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The Cleveland Candle Company

Help us bring a fresh new experience to Cleveland by Rekindling the Art of Scent

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The Cleveland Candle Company

The Cleveland Candle Company

The Cleveland Candle Company

The Cleveland Candle Company

The Cleveland Candle Company

Help us bring a fresh new experience to Cleveland by Rekindling the Art of Scent

Help us bring a fresh new experience to Cleveland by Rekindling the Art of Scent

Help us bring a fresh new experience to Cleveland by Rekindling the Art of Scent

Help us bring a fresh new experience to Cleveland by Rekindling the Art of Scent

Linda Turner
Linda Turner
Linda Turner
Linda Turner
1 Campaign |
Cleveland, United States
$1,400 USD 9 backers
14% of $10,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

What we are all about...the "Experience"

The Cleveland Candle Company is a vision of three close friends who wanted to re-imagine how scents were created and brought to life.  We believe fragrance can transform an environment, set a mood, and create a memory.  Fragrance helps connect us to the world around us and the experiences we have in it.  

For those of us on the team, we didn't want to just create a product but an experience to be shared with those around us.  In the digital age we live in, we wanted to make a space where people could go to put down their devices and really enjoy a life experience with others.  Hence the Cleveland Candle Company was born in late 2014.

The Creative Process...

 Here's how the experience works...
Step 1: Come in to our store and start your experience!  We will have over 70 different fragrances for you to choose from with more being added as we grow.  Mix and match up to 3 fragrances to make your own custom signature blend as you explore our fragrance wall!  We will also have free tea and coffee available, so take your time and truly enjoy the experience of discovering scent.

Step 2: Select your container! Come visit our container wall and pick out the size and shape of your candle container!  You can also bring your own containers to fill as well.  After you have selected your container, you will make a custom label for your candle to remember the experience by.

Step 3: Time to blend your oils!  Once you create your perfect blend you will pour it into your candle container and mix it with our custom soy wax blend.  Come back to visit us in 60 to 90 minutes and your brand new custom candle will be ready for you to pick up and enjoy!

The Funds 

The Cleveland Candle Company is set to open sometime in the Spring of 2015 around late April to early May.  So far, we have purchased our initial inventory and all of the candle-making equipment we need to get the store started.   It is in the next phase where we could really use your help.  We have a couple of interior design plans, but we need some additional funding in order to create the perfect atmosphere. The money raised here will go to building our one-of-a-kind "candle bar", light fixtures, walls, party room and other interior design elements.  With your help, we can make this place amazing from day 1 and a place people in Cleveland will be proud of.

The Vision

Our long term vision is to create a successful "experience-based" retail concept and begin building stores on both the East and West sides of Cleveland.  We believe there is a need in the marketplace for a local, handcrafted candle company that uses Eco-friendly, sustainable products. We plan on becoming this premier company, both on the retail and wholesale sides of the business.  We love Cleveland and we believe people in our city should be able to buy products made locally, at an affordable price, with businesses who want to reinvest in the city and it's people.  It is this vision that drives us everyday as we look to bring people together and raise up the city we love: Cleveland!

The Team

David Gin (co-founder):  This is David's second small business venture in the city of Cleveland.  He is the founder and owner of Real Fruit, LLC (www.realfrut.com), a gourmet juice company that uses local produce to create world class juice.  Real Fruit are winners of "The Best Juice in Cleveland 2013 Award" and "Taste of Painesville Best Drink 2014".  He has a passion for Cleveland and has over 10 years of retail experience.  He is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University and holds both a Finance and Marketing Degree.  His favorite board game : King of Tokyo.

Linda Turner (co-founder): This is Linda's first small business venture in the city of Cleveland. She has 10 years of retail experience and loves helping people. She volunteers at the Cleveland Food Bank. She has an Associate of Arts degree from Lakeland Community College. She enjoys reading and watching movies. Her favorite movies are based on the author Nicholas Sparks.

Tanya Bratten (co-founder): This is Tanya's first small business venture in the city of Cleveland.  She has over 5 years of retail management experience and is truly passionate about customer service. She studied business at Lakeland Community College and has also worked with Real Fruit, LLC for the last four years. She loves to try new restaurants and her favorite movie is "Bridesmaids."

We Need Your Support!

First off, our team wants to thank you for coming to our page to learn more about this project.  We really want to create something special in the city of Cleveland for people to experience.  

We are asking for your help to get the word out about our vision and company to those who you are friends with.  We hope you will support us both in our funding effort and through word of mouth.  We will be constantly updating this page as we go through this journey and hope you can join us on the adventure.  Thanks!

-The Cleveland Candle Team

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Double Trouble

$50 USD
At this stage you'll be seeing double! We will send you 2 handcrafted candles and a hand written thank you card! Double thanks my friend! (Plus you get your name on our wall of support forever!)
Estimated Shipping
June 2015
2 out of 200 of claimed

Candle Fan

$10 USD
Get your NAME incorporated into the interior design plans of the store as an early backer! Your name will be in the store as one of our supporters forever! Come and show it off to your friends!
Estimated Shipping
June 2015
0 out of 500 of claimed

Candle Believer

$25 USD
Receive one of our very first 10 oz. handcrafted soy candles (50-60 hour burn time) when we open our doors later this spring. We are glad you believe in us! (Plus you get your name on our wall of early supporters as well!)
Estimated Shipping
June 2015
4 out of 300 of claimed

Triple Digits

$100 USD
First of all, thanks! We appreciate you being in the triple digit club! Second, let's get you some good stuff...how about 1 candle a month for 5 months! Sound good? Excellent! Also, let's throw in a hand written thank you note and of course we'll put you on our wall of supporters! Once again welcome to the club!
Estimated Shipping
June 2015
2 out of 100 of claimed

CLE Candle Club-VIP Status

$250 USD
Wow...thanks a lot! Welcome to the CLE Candle Club! In this package you'll get 1 candle a month for 1 YEAR! Plus you'll get 4 VIP coupons to experience the art of creating scent in the store for FREE! That's 16 candles all together! You're going to love this VIP package! (In addition, you'll get a hand written thank you and of course your NAME will be on our wall of early supporters!) *If you can't make it to the store, we'll give you 1 candle a month for 16 months instead!
Estimated Shipping
June 2015
0 out of 50 of claimed

Elite Phoenix Status

$500 USD
Named after the mythical Phoenix, you've helped us RISE from the ashes to create something wonderful! Thank you! As a part of this ELITE club, you will receive 1 candle a month for 1 YEAR! Plus you can throw a candle party in our party room with up to 10 guests! You will also get your name on the wall, a hand written thank you, and most importantly, your 15% off PHOENIX Lifetime Card! WE want to say thanks for helping us rise and make this a place people can build memories in for a lifetime!
Estimated Shipping
June 2015
0 out of 25 of claimed

The Fabled Cornerstone Club

$1,000 USD
It is upon you we build our store! Thanks to your generosity, we can build our store for people to come and make lifelong memories in! Membership in this FABLED club will get you 1 candle a month for 18 months, 1 exclusive party package with 10 people at our store, a hand written thank you, your name on our wall of backers, and a lifetime 20% off FABLED CORNERSTONE Club Card! Thanks for being one of the foundations of our store!
Estimated Shipping
June 2015
1 out of 10 of claimed

Legendary Unicorn Status

$2,500 USD
The Highest Status we can bestow on someone! You have made legendary, amazing, wonderful, mythical creature status and we THANK YOU! You are a true Unicorn among all normal creatures and we honor you by giving you naming rights to our one and only party room (as long as it's appropriate lol)! We will also throw you a party to celebrate (you can bring 10 friends). Plus, you'll get 1 candle a month for 18 months, a huge thank you goodie box sent to you, and a lifetime 25% off UNICORN Status Card!
Estimated Shipping
June 2015
0 out of 1 of claimed

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