelly goodness with candles. We researched waxes, wicks, additives, and oils and performed many tests to formulate the perfect candle with excellent burn qualities and strong hot and cold scent throw. We perfected our candles and went on to pursue creating the best wax melts.
As we made each candle, our scent addiction grew stronger. We wanted to make even more smelly goodness. So we did a lot of research and began to formulate recipes for our bath and body line. We carefully selected specific ingredients for specific benefits. One of the first products I wanted to develop was a cream that would actually heal my heels. After some recipe formulations and some testing, we introduced our Whipped Butter. Since I started using my butter the only cracks my heels have seen are the cracks in the sidewalks. With the success of our butter under our belts, we struck out to develop other bath and body products to soothe and nurture the rest of our bodies.
And here we are today. We make a wide assortment of products in both our bath and body and our wax lines. Each product is designed to work. Each product will be the best product you can buy.
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Relax in a superbly scented bath
Our mineral-rich sea salts in your steaming bath softens hard water, soothes tired muscles, tones skin and improves overall circulation. You will emerge from your fragrant soak relaxed and rejuvenated. We use several salts in our bath salt blend including Himalayan P... Read More
Orchid Lake Candles & Soaps - Spare Scents..
I have to be honest... I am really bad at measuring spaghetti noodles. I always make too much and we end up with spaghetti leftovers for two days. While I am in such a candid mood, I will also admit that I am just as bad at measuring wax. I still always make too much... Read More
Create Your Own Special Scent and Name It Too!
Want to custom blend your own tart scents? Here is your new fragrance playground... Select up to three scents from the lists on our Scent Blenders page and then supply a percentage amount for each scent. Make sure your percentages add up to exactly 100%. We'll do the... Read More
Reviews
Awesome Product
Why spend so much more money at one of the high end retail shops? I love my tarts...they smell amazing! They have a really good selection of burners too at a very reasonable price. I was really impressed with all the scents. Even my boyfriend (who normally hates my smel...ly stuff) loves the burner in "his" bathroom with the "Very Sexy for him" scent. No more Yankee Candle/ Scentsy for me!! I will see you soon to do my Christmas Shopping! Everyone is getting your products this year!
Great website!!!
Easy to use website... and you can choose the: shape, size, color, scent, and texture ingredients!!! Wow!!! Keep up the good work, and thanks for the connection!!!
Great products--- Great People!
We hope you'll get an opportunity to try some of the wonderful candles, soaps and lotions offered by Orchid Lakes. You'll find a unique selection of handmade items, plus owners that know their product well and are a delight to work with. Whether you are looking for a ...gift, or for a treat for yourself, you can't go wrong with products from Orchard Lakes Candles & Soaps!
A hit for the holidays!
I gave several gifts from your shop for the holidays. Each one got rave reviews! The stylish tart warmers were especially popular. I had a hard time choosing among all the wonderful scents, but at your prices, I could afford a nice assortmetn with each gift!
Thanks for making the "hard to buy for" folks on my list EASY this year!