I first met Merlyn at a Christmas Craft Fair in York back in 2018. It was a kinda quiet day and we got chatting after the cutest little penguin print on her stall caught my eye. I followed her on Instagram and ever since have been mesmerised by her work. The intricacy is shown first hand with behind the scenes videos, coupled with cute cat pics and hilarious talking stories. What's not to love? Let's get behind the paint and learn more about Merlyn and her small business, The Littlest Falcon... 1. So, first of all your actual name has to be one of the coolest ever. Merlyn Griffiths. It's ..read more

Indoor plants not only act as a quick decorating tool, they also help clean the environment and air around them. But if you're anything like me and you're worried about not being green fingered, don't fret... Ellon from ,,Small Plants gives us her top five low maintenance houseplants that you'll find hard to kill! 1. Mother in Laws Tongue (Sansevieria Zeylanica) Fantastic plants for improving air quality in your home. They thrive on neglect and will live happily in bright or low light areas.. They require infrequent watering and if you forget about them for a couple of months they won’t hold i ..read more

A candle, sweating?! Yep, you read it right. Candles, just like us, can get a bit hot and bothered when it's a scorching summers day. But why do candles sweat, and what can you do to stop it? What is candle sweating? Candle sweating is when small droplets of oil appear on the surface of the candle. Why does candle sweating occur? It occurs when a candle is exposed to excess heat. The oil, which is added to fragrance the candle, separates from the wax and sits on the top. It's more prevalent in natural candles, made from plant wax such as soy or coconut, as there's usually no additives to prev ..read more

A lot of care and attention goes into every single candle that we lovingly make by hand at Rowbert HQ. So make sure you get the best out of it by treating it right. Let's talk about tunnelling and how to stop it from happening to your favourite candles. What is tunnelling? Tunnelling is when the candle burns straight down the middle, instead of outwards and down. This means most of your candle is wasted, which we definitely don't want! Why does tunnelling happen? Tunnelling can occur for a number of reasons. Let's take a look at some of the main causes... Wick Size: If the candle is poorly ma ..read more

You'll have heard of essential oils, but perhaps not fragrance oils. What are the two and how do they differ? In this no frills blog, we take a look into the two different types of scented oils, their pros and cons and how they can be used in candle making. What is an Essential Oil? Put simply, an Essential Oil (EO) is a concentrated liquid that is extracted from plants. Whether it be the flowers, leaves, peel, root, seed or bark... plants provide an abundance of ways to use their properties. There are various ways to extract the oil from the plants, including cold pressing & steam distil ..read more

Before we add any candle to our collection, it goes through multiple stages of testing. It takes time, but we want to make sure it's as perfect as can be! There's various things we test throughout the process. Here's a look at what we do: 1. Oils - Once we know which oils we want to use, we test various combinations to get the perfect blend. There's usually more than one type of oil in our candles, so we test each one at differing levels to make sure the scent is just right. A touch more of this, a little more of that. We love experimenting and coming up with powerful blends that boost your w ..read more