The Journal

Notes on craft, scent, and the things we make.

From the Founders

What Handcrafted Actually Means to Us

"Handcrafted" is one of those words that has been stretched so far by marketing that it's lost most of its meaning. You'll find it on mass-produced goods from facilities that...

From the Founders

What Handcrafted Actually Means to Us

"Handcrafted" is one of those words that has been stretched so far by marketing that it's lost most of its meaning. You'll find it on mass-produced goods from facilities that...

From the Founders

Why We Named It Emberwood & Hearth

Names matter more than they should. A brand name has to hold up under repetition, look right in print, sound right when someone says it out loud, and carry some...

From the Founders

Why We Named It Emberwood & Hearth

Names matter more than they should. A brand name has to hold up under repetition, look right in print, sound right when someone says it out loud, and carry some...

From the Founders

Building a Brand on Two Things That Don't Usual...

People ask us about this occasionally. Why candles and woodwork? The question makes sense on the surface. These are two distinct crafts, two different supply chains, two different skill sets....

From the Founders

Building a Brand on Two Things That Don't Usual...

People ask us about this occasionally. Why candles and woodwork? The question makes sense on the surface. These are two distinct crafts, two different supply chains, two different skill sets....

From the Founders

Why We Started Emberwood & Hearth

Every brand has a version of this story. The one about how it started. Ours isn't dramatic. There was no single moment of clarity, no pitch deck, no business plan....

From the Founders

Why We Started Emberwood & Hearth

Every brand has a version of this story. The one about how it started. Ours isn't dramatic. There was no single moment of clarity, no pitch deck, no business plan....