My kids have always loved their wood building block set. As toddlers they would build towers, knock them down, and laugh hysterically. As they grew they would build dinosaur homes and cities for their Hot Wheels. And then I got to playing with them too …

I took their original blocks to make my molds. I researched, read, experimented, asked questions to anyone who knew anything about molds and candle making. I made a mess and my kitchen table will never be the same.

In the end I had my silicone molds for candles (and lots of other molds too … to come!)

I simultaneously learned the science behind candle making - and that, as with all science, it is more complex than it looks. Little adjustments make big differences.

We had dinner parties (Block Parties, if you will) with candles burning.

I gave them as gifts.

Then friends starting asking me to make them custom candle sets for baby showers.

I am a practicing Obstetrician Gynecologist in Los Angeles and viewed my candles as a completely separate hobby. But when these baby shower requests came in - one after another - my 2 worlds collided and these custom baby shower sets became my favorites to make.

Block Party Candles truly is my labor of love (? pun intended).

Thank you for supporting me and all small business entrepreneurs with original ideas and creativity in a world of mass produced nonsense.