Slow burn

Lighting candles is Jamie Lovern's favorite form of stress relief.

But when she and her husband noticed soot in their apartment back in 2003, they realized the paraffin wax used to make those candles was the likely culprit.

Not willing to give up her calming habit, Lovern ordered a soy wax kit and started making candles using vintage glass she found at Goodwill. She gave them as gifts. When people asked for more, she saw the spark of a business idea.