MinnyWicks Review & Giveaway!

 

When you are on the search for products that have your favorite fandom characters on them, small handmade sellers are a fantastic place to look for cute & unique products to purchase. Today I will be sharing a wonderful small business called MinnyWicks with you. Shop owner Mindy creates candles, wax melts, enamel pins, stickers and keychains that are inspired by Anime & other fandoms. I am lucky enough to be working with MinnyWicks on not only a review for her shop, but I will be hosting a giveaway as well so be sure to enter to win! 

I recently received a box from MinnyWicks that showcased a selection of the products she creates & I am very excited to share all of the products with you. For my review I received two full sized candles, an enamel pin and three stickers plus she threw in some wax melt samples and a surprise sticker pack. She did a wonderful job packing everything to ensure that not only was it protected during shipping, but it looked nice to open as well. I appreciate the personal touches she included like the handwritten note, a care sheet for the candles and little freebie pack.  Ready to see what I received? Let's dive into it. 

Robin (One Piece) inspired candle. This is a 6oz soy wax candle that smells like creamy sandalwood and rich ambers with hints of lemon zest and yellow dahlia petals. I like the soft purple wax that was used for this candle & when it heats up it really sparkles from the lavender mica powder that was added to the wax during the creation process. So not only does this candle smell wonderful, but it looks pretty as well due to the glitter mixed into the wax. It has a clean burn when lit & the jar looks very clean where the wax has melted down. So far, I've burned this on two different days for 4+ hours and I still have a little more than half of the candle left. Just an FYI the figure in the photo belongs to my daughter, it did not come with the candle. This candle can be purchased on her website for $7. 

 

Haku (Studio Ghibli) inspired candle. This candle is slightly larger than the Robin inspired candle, it is 8oz & comes in a jar with a pop-off lid instead of a twist off top. It is a dupe of the BBW Japanese Cherry Blossom, which is the perfect combo for me because Haku is one of my favorite characters and I love the scent of cherry blossoms. This soy wax candle has a beautiful light blue color to it. I only had this lit for a little while as I like only using one candle at a time until it is gone, but it smelled just as good as the Robin candle. This candle can be purchased on her website for $8. I really like that the labels she makes for the candles go with the vibe of the fandom & character themselves. 

Chopper hard enamel pin. There are literally hundreds of different One Piece characters, but out of them all Chopper is my favorite, I've even done a gender swapped version of him for a cosplay convention. This pin is just adorable as the character himself & features him chowing down on some cotton candy. This enamel pin is well made & I love that the backing for it is a heart shape instead of the normal backings enamel pins tend to have, it really added an extra little touch to the pin. Chopper is going to fit in just right with the rest of my pin collection. Chopper along with all of her other pins can be purchased for $7 each. 

Stickers! I received three stickers of different One Piece characters, she included Soul King (Brooke), Fire-Fist (Ace) and Franky. All three are well made, I like the type of material she choose for the stickers and the fact that they are waterproof. They are the perfect size to be used just about anywhere! I really enjoy her style of drawing & how she chooses to draw each of the characters. All of her stickers range from $1-$2 each. 

I have not used the wax samples yet, I need to pick up a new wax melter before I am able to use them. I think I may also include a few of them in next month's Beauty & The Book giveaway so one of you can try out her wax melts as well and each one is shaped like a small heart so it will be perfect for Valentines day. 

Most of the products I received are related to the Anime One Piece, which not everyone may be a fan of, but don't worry! She also has products inspired by Attack On Titan, Sailor Moon, My Hero Academia, Pokemon, and more. I highly recommend checking out her shop if you are an anime lover or if you have someone in your life you are looking for gifts for. The shop owner is really sweet & I am sure if you had any questions, she would be more than happy to answer them for you. If you are in Arizona, you can stop by her booth at some of the local markets and conventions otherwise she ships all over the United States so you can shop her store even if you aren't local. On a finishing note, how pretty is the packaging she picked out for the wax melt samples? 

💜 GIVEAWAY 💜

One lucky winner is going to a win a candle & enamel pin of their choice from MinnyWicks.

This is open to US Residents Only! Please remember if you DO NOT leave a comment on this blog post as your mandatory entry into the giveaway then all of your entries will be void. Doing the Daily entries will increase your chance of winning. Winners have 72 hours to respond to the notification email! This giveaway is hosted by ME.

This giveaway ends on 02/06/2024

Giveaway entry question: Leave a comment letting me know which product is your favorite from the various products MinnyWicks offers. On a secondary note, feel free to leave a suggestion of another Anime, Video game or show you'd love to see her create a candle/sticker/enamel for. 

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Disclaimer-  MinnyWicks provided the products mentioned above for this review & for the giveaway free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.

October/November Creepy Crate Review!

It's Spooky & It's Creepy, It's the Creepy Crate! If you love the darker side of things, Creepy Crate is a bi-monthly subscription box that brings you products based off of Horror Movies, True Crimes and more. Every box comes with at least one book along with several fun products for you to use. I've received two of their boxes in the past and was pleasantly surprised when I got a email letting me know I was getting another box, I was so excited. 

When my box arrived I was a little nervous at first because it sounded like there was broken glass inside, however upon opening the box I found everything in perfect condition. The noise was two shot glasses bumping into each other in the box. The October/November crate came with eight different items, nine if you count the shot glasses as two. So what was in the box?

Up first was a lovely light peach scarf with spiders and webs printed on it. The scarf is a little sheer, but very soft and light weight, it is also a decent length so it can be used for a number of purposes. It is a pretty cute scarf, although I don't see myself wearing it much this year because it is still kind of hot here in Arizona so I may use this for something else instead. 

Under the scarf I found a package of 3D bats, I actually have two packages of this already and have several on my wall so I know this is a top notch product. They look fantastic when hung up and they are quite sturdy so they will be there until you take them down. 

The noise I mentioned before that sounded like broken glass was a set of shot glasses that had been bumping up against one another. Both glasses are Bloody Mary themed, one has her shown as a regular dolled up shy girl and the other shows her wild bloodthirsty side. I love how both of these look, but I wish they didn't had a giant sticker on them since the residue stickers leave behind can be a pain to clean. 

This crates physical book is "We keep the dead close" by Becky Cooper, it is based off of a real cold case. I hadn't heard of this case prior to receiving this book, looking into it the case seems like a crazy and mysterious one that is sure to make you not want to put the book down until you read everything the book has to offer. 

It also came with a digital copy of "Incubus" by Ann Arensburg. The description the item sheet gives is "New England horror and Halloween just go hand-in-hand. . . and this modern-day folk horror novel will remind you why. When inexpicable evil descends on Dry Falls, Maine, neighbors become enemies and the world slowly turns against the insular northern town." Both sound like they will be thrilling to read, I can't wait to dive into them. 

Isn't this sun catcher stunning? It features none other than the Mistress of the dark herself, Elvira can be hung in your window as a sun catcher or you can add her to your Christmas tree. It comes with a small suction cup and a ornament string. It is light weight but pretty hefty, the material seems like it will be long lasting and durable. 

What are the holidays without cookies? My kids and I like baking cookies during Halloween and during Christmas so this skeleton cookie cutter is perfect, it can be used to make sugar cookies or gingerbread cookies. I can't wait to make skeleton themed gingerbread cookies, some red and green glitter will help tie Christmas in with Halloween. 

I generally like all of the items that are included in the crate, but my favorite item that I enjoy finding in the crates are new pins! The October/November crate included a glow in the dark pumpkin pin, I was very excited when I spotted it. I need to get a corkboard to hang all of my pins on so I can show off my slowly growing collection, I used to keep them on my purse but the backs keep falling off and I don't want to lose any of them. 

All together I am pretty happy with everything that was in this crate and everything will get used in one way or another. You can purchase a three box subscription for $120 or a six box subscription for $240 (single boxes are $40).

Disclaimer- Creepy Crate provided a box for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.