Gardens of the Sea All Natural Candles

19/04/2024

Courage is the perfect blend to help invigorate and empower you to go ahead and achieve your dreams.

This uplifting blend of rosemary, sweet orange and cedarwood essential oils can help soothe and balance your emotions to allow feelings of confidence to return.
By instilling courage and positivity, you can accomplish anything.

All my candles are made with sustainable rapeseed wax to give a cleaner and slower burn so you can enjoy your candle and its benefits for much longer.

Karen x

17/04/2024

Happiness is the perfect candle to help brighten up your day

The blend of fresh and floral essential oils in this candle can help to boost your mood and feel more positive.

Happiness is infused with the blend of Rose Geranium, Grapefruit, Mandarin and Ylang Ylang and will help to revitalise you and uplift your spirits.

All my candles are made with natural rapeseed wax and pure essential oils so you can be sure there are no harmful chemicals in them.

15/04/2024

Tranquillity candle is the perfect addition to a bit of me time whether it be just sitting with a cup of tea reading a book, having a bath or maybe even doing some yoga

Tranquillity is infused with the blend of Lavender, Lemon, Bergamot and Frankincense and can help with relaxation, anxiety, stress relief and for sleep preparation.

All my candles are made with natural ingredients and have excellent burn times meaning you can enjoy the benefits for longer.

Karen x

10/04/2024

I thought this was going to be a difficult post to do but I know it is the right thing for me and my family and I am excited about the future.

I have made the decision to close down my candle business at the end of May. I have asked myself many times whether I’m doing the right thing (and driven my husband Simon mad by keep going over it 😂) but I know it is right for me now. I have no regrets with starting the business a couple of years ago, as it has been lovely to do something in memory of my mum and has helped me through the grieving process by having something to focus on.

Making your own business work is difficult though and hats off to all those people out there that are doing so. I’m especially proud of my daughter who has built up the most amazing and successful dog walking/pet sitting business. But I am also so proud of myself for having the courage to give it a go, as a few years ago I would never have been brave enough to go for it. I have met so many lovely people during the last couple of years and am grateful to everyone of you who has supported me and made a purchase of my candles/wax melts. I need to make a special mention to Georgie and Cathy Petworth Pop Up. I never imagined that I could make a product good enough to be on sale in a shop. The shop at Petworth is full of gorgeous homemade products and it has felt amazing that my candles and wax melts are among them. Thank you Georgie and Cathy for making that happen🥰 Also thank you to Laura for stocking some of my candles in her gorgeous florist Helgaz Flowers in Smallfield 💕

My main priority when I started to try and make the candles was that they were all natural and therefore included no synthetic ingredients that would be harmful to people’s health. I did not realise how tricky this would be to get a candle to burn perfectly with only natural ingredients. However, I persevered and eventually produced my three signature candles made from rapeseed wax and pure essential oils. Based on the benefits that you can receive from each of the essential oils, I came up with the names Tranquillity, Happiness and Courage which are also the feelings I strived for, leading to my decision to launch Gardens of the Sea.

I believe these feelings also relate to my mum when she had the courage to sell up and move to Spain about 15 years ago, where I know she found tranquillity and happiness before she sadly passed away in 2019.

Simon and I have a new focus now as we would love to retire to Spain too and hope to make it happen in the next few years.

As a massive thank you to everyone, I have reduced the online prices of my candles, so please go on to my website and order yours whilst stocks last. Obviously anyone local can contact me directly.

Karen x

02/01/2024

Happy New Year everyone 🥳 and I just want to say thank you for your continued support 💕

I’m already dreaming of spending time in my happy place again this year, enjoying the warm sunshine with my family 🥰 In the meantime though, as you get back to normality after Christmas, make sure you remember to prioritise some me time ❤️ Lighting a candle is a great way to set a relaxing mood whilst you sit back and maybe watch a film, read a book or maybe even do some yoga (my new favourite hobby!)

All my candles and wax melts are made with natural waxes and pure essential oils so you can be sure there are no harmful synthetic ingredients. Take a look on my website (link in my bio)

Karen x

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02/12/2023

All set up for The Bolney Stage Christmas Market 🎄 Might need a hot chocolate with baileys soon to warm up 😂

01/12/2023

Just a reminder that I will be at The Bolney Stage Christmas Market tomorrow from 12-6pm 😍

There will be lots of craft stalls to help with your Christmas shopping. I’ve even heard there will be mulled wine and boozy hot chocolate ❤️ Hope to see you there!

27/11/2023

I’m excited to be a part of The Bolney Stage Christmas Market again this year. I will be there this Saturday (2nd Dec) from 12-6pm.

If you need some ideas for your Christmas gifts and stocking fillers, I’d love to see you there - pop along and say hi 😍I will have my natural candles and wax melts as well as burners and my special edition Winter Spice melts in a jar.

Karen x

21/11/2023

It’s definitely that time of year again when I just want to get cosy under a fleecy blanket and light my favourite candle 😍

All my candles and wax melts are made using 💯 % natural ingredients so you can be sure there are no nasty chemicals in them. So sit back, relax and enjoy the benefits of the pure essential oils that are in my candles and wax melts.

With Christmas approaching fast, my candles and wax melts also make a lovely gift 🎁 ❤️

06/11/2023

06/10/2023

Happy Friday everyone 🥰 I have had a lovely day dropping off stock to the Petworth shop and then enjoyed a bit of sea air down at Ferring with a walk along the front.

Always love my visits to and a catch up with Georgie. As well as my signature candles and wax melts, you can now purchase my Winter Spice wax melts (basically Christmas in a jar 😍). I have also dropped off more of the gorgeous wax melt burner gift sets. So pop along and visit this lovely shop - I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Have a lovely weekend ❤️

Karen x

07/09/2023

Happy Thursday everyone 😍 The sun is shining and it’s nearly the weekend 😎❤️

Great news - these wax melt snap bars are now available to buy in the High Street, Petworth and Rocking Horse Gift Shop in Billingshurst.

As always with my products they are made with all natural ingredients - rapeseed and coconut wax, pure essential oils and plant based biodegradable glitter. So as well as being a lovely gift for someone special, they can also help to boost wellbeing 🥰

All you need to do is snap off a chunk, add it to your burner and sit back and enjoy the gorgeous blend of essential oils 💕 (A variety of burners available in the shops as well)