Meet the maker

Come say hello

See the candles in person, smell the scents and start your custom design face to face.

  1. Nov72026

    Saturday

    Darby Pavilion

    Lake City, FL 11am – 3pm

    Shop the candles in person, meet the maker and start your custom design face to face.

  2. Dec122026

    Saturday

    Downtown Live Oak — Millennium Park

    Live Oak, FL 9am – 2pm

    Holiday candles, gifts and custom design chats with the maker.

New dates, new candles and behind-the-scenes — follow along on Facebook at Eva Stroud.

Hands-on at our events

Make it yourself

Stop by the table and get creative — fun for kids and grown-ups alike.

Pearl wax colors ready at the event table

DIY pearl wax candle making

Pick your pearl wax colors, choose an empty jar, then layer and build a candle that's all your own.

Hand-painted candle cottage with painted pumpkins

Candle wax painting — kids & adults

Use the painting kit to decorate your own wax melts, or add personal touches to the 3D candles you take home. The candle cottage and pumpkins show what a hand-painted candle can look like.

Empty jars with cork and wood lids waiting to be filled with pearl wax
Pick your jar and build your own candle — glass, amber, frosted and wooden bowls.
The Light My World table at a market
Find the Light My World table
Trays of wax melts next to a wax painting kit
Wax melts and the painting kit
Close-up of a hand-painted candle cottage
A hand-painted candle, up close

Can't make it?

Send your idea online and the maker will call you to design it together.

Request a custom candle