IT'S A SWEET SMELLING BUSINESS TO GET INTO. TONIGHT AG REPORTER Sarah Gustin SHOWS YOU THE ART OF CANDLE MAKING.

"THE OVEN TYPICALLY HAS TO BE SET JUST UNDER 350" This recipe isn't for cookies. We're making candles...and lots's of them

(Dottie Longmuir / Makes Candles) "I SUPPOSE IF I COULD PRODUCE 300 CANDLES IN A DAY, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD DAY. I HAVE DONE AS MANY AS 600 IN A DAY, BUT THAT WAS REALLY PUSHING IT." (Ginger Rich / Heavenly Scents) "IT DIDN'T START OUT WITH NECESSARILY WANTING TO HAVE A SHOP OR ANYTHING, IT JUST BECAME SO BIG SO QUICKLY THAT IT GOT VERY OVERWHELMING, BECAUSE IT REALLY WENT REALLY FAST." What started as watching a Home and Garden jar candle making segment turned into what is now Heavenly Scents

(Ginger Rich / Heavenly Scents) "I USED TO THINK THE AVERAGE PERSON CAN'T AFFORD THE HIGH END CANDLE. SO I STARTED GETTING THIS VISION OF A WAY TO CREATE A PRODUCT THAT SMELLED REALLY GOOD, BUT DIDN'T COST AS MUCH AS THE HIGH END CANDLE." Whether you enjoy the aroma of hot apple pie or the fragrence of fresh linens chances are you will find the smell your nose desires

The Pride of Dakota company that got it's start more than a decade ago is now producing up to 1400 candles a year in 75 different scents

(Dottie Longmuir / Makes Candles) "TYPICALLY MOST SCENT COMPANIES HAVE IN THE VANCITY OF 700 SCENTS. SO IT IS LIKE OH MY GOODNESS WHAT DO YOU EVEN BEGIN TO STOCK." The family owned business started with wick and pillar candles

But product line-up has expanded to keep up with customer demand. (Dottie Longmuir / Makes Candles) "YOU FIND OUT WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT AND THE MELTS AND THE SNAPS ARE JUST THE NEWEST RAGE. WE DO DIFFUSERS TOO, WHICH ARE THE WOODEN STICKS IN A JAR OF SCENT, THAT YOU SET OUT WITHOUT HAVING TO BURN ANYTHING. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BECOME MORE CONCIOUS OF NOT WANTING TO BURN A CANDLE OR WANTING TO HAVE A SOY CANDLE." (Ginger Rich / Heavenly Scents)"I ALWAYS GO BACK TO THE CANDLE BECAUSE THAT WAS WHAT MY PASSION WAS TO BEGIN WITH, BUT THESE CAR SCENTS AND THE MELTS HAVE BEEN REALLY HUGE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS." (Sarah Gustin / KX News) "EACH MELT IS FILLED WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF AROMA BEADS THEN PLACED IN THE OVEN AT ABOUT 350 FOR ABOUT 6 MINUTES AND JUST LIKE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR FINISHED PRODUCT." Longmuir says car scents are their biggest seller producing more than 11-thousand a year

Near Menoken for KX News, I am Sarah Gustin."


Longmuir says the most popular flavor is harvest scent.

You can find Heavenly Scents' products at Pride of Dakota Showcases and at most local craft shows.

You can also contact them at 223-2553. watch the video | save this article / add to your favorites list