02/02/2026
We would like to introduce you to our great aunt, Eleanor Sabin Nelson. She was one of three friends who founded Marley Candles in Mokena, Indiana in 1962. These ladies loved to craft and create candles together as a hobby, and it turned into quite the business. They even got their husbands to be the custom candle mold craftsmen.
Marley candles specialized in the new "old" way of decorating the home with a colonial focus. As the years went by another family bought the business, and they kept it going until just a few years ago. The owners began to sell their candle molds and we purchased a few of the originals to use for our own beeswax candles. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Hopefully you enjoy looking back at a little part of our history. And isn't that the sweetest little candle you have ever seen? That mold is a Marley original!
We sure have loved creating soap and candles for our family and friends to enjoy. Thanks for coming along with us. ☺️
