For Piercyn Fields of Long Island’s Tall Wicks Candle Company, a housewarming bouquet begins with questions about the person receiving it.
“Oftentimes when making a candle bouquet, I gather information from the person,” she wrote in an email interview with Debjo’s Boutique.
The answers can change the color, container and fragrance. A flower shape does not establish what someone wants a room to smell like.
“Are you celebrating something? What is your favorite color?” Fields wrote. “I ask about scents too because not everyone likes a floral scent.”
Her example was a gift for someone with a favorite holiday: “For example, I made one recently for someone as a housewarming gift. They absolutely love Halloween so I used Halloween themed colors for the wax flowers, a black base almost like a cauldron and apple cider donut for the scent.”
Personal gifts were also the starting point for the business. “I started in 2021 and I wanted to make my family and friends some different and more personalized Christmas gifts,” Fields wrote.
“I bought a bunch of random ingredients and started making them. Only to realize I really liked it because it was calming and peaceful.”
“I was able to nourish my creative side,” she wrote.
“From there I continued testing different waxes, vessels, and scents. I received great feedback from my friends and family and decided to try it as a company.”
The work now includes more than individual gifts. “Now I enjoy being a vendor at large events, making event favors for several different occasions, and doing fundraisers for various organizations,” she wrote.
Fields traced a larger audience to television coverage. “My business received the largest boost after being on the News12 segment ‘Made on Long Island’ in 2024,” she wrote. “My sales skyrocketed and people began to recognize me everywhere.”
That is her account of the appearance’s effect on the business.
The gift conversation also needs to cover how the object will be used. Fields’s latest answer described a change to the bouquets that is important for anyone choosing one now.
“Lastly, I recently stopped making my bouquets with wicks in the flowers due to many people wanting to light all the flowers at the same time while still connected to the bouquet,” she wrote. “This could be a very large fire hazard.”
“The flowers can easily be removed and placed on a candle warmer and used as a wax melt instead,” Fields wrote.
Her current bouquet flowers are wickless. The assembled bouquet should not be lit.
Fields says each bouquet and product comes with a care sheet that includes instructions and warnings for proper use. Follow the instructions supplied with the particular product, including any warmer used with the wax flowers.
For the recipient, the format matters alongside the color and scent. Fields’s advice begins with questions about the household rather than a single fragrance recommendation.
“You would want to consider if the person the gift is for has any allergies,” she wrote. “Although I use soy wax for my candles, there are people that have soy allergies or are hyper sensitive to things with strong scents.”
On choosing a format, she wrote: “A wickless candle such as my large Peony candles or a room diffuser might be a better fit.”
Ask the recipient about sensitivities and check the ingredients and product details before choosing a scented gift.
Fields also wrote: “Also if they have children and pets in their home as a candle may not be the best fit due to it having a flame.” Her answer is a reason to discuss the recipient’s household before choosing among formats.
The Halloween housewarming example shows what those questions can accomplish: The recipient’s interest changes the colors, base and fragrance. The use instructions need to travel with the gift, too.
Find Tall Wicks Candle Company and its current collection on the company’s website.