a bit about me

Hello and welcome to Twilight Spells!

My name is Ruth (my passport tells me that I’m 26 years old, must be right;-) ) and I am the person behind the whole idea. I am originally from Germany but currently living in Melbourne, Australia with my fiancé. Sometimes love really takes you to the other side of the world.. :-)

Melbourne is a fantastic city that offers lots of creative inspiration, although it surely takes a lifetime to get used to the local weather and it’s sudden changes!

I have travelled lots and lived in different countries over the last few years. That has taken me through a lot of different jobs including Paediatric Nursing, Childcare, Kiwi grading, Fruit picking (You’ve got to try everything when you are on a Working Holiday in New Zealand- it was great fun! ;-)), Live-In Care Work, currently I’m a Nanny…

I’m quite passionate about Natural Materials and Recycling, not surprising I guess, having grown up in a German household with it’s four different bins plus all the extra specific Recycling :-)Add a general love for special Vintage/Second-hand pieces, the desire to try all sorts of Arts and Crafts, and the idea for Twilight Spells was born.

About a year ago I started making my first mosaics and was hooked immediately. I especially love working with stained glass, I’m fascinated over and over again by the beauty of light falling through the glass and making it sparkle…

Then, a few months ago I came across soy wax for the first time. I was curious about this different type of wax I had never heard of before and was looking for more information. I learned about all the benefits of soy wax ( I didn’t know that “normal” wax is a by-product of crude oil, not a very appealing thought there!) and couldn’t wait to get started on making my very own soy candles.

And suddenly there was the idea for my Vintage Twist tea cup candles... I have always liked these pretty, old English style tea cups, I just never really knew what to do with them since I’m not much of a collector. But as candles.. Yeah, that seemed like a great idea! I hope that you will enjoy my tea cup candles just as much as I do!

I spend a lot of time hitting the local Op/Charity shops, markets, Second-hand places… All my cups and mosaic candleholders are bought second-hand and therefore recycled. The glass I use for my mosaics are off-cuts from a glass cutting place. I try to reuse and recycle as much as possible in my products.

If you have any questions, thoughts, ideas or just want to chat please get in touch, I’d love to hear from you!

I will start selling some of my products shortly on: www.twilightspells.etsy.com
Have a look if you like...

Thanks for checking out my blog!

Regards,

Ruth